JOIN USA century from Apurva Kale helped Jawahar Sports Club (2) clinch three points from their drawn encounter against Jayanagar Colts in the KSCA Group I, Division II cricket league for MAT Acharya shield here.
Jayanagar Colts batted first and rode on Bharat Ramesh Itagi’s 131, which was backed well by Bipin KP’s 45 and Arjun SP’s 43, to post 314 in 80.3 overs. Govindappa, with figures of 4/56, was the most successful bowler for Jawahar SC. Aditya S also chipped in with two wickets (2/49).
In reply, Apurva led from the front for Jawahar SC, scoring 118 while Dheemanth Raj also made his mark with an 85-run knock, as they made 316/7 in 79.3 overs, taking a two-run lead in the process before the match ended in a draw.
Based on the first innings lead, Jawahar SC received three points while Jayanagar settled for one point.
Brief scores: Jayanagar Colts: 314 all out in 80.3 overs (Bipin KP 45, Arjun SP 43, Bharat Ramesh Itagi 131, M Kishore 36; Aditya S 2-49, Govindappa 4-56) drew with Jawahar Sports Club (2): 316/7 in 79.3 overs (Raj Kumar SM 40, Dheemanth Raj 85, Apurva Kale 118; KR Rohith 3-56, Indrasen T Dani 2-55). Jawahar Sports Club (2): 3; Jayanagar Colts: 1.
Dooravani Cricketers (1): 291 all out in 89.1 overs (Vrijesh NG 27, Yuvraj R 63, Shaun Trsitan Joseph 34, Yatish Kumar BR 39; Prajwal P 2-67, Raghuveer 4-58, Naveen 2-37) drew with Rajajinagar Cricketers: 190 all out in 62.4 overs (Suraj Sampath 79, Naveen 39, Rohit Sanjeev 26, Jagadeesh L 25; Puneeth HN 3-46, Shaun Tristan Joseph 2-60, Yatish Kumar BR 4-15). Dooravani Cricketers (1): 3; Rajajinagar Cricketers: 1.
Jupiter Cricketers Association: 318/9 in 90 overs (Rohan Nayakar 68, Madhusudhan V 50, Lochan Appanna 64, Bharath Prashanth 39, Swapnil Yelave 35, Munim Mehdi 35 n.o.; Mallikarjuna S 2-93, Ruturaj B 3-96) drew with Bangalore Sports Club: 229 all out in 71 overs (Karan 44, Karthik M 39, Dhanush S Raju 80; Rajat Hegde 6-92, Rohan Nayakar 2-10). Jupiter Cricketers Association: 3; Bangalore Sports Club: 1.
Modern Cricket Club: 304/8 in 90 overs (Mohit Sharma 51, Kuldeep Kumar 112, Virender Singh Aujla 74, Raajoo Bhatkal 26; Shubham Singh Gaur 2-14; Syed K Moinuddin 2-78, Adhoksh Hegde 4-123) drew with Vijaya Cricket Club: 117 all out in 69.3 overs (Adhoksh Hegde 57 n.o.; Md. Khaiser 2-19, Chethan 3-25, Mohammed Naseeruddin 3-34). Modern Cricket Club: 3; Vijaya Cricket Club: 1.
Chintamani Sports Association, Chintamani: 289 all out in 76.5 overs (Pratik 49, Desmond Antony 77, Pranav Bhatia 40, Shubham BB 54 n.o.; Vikash Kumar Sinha 4-78, Saurabh Srivasthav 2-54, Karan Monappa CJ 2-47) drew with Malleswaram Gymkhana: 311 all out in 84.1 overs (Karthik Shekar 37, Srinivas Raja 53, Aman Raj 124, Shivayogi 32 n.o.; Manogna Bramha 2-51, Pranav Bhatia 5-115). Malleswaram Gymkhana: 3; Chintamani Sports Association, Chintamani: 1.