Sharath hammers double century, takes HAL SC to final

 BR Sharath blasted a fine double century to propel HAL Sports Club into the final of the KSCA Group II, Division II, tournament after they routed Dell Cricket Club by a massive 225 runs here.

Batting first, HAL posted a mammoth 369/9 in 50 overs, largely due to Sharath’s knock of 203 that came off just 139 balls and was laced with 23 fours and nine maximums. For Dell, Chandru (3/48) and Jari GN (3/53) picked up the bulk of the wickets. With a daunting chase at hand, Dell put up little resistance and were shot out for 144 in 25 overs. Aditya Rai was the chief destroyer for HAL as he bagged four for 33 while being ably supported by Bhaskar (3/15). HAL will face Reserve Bank of India in the final.

RBI eased to a five-wicket victory over Triton Sports Club, Mysore, in the other semifinal.
Nirmal Selvaraj (105 n.o.) struck an unbeaten ton en-route a convincing victory.

Brief scores: semifinals: HAL Sports Club: 369/9 in 50 overs (BR Sharath 203, Bhaskar 35, Desmond Anthony 25, Aditya Rai 41; Chandru 3-48, Jari G N 3-53) bt Dell Cricket Club: 144 all out in 25 overs (Ajith 31, Santhosh 37, Girish 35;  Aditya Rai 4-33, Bhaskar 3-15).

Triton SC, Mysore: 226 all out in 49.5 overs (Yogesha R Gowda 29, Praveen Kumar 31, Gowtham Sagar 75, Nandan Narayan L 50; IG Anil 6-43, Akshay Ballal 3-35) lt to RBI: 227/5 in 47.2 overs (Nirmal Selvaraj 105 n.o., Ashwin Punja 34; Rame Gowda CS 2-18, Yogesha R Gowda 3-40).