Rishi Bopanna shone with the ball for Friends Union Cricket Club as they notched a comfortable seven-wicket victory over The Bangalore Cricketers in the KSCA Group I, Division I league tournament for the Sir Mirza Ismail Shield here.
In what turned out to be a low-scoring affair, Bangalore Cricketers posted 175 all out in their first hit. Akarsh MA top scored, while Adarsh (7/73) and Rishi (2/14) were destructive with the ball.
Bangalore’s bowlers though gave their side a slim 20-run first innings lead after Koushik V (4/44), Kempraj V Gowda (3/53) and Naveen Patil (2/22) put the brakes on Friends Union. Kunal Kapoor stood out for the batting side with a knock of 50.
The turning point of the match was the second innings, where Bangalore crumbled to 66 all out in 52.2 overs thanks to Rishi’s six for 17, leaving their opponents with a target of 87. Kunal led the chase with 41 not out as Friends Union overhauled the target in just 13 overs to bag five points.
Brief scores:
The Bangalore Cricketers: 175 all out in 73 overs (Akarsh MA 67; Adarsh HS 7-73, Rishi Bopanna SA 2-14) and 66 all out in 52.2 overs (Nitish PD 2-10, Rishi Bopanna SA 6-17) lt to Friends Union CC (1): 155 all out in 61.1 overs (Kunal Kapoor 50; Koushik V 4-44, Kempraj V Gowda 3-53) and 89/3 in 13 overs (Kunal Kapoor 41 n.o.; Koushik V 2-24).
Friends Union CC (1): 5 points; The Bangalore Cricketers: -1 point.
Cambridge CC: 114 all out in 41.2 overs (Ritesh Bhatkal 5-45, Prithviraj 3-28) and 165 all out in 43.1 overs (Anurag Bajpai 83; Ritesh Bhatkal 3-62, Prithviraj 3-51) lt to Social Cricketers: 338/7 decl in 66.2 overs (Rakshith S 154, Prithviraj 116) by an innings & 59 runs. Social Cricketers: 5; Cambridge CC: -1.
Vultures CC: 462/6 in 90 overs (Prateeksh R 123, Pavan Deshpande 200, Anirudh A Joshi 71; Prashanth S 3-142) drew Bangalore Occasionals: 305 all out in 65.5 overs (Jeswanth Acharya 53, Abhishek Reddy 86; Punith S 4-75). Vultures CC: 3; Bangalore Occasionals: 1.
Herons CC: 390 all out in 89.1 overs (Arjun Hoysala 65, Vishwanathan M 149, Rohith Gowda 64; Raunak Shah 2-44) drew Bangalore United Cricket Club (1): 258/6 in 90 overs (Shivam Mishra 110, Raunak Shah 79; Nithin Naidu 2-63). Herons CC: 3; Bangalore United CC (1): 1.
Mount Joy CC: 288/9 in 90 overs (Kiran AM 75, Sharan Gouda 47; Bhavesh Gulechha 5-55) and 29/1 in 6 overs drew Jawans CC: 318/8 in 90 overs (Shubhang Hegde 106, Dinesh Borawankar 67; Sharan Gouda 3-58, Rishabh Singh 2-34). Jawans CC: 3; Mount Joy CC: 1.
Swastic Union CC (1): 340 all out in 87.2 overs (Samarth R 107, Akshay Kodoth 60; Mitrakant Singh Yadav 5-139, Amit Verma 4-72) drew Swastic Union CC (2): 219 all out in 65.4 overs (Ankith Udupa 35, Amit Verma 52, Bhareth Narayan Prasad 80 n.o.; Saishiv Narayan L 7-44). Swastic Union CC (1): 3; Swastic Union CC (2): 1.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Sports / DH News Service / Bengaluru – May 16th, 2017
