Punith, Kushal power Young Challenging CC to victory

Punith Revanna slammed a century and Kushal Rao claimed a five-wicket haul as Young Challenging CC, Chinthamani beat Government Science College by a massive 202 runs in the KSCA Group I, Division V cricket tournament for the JB Mallaradhya trophy here.

Riding on Revanna’s 109, Young Challenging posted 299 in 49.5 overs. For Govt School, Lakshminarayana (2/40) and Vijay N (2/51) took two wickets apiece.

In reply, Govt School could only manage 97 all out in 23.3 overs. Kushal, with figures of 5/43, was the most successful bowler for Young Challenging while Venkataram (2/28) and Suhas (2/12) also contributed with two wickets each.

In another encounter, YFA Sports Club made a heavy weather of the small target of 92 by YMCA CC (2) before claiming three-wicket win.

Brief scores: Young Challenging CC, Chinthamani: 299 all out in 49.5 overs (Punith Revanna 109, Keerthi Bhanu 42; Lakshminarayana 2-40, Vijay N 2-51) bt Government Science College: 97 all out in 23.3 overs (Kushal Rao 5-43, Venkataram B 2-28, Suhas 2-12).

YMCA Cricket Club (2): 92 all out in 25.3 overs (Balu Dilip L 30, Sunil 27; S Manjunath 3-12, Chinky Jain 2-20, Jayanth 2-26, Ganesh P 3-12) lt to YFA Sports Club: 93/7 in 20 overs (Naveen KP 2-30, Sunil 3-25).

Yankees Cricket Club: 92 all out in 32.1 overs (Kishan 2-12, Calvin S 2-30, Mukund Joshi 3-14, Khan 2-6) lt to Mathikere Cricket Club: 95 in 12.2 overs (Khan 49 n.o.; Yash Vikas 2-13).

Friends Cricket Club, Kolar: 120 all out in 34.3 overs (Gaurav S 35, Nikhil G 27; Jaishankar 2-20, Keshavaraj 2-15, Shivam B 3-25) lt to Zodiac Cricket Club: 124/8 in 42.1 overs (Sandeep 35 n.o.; Sandipan 5-11, Nihil G 2-21).

MES College: 170 all out in 44.5 overs (Arjun Kanth 50, Prajeet 33, Suhas 31; Sagar Tyagi 3-27, Vidwath 2-25, VR Bharath 3-15) lt to South End Sports Club: 171/4 in 32.5 overs (Srinivas 25, Vijay 46 n.o., Imran Khan 80; Suhas Merta 2-32).

Head Quarters CC: 290/8 in 50 overs (Dayanand 60, Akshay 33, Kiran 67, Naresh 56 n.o.; Praveen 2-22, Chirag 2-45) bt Young Cricketers (2): 229/9 in 50 overs (Sandeep 52, Sharath 41; Dayanand 2-17, Pavan 2-41).

Bangalore Stat C A: 125 all out in 39.3 overs (Kousthub 36, Harsha 25; Shreekanth 3-22, Sandeep 2-7) lt to UVC Engg. College: 124/4 in 24.3 overs (Sudheer 36, Vijay Kumar 57 n.o.; Prateesh 2-38).