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Four-wkt. win for KSCA XI

BANGALORE: Host KSCA XI snatched a four-wicket victory over Victoria's Emerging Players XI in a three-day match that concluded at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday.

Chasing 191, KSCA made it home thanks to crucial knocks by Bharat Chipli (52), Deepak Chougule (35) and B. Akhil (42 not out).

The visitor scored 202 for six in its stipulated 45-over second innings after KSCA declared at its overnight score of 278 for four in 93 overs.

All-rounder Akhil helped the host tide past a brief slump as Thilak Naidu, Ganesh Satish and skipper Yere Goud perished in their bid for quick runs.

For the visitor, seamer Brad Knowles scalped S.N. Ameeth and Chougule but with Akhil holding fort, the host was always in with a chance.

A good beginning

Goud termed the victory as a "good start" to the season. "The asking rate was just around 4 runs per over. The opposition was good and their fast bowlers kept it tight. The pitch was two-paced but it was the kind of surface on which if you stay for 90 overs, the total could be 300," Goud said.

Meanwhile, the Railways player has applied for a no-objection-certificate from his team so that he can play for Karnataka in the forthcoming season. "The NOC will take some time," he said, adding that he may not play in the one-dayers at Mysore.

The scores:

Victoria Emerging Players XI 267 for nine decl. in 89.5 overs and 202 for six in 45 overs lost to KSCA XI 278 for four decl. in 93 overs and 192 for six in 42.4 overs (Bharat Chipli 52, B. Akhil 42 not out).

Nitin sizzles

K. Nitin (191 and five for 15) and Adil's (158 not out and three for 16) helped BGS International Residential School defeat New Public School by 461 runs in a Parle Cup under-17 cricket tournament match here on Friday.

Nitin (101b, 33x4, 6x6) and Adil (103b, 15x4, 2x6) guided BGS to 493 for four in 45 overs. Later, BGS bundled out New Public School for 32 in 9.4 overs.

The scores: BGS International Residential School 493 for four in 45 overs (K. Nitin 191, Adil 158 not out, Arjun 69) bt New Public School 32 in 9.4 overs (K. Nitin five for 15, Adil three for 16).

Royal English School 258 in 39.4 overs (Manjunath 60, N. Raghu four for 68) bt MES HS 81 in 20.5 overs (Raju four for 44).

Sri Devaraj Urs Residential School 261 in 41.5 overs (Krishna 46) bt APS Public School 149 in 31.2 overs.

St. John's HS 242 in 40.3 overs (Karthik 45 not out, Aamir 44) bt Government HS 118 in 31.4 overs (Faizan five for 26).

Holy Cross School 249 for eight in 45 overs (S. Arun 64) bt Ujjval Vidyalaya 206 in 40 overs (Neil Thomas 53).

President's XI in final

K.P. Appanna bagged five wickets as President's XI grabbed a 13-run first innings lead over Bangalore Zone and entered the final of the S.A. Srinivasan Trophy under-22 inter-zonal cricket tournament here on Friday.

The scores: President's XI 227 in 64.4 overs and 107 for two in 21 overs (C.M. Goutam 51) drew with Bangalore Zone 214 in 59 overs (Kunal Kapoor 61, Gaurav Dhiman 45, K.P. Appanna five for 49).

Mysore Zone 438 for six in 90 overs drew with Combined City 253 in 68.3 overs (Raju Bhatkal 88 not out, Devraj Patil 47, M.R. Darshan five for 75).

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