Verma, Karthick help Assam take first innings lead

Amit Verma (92 n.o.) and K.B. Arun Karthick (89) helped Assam CA go past KSCA XI’s first-innings score in the KSCA Dr. (Capt.) K. Thimmappiah Memorial tournament here on Monday.

After KSCA XI was bundled out for 200, Verma and Karthick ensured a healthy lead for their side.

In another match, centuries from K.C. Avinash (116) and Liyan Khan (107 batting) kept KSCA Colts XI on course against Andhra Cricket Association. KSCA Colts XI is 85 behind ACA’s score of 340, with seven wickets in hand.

At Mysuru, M.D. Nidheesh (four for 32) and S.K. Monish (four for 22) secured a 113-run innings lead for Kerala CA in its encounter against Tamil Nadu CA.

The scores (day two):

At Bengaluru: KSCA XI 200 and 19 for no loss in nine overs vs. Assam CA 307 in 99.4 overs (Amit Verma 92 n.o., K.B. Arun Karthick 89, Sarupam Purakayastha 42, J. Suchith five for 104).

Orissa CA 203 vs. Himachal Pradesh CA 304 for nine in 98.3 overs (Prashant Chopra 62, Ankit Kalsi 51, Amit Kumar Dhiman 45, Akash Vasist 41 n.o., Vikrant Kumar 28, Sumeet Verma 27, Jayant Behera six for 99).

CA of Bengal 489 in 128.1 overs (Sudip Chatterjee 166, Pradipta Pramanik 52, Likith Bannur four for 89, K. Gowtham three for 124) vs. KSCA President’s XI 131 for one in 51 overs (D. Nischal 50 batting, Mir Kaunain Abbas 48 batting, Shivam Mishra 32).

Andhra CA 340 in 100.2 overs (G. Shankar Rao 26, S.L. Akshay five for 66) vs. KSCA Colts XI 255 for three in 76 overs (K.C. Avinash 116, Liyan Khan 107 batting).

Tripura CA 137 vs. Haryana CA 345 for four in 118 overs (Guntash Veer Singh 154, Rahul Dagar 94 batting, Rahul Dewan 61).

Dr. DY Patil Academy 486 in 122.5 overs (Yogesh Takawale 133, Shashank Singh 58, Shubham Ranjane 56, Gaurav Jathar 41, Sarvesh Damle 39, Iqbal Abdullah 25, Nathu Singh five for 160) vs. National Cricket Academy 32 for one in eight overs.

At Mysuru: Gujarat CA 195 and 21 for no loss in nine overs vs Vidarbha CA 245 in 91.1 overs (Faiz Fazal 102, S. Badrinath 32, Shalab Shrivastva 29, Mehul Patel three for 37, Hardik Patel three for 46).

Kerala CA 266 in 109 overs (Sachin Baby 64, Akshay Chandran 33, Rohan Prem 28, Fabid Farook 27, Akshay Kudoth 27, D.T. Chandrasekhar four for 44) vs Tamil Nadu CA 153 in 62.3 overs (K. Bharath Shankar 44, G. Kaushik 26, S.K. Monish four for 22, M.D. Nidheesh four for 32).