Khush Kothari shines for President's XI in KSCA U-16 Inter-Zonal tournament

Bengaluru: Khush Kothari's outstanding bowling effort (8/19 and 3/35) helped President's XI seal the first innings lead against Tumkur Zone in the KSCA Under-16 Inter-Zonal tournament here.

Batting first, Tumkur Zone were dismantled for 85 as Khush accounted for eight wickets. In reply, President's XI posted 227 for 6, riding on Vismay Raj's unbeaten 105 and Atharv S Deshpande's 42.

In their second innings, Tumkur Zone posted 105 for 5 in 42 overs.

Brief scores: At Alur (2): Tumkur Zone: 95 all out in 65.5 overs (Akhil 51; Khush Kothari 8-19, Suhaan Bhandary 2-11) and 105/5 in 42 overs (MB Rohith Reddy 32, Rohith AA 26; Khush Kothari 3-35, Vishal Sanjay Kumar 2-9) drew with President’s XI: 227/6 in 64 overs (Dhruv Modhe 55, Vismay Raj 105 n.o., Atharv S Deshpande 42; Mohammed Akram Sayeed 2-27, Abhishek P 3-59). President's XI: 3 points, Tumkur Zone: 1 point.

At Alur (3): Vice President's XI: 251 all out in 75 overs (Devanjan Sarkar 29, Dhruv Krishnan 53, Krushna V Rao 46, Vedaraj K Yadav 49; Gaurav Venkatesh 2-78, Vishwa Venkatadri 3-28, Sukruth J 2-24, Suvik Gill 2-37) and 141/5 in 36.4 overs (Kunal MS 30, Dhruv Krishnan 54; Suvik Gill 2-30) drew with Bangalore City XI: 167 all out in 57.3 overs (Banesh SP 42, Shaurya N S 30; Krushna V Rao 2-40, Leshan S 2-46, Nirag Chethan 4-11). VPXI: 3, BCXI: 1.

At SLS: Shivamogga Zone: 141 all out in 59.2 overs (Jeevan MA 45, Jnana Prabhu P 28; Kushmith DB 4-43, Samarth M Kulakarni 2-26, Arjun BK 2-13, Dhyaan Mahesh Hiremath 2-23) and 97 all out in 36 overs (Jeevan MA 31; Samarth M Kulakarni 3-17, Kushmith DB 2-13, Dhyaan Mahesh Hiremath 3-17) lt to Mysore Zone: 174 all out in 66.4 overs (Jateen R Dinesh 28, Dhyaan Mahesh Hiremath 25, Samarth M Kulakarni 32; Aryan MK 2-51, Gagan DR 2-33, Preetham Raj K 3-30) and 66/3 in 12.1 overs (Chavanth R Gowda 31; Preetham Raj K 2-16). Mysore: 6, Shivamogga: -1.

At BGS: Mangalore Zone: 142 all out in 57.5 overs (Surya Thribhuvan HS 27, Ayaan Sharmod Kumar 37, Vihaan C 40; Ayushman Pathak 2-17, Aashrit Ram Inapakuthika 2-24, Arya J Gowda 3-37, Nihal H 2-35) and 117/6 in 37 overs (Ayush S Acharya 25, Rennell Pais 30, Surya Thribhuvan HS 26 n.o.; Ayushman Pathak 2-20, Arya J Gowda 2-26, Arush Jain 2-9) drew with Secretary’s XI: 318/5 in 90 overs (Adhrit Rao 51, Abhinav Kulkarni 138, Arya J Gowda 61, Parth R 29 n.o.; Ayush S Acharya 2-40). SXI: 3, Mangalore: 1. 

At RWF: Raichur Zone: 278 all out in 84.1 overs (Basava Chetan B 32, Rehan 29, Suprit 102, Adarsh Rathod 31, Samarth Kulkarni 36, Sampathkumar H Bevoor 2-52, Arnav Kundap 4-38) and 125/5 in 36.2 overs (Kashif Ahmed Ali 29, Rehan 51, Suprit 25) drew with Dharwad Zone: 89 all out in 43.3 overs (Arnav Kundap 35; Syed Jawadd Ali 2-23, Chetan Rangraj 2-8, Samarth Kulkarni 3-21, Mohammed Shamsheer 2-21). Raichur: 3, Dharwad: 1.

At IAF: Bangalore Zone: 259 all out in 67.3 overs (M Jayan Samyog 47, Anvay Dravid 49, HD Prajwal Gowda 75, Milan Dhami 35; Gagan Sai K 4-69, Harshit Arun Mishra 5-54) and 61/3 in 19 overs (Ashrith S Reddy 26 n.o.) drew with Combined City XI: 213 all out in 84 overs (Pranav G 30, Syaamantak Anirudh 44, GK Saivarun 40, Gagan Sai K 26, Karthik HN 29; Rishab Shetty 2-48, Aryansh Singh 5-28). Bangalore: 3, CCXI: 1.