Inspired by Daivik Viswanath’s superb spell, Bangalore City gained the upper hand against Tumkur Zone on the opening day of the latest round of matches in the KSCA under-15 inter-zonal cricket tournament here on Wednesday.

The off-spinner, son of legendary batsman GR Viswanath, rocked Tumkur with a four-wicket burst as the visitors were skittled for a paltry 88. He received splendid support from R Prabhakar, L Bhanu Prakash and Suyash, each bagging two wickets apiece.

SK Rajesh played a lone hand for Tumkur with a patient 39, but he was always fighting a solitary battle.
By the close, City had reached 141 for two, and a lead of 53 runs. SS Darshan was batting on 55 and L Adarsh remained not out on 49.

Brief scores: Tumkur Zone: 88 all out in 47.5 overs (SK Rajesh 39; R Prabhakar 2-17, L Bhanu Prakash 2-19, Daivik Viswanath 4-19, Suyash 2-5) vs Bangalore City: 141/2 in 48 overs (S S Darshan 55 n.o., L Adarsh 49 n.o.). Shimoga Zone: 57/1 in 14 overs (MA Karthik 36 n.o.) vs Bangalore Zone (delayed start due to overnight rain).
Dharwad Zone: 66/4 in 39 overs (Sufiyan U Syed 3-24) vs Combined City XI (delayed start due to overnight rain). President's XI: 209/9 in 75 overs (Navneeth 38, Aman Raj 26, Pawan 45 n.o.; Rahul Raj 3-61, G Arvind 3-34) vs Raichur Zone: 15/2 in 12 overs.