*Helped by an all-round performance from Tanish R, St John's High School beat Sri Venkateshwara Educational Trust, Chintamani by 113 runs to emerge champions in the under-16 inter-school tournament (Div III) for the KSCA Cup. *
Batting first, St John's rode Tanish's patient 83 (111b, 6x4), skipper Deepak Shanker's 77 (84b, 13x4) and Abhishek S (52) to post a challenging 265/8 in the stipulated 50 overs.
In response, Sri Venkateshwara batsmen were undone by a fine bowling by Tanish (5/41) and were all out for 152 in 30 overs. Abhishek S was also among wickets for the winners claiming three for 44.
Brief scores: St John's High School: 265/8 in 50 overs (Deepak Shanker 77, Tanish R 83, Abhishek S 52; Praneet 2-28) bt Sri Venkateshwara Educational Trust, Chintamani: 152 all out in 30 overs (Rahul V 40; Abhishek S 3-44, Tanish R 5-41).
Yogesh shines
Yogesh followed up his two-wicket burst (2/14) with an unbeaten 59 to fashion Spartons Sports Club's fivewicket win over Rajajinagar Colts CA in the KSCA Group I, Division IV league for the Metro Shield.
Brief scores: Rajajinagar Colts CA: 133 all out in 32.4 overs (Murali 67; Vineet 2-18, Yogesh 2-14, Naveen 3-8) lt to Spartons Sports Club: 134/5 in 39 overs (Vineet 26, Yogesh 59 n.o.; Rajiv 4-20, Murali 2-25, Rajul 2-24).
Sri Jayachamarajendra Cricket Club: 153 all out in 45.2 overs (Clint M 52, Nagaraj 28; Mohsin 2-17, Ramanand 4-42) lt to Friends Cricket Team: 155/6 in 32.5 overs (Katke Subash 50, Sagar 32; Arjun 2-52).
Jayanagar Cricketers: 161 all out in 43.2 overs (Dhruv 45; C Raghu 3-23, Adithya 4-36) lt to Chinthamani Sports Club, Chithamani: 163/2 in 37.5 overs (Sarfarz 61 n.o., Kanthesh 38, Nidhuvan 38 n.o.) Reported by Deccan Herald 10 hours ago.
Batting first, St John's rode Tanish's patient 83 (111b, 6x4), skipper Deepak Shanker's 77 (84b, 13x4) and Abhishek S (52) to post a challenging 265/8 in the stipulated 50 overs.
In response, Sri Venkateshwara batsmen were undone by a fine bowling by Tanish (5/41) and were all out for 152 in 30 overs. Abhishek S was also among wickets for the winners claiming three for 44.
Brief scores: St John's High School: 265/8 in 50 overs (Deepak Shanker 77, Tanish R 83, Abhishek S 52; Praneet 2-28) bt Sri Venkateshwara Educational Trust, Chintamani: 152 all out in 30 overs (Rahul V 40; Abhishek S 3-44, Tanish R 5-41).
Yogesh shines
Yogesh followed up his two-wicket burst (2/14) with an unbeaten 59 to fashion Spartons Sports Club's fivewicket win over Rajajinagar Colts CA in the KSCA Group I, Division IV league for the Metro Shield.
Brief scores: Rajajinagar Colts CA: 133 all out in 32.4 overs (Murali 67; Vineet 2-18, Yogesh 2-14, Naveen 3-8) lt to Spartons Sports Club: 134/5 in 39 overs (Vineet 26, Yogesh 59 n.o.; Rajiv 4-20, Murali 2-25, Rajul 2-24).
Sri Jayachamarajendra Cricket Club: 153 all out in 45.2 overs (Clint M 52, Nagaraj 28; Mohsin 2-17, Ramanand 4-42) lt to Friends Cricket Team: 155/6 in 32.5 overs (Katke Subash 50, Sagar 32; Arjun 2-52).
Jayanagar Cricketers: 161 all out in 43.2 overs (Dhruv 45; C Raghu 3-23, Adithya 4-36) lt to Chinthamani Sports Club, Chithamani: 163/2 in 37.5 overs (Sarfarz 61 n.o., Kanthesh 38, Nidhuvan 38 n.o.) Reported by Deccan Herald 10 hours ago.