Vinay shines for Select

Vinay grabbed a five-for as Select Cricketers scored a 29-run win over City Cricketers (1) in a low-scoring encounter in the KSCA Group I Division III league for the Nassur Memorial Shield here.

Batting first, Select Cricketers were done in by Ravi Kiran’s (4/17) fine effort with the ball as they could only manage a modest 121 all out in 36.4 overs.

Defending a low target, Select Cricketers found their hero in Vinay, whose five for 36 helped bowl out City Cricketers (1) for 92 in 24.1 overs. Mahesh gave good support for Vinay, taking 3/23, while Ashwin took 2/25.

In another match, Wilson Garden Cricket Club defeated Jupiter CA by 15 runs.Brief scores: Select Cricketers: 121 all out in 36.4 overs (Abdul Latif 2-29, Ravi Kiran 4-17, Uttam Chand 2-34) bt City Cricketers (1): 92 all out in 24.1 overs (Pusthak 25; Vinay 5-36, Ashwin 2-25, Mahesh 3-23).

Wilson Garden Cricket Club: 223/9 in 50 overs (Asif Basha 86; Charan 6-29, Mithun 2-36) bt Jupiters Cricket Association: 208 all out in 45.1 overs (Muniraju 38, Bharath KV 50; Samarth Hegde 2-34, Goutham 3-26, Shubang Hegde 2-50).

Friends XI Cricket Club, D’Pura: 241/8 in 50 overs (Varshil Modi 40, Nitesh Sedai 45, Mitun S Pattar 29, Bhupender 54; Raghuveer HB 2-57, Harshith Urs 3-34, Manu Ravindra 2-35) bt Bangalore Sports Club: 142/5 in 32.2 overs (Ratan Thosh 44, Dhanush S 41 n.o.; Mohd Khaiser 2-31) by better run-rate.

Dooravani Cricketers: 167 all out in 42.4 overs (Vrijesh NG 60; Suraj Seshadri 3-30, Arun Sunny 4-7) lt to Vijaya Cricket Club, Malur: 169/5 in 38.5 overs (Rishi Bopanna 65 n.o., Rohan Shah 30 n.o.; Pandian 2-22).