M.B. Darshan (six for 45) triggered Andhra Cricket Association’s second-innings collapse, which paved the way for a nine-wicket victory for KSCA Colts in their KSCA K. Thimmappiah Memorial tournament match in Bangalore on Tuesday.
Andhra CA was bowled out for 177 in its second essay, leaving a measly target of 19. KSCA Colts sealed the win in 1.4 overs.
At Mysore, an inspired spell of left-arm spin bowling by Mumbai’s Iqbal Abdulla (six for 18), the team register a big 196-run win over Kerala CA in their Group ‘C’ league tie on the concluding day.
Resuming at its overnight score of zero for one in 3.1 overs, Kerala CA’s batsmen caved in to the guiles of Abdulla to be bowled out for 112 in 47.5 overs. Middle-order batsman Ralphi Vincent Gomes top scored for Kerala with 58 (10x4, 1x6).
In another tie, National Cricket Academy scored an emphatic 195-run win over Assam CA. Assam CA, resuming at its overnight score of 181 for four in 48.5 overs, was skittled out for 290 in 68.4 overs. Left-handed opener Pallav Das impressed with a well-compiled century 126 (16x4, 2x6).
The scores:
At Bangalore:
Andhra CA 356 in 125.4 overs & 177 in 80.2 overs (S.H. Srinivas 57, Ashwin Hebbar 26, M.B. Darshan six for 45) lost to KSCA Colts 515 in 130.3 overs (Shishir Bhavane 128, K. Gowtham 106 n.o., Mir Abbas 88, Abhishek Reddy 77, Aditya Sagar 38, D. Borwankar 29, A.G. Praveen five for 105, S.R. Prasad three for 85) & 22 for one in 1.4 overs.
Orissa CA 214 in 79.3 overs & 262 in 114.3 overs lost to KSCA XI 233 in 78.2 overs & 247 for eight in 88.5 overs (K.N. Bharath 56, Amit Verma 41, Mayank Agarwal 40, K.C. Avinash 29 n.o., Rohit More 25 n.o., Dheeraj Singh seven for 90).
KSCA President’s XI 446 in 118.1 overs & 225 for three (decl.) in 52 overs drew with Goa CA 248 in 83.4 overs & 243 for four in 86 overs (Prathemesh Gawas 117 n.o., Sagun Kamat 75, Regan Pinto 25).
Baroda CA 612 for five (decl.) in 156 overs & 168 for no loss in 43 overs (Saurabh Wakaskar 102 n.o., Pinal Shah 62 n.o.) drew with Dr. D.Y. Patil Academy 413 in 143.1 overs (Yogesh Powar 48, Ketul Patel five for 63, Shoeb Tai four for 73).
At Mysore:
Mumbai CA 261 in 82.3 overs and 296 for five. decl. in 63 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 74, Abhishek Nayar 65, Kevin D’Almeda 62, Akhil Herwardkar 47) bt Kerala CA 249 in 106.1 overs (Sachin Baby100, Javed Khan three for 45, Siddesh Lad three for 28) and 112 in 47.5 overs (Ralphi Vincent Gomes 58, Iqbal Abdulla six for 18).
National Cricket Academy 211 in 57.4 overs & 434 in 84.4 overs, incl. six penalty runs (Nikhil Nayak 154, Shubham Khajuria 135, Rajakuddin Ahmed five for 129, Krishna Das three for 113) bt Assam CA 160 in 50.2 overs & 290 in 68.4 overs (Pallav Das 126, Shib Shankar Das 50, Sarupam P 29, Deepak Chahar four for 86, Kuldeep Yadav three for 61).