Mangalore Zone might have been the only team to have come away with a full six points from this round of the KSCA Under-16 Inter-Zonal tournament, but the real story lay in the tied thriller between Bangalore Zone and President’s XI.
At the IAF Grounds, Bangalore Zone put on a fine 326/8 in 90 overs with Anvay Dravid coming big on a century. In response, President’s XI rode on a couple of half-centuries and a few cameos to register an identical 326/8 in 90 overs.
Brief scores: At IAF: Bangalore Zone: 326/8 in 90 overs (Chiranth D 45, Harshit Pai 62, Anvay Dravid 127, Milan Dhami 46 n.o.; Vishal Sanjay Kumar 2-63, Tarun Balamurugan 2-81) tied with President’s XI: 326/8 in 90 overs (Dhruv Modhe 44, Shivu M 44, Nanehs Henan 57, Vismay Raj 38, Dhruv Santhosh Rao 41, Atharv S Deshpande 59; Aryansh Singh 5-62). Points: Bangalore: 1; PXI: 1.
At ASC Centre: Mysore Zone: 187 all out in 62.1 overs (Akshay Rangan A 72, Jateen R Dinesh 33; Gaurav Venkatesh 2-25, Dharsh M D 4-39, Suvik Gill 3-27) and 175/3 in 42.5 overs (Akshay Rangan A 52, Dheemanth K M 33, Jateen R Dinesh 44 n.o., Dhyaan Mahesh Hiremath 35 n.o.) drew with Bangalore City XI: 192 all out in 66.3 overs (Sukruth J 108, Suvik Gill 32; Kushmith D B 2-30, Samarth M Kulakarni 2-48, Dhyaan Mahesh Hiremath 5-30). BCXI: 3; Mysore: 1.
At Jagannath Cricket Academy: Secretary’s XI: 328/8 in 90 overs (Arush Jain 31, Adhrit Rao 84, Arya J Gowda 42, Aditya Jha 80 n.o.; Krushna V Rao 4-77, Nirag Chethan 2-45) drew with Vice President’s XI: 297 all out in 67.3 overs (Dhruv Krishnan 143, Vedaraj K Yadav 33, Krushna V Rao 62; Ayushman Pathak 2-47, Nihal H 2-51, Arush Jain 5-11). SXI: 3; Vice President’s XI: 1.
At RSI: Mangalore Zone: 226 all out in 80.5 overs (Ayush S Acharya 34, Rennell Pais 25, Surya Thribhuvan H S 49, Prasidh U Shetty 28, Vihaan C 40 n.o.; Deeraj K 3-42, Preetham Raj K 4-39, Kushal Pradeep 2-26) bt Shivamogga Zone: 53 all out in 26 overs (Ayaan Sharmod Kumar 3-16, Ayush S Acharya 2-11, Vihaan C 3-11) and 133 all out in 54.3 overs (Preetham Raj K 40 n.o.; Ayaan Sharmod Kumar 2-50, Ayush S Acharya 4-32, Vihaan C 2-26). Mangalore: 6; Shivamogga: - 1.
At The Sports School: Tumkur Zone: 217 all out in 76.1 overs (Rohith A A 138; Shubh C Mungurwadi 4-29, Lakshy R Shah 2-52) drew with Dharwad Zone: 329/7 in 90 overs (Joy James Sullad 113, A R Samit 50, Arnav Kundap 40, Atharv Mane 35; Abhishek P 3-59, Shreyash S Depavat 2-50). Dharwad: 3; Tumkur: 1.
At CMR University: Combined City XI: 143 all out in 56 overs (G K Saivarun 60; Syed Jawadd Ali 3-47, Chetan Rangraj 4-12) and 200/7 in 76 overs (Pranav G 36, Syaamantak Anirudh 58, G K Saivarun 25, Aditya Singh 32 n.o.; Syed Jawadd Ali 2-31, Shreyas Indian 3-17) drew with Raichur Zone: 115 all out in 46.1 overs (Kashif Ahmed Ali 27, Basava Chetan B 25; Gagan Sai K 2-38, Karthik H N 5-20, G K Saivarun 3-26). CCXI: 3; Raichur: 1.