Anvay, Shikhar stand tall in
President’s XI thrilling victory

Bengaluru: KSCA President’s XI, riding on another lower-order rearguard action, posted a thrilling one-wicket victory against Goa in their Dr (Capt) K Thimmappiah Memorial tournament at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday.Resuming on their overnight score of 167 for the loss of eight wickets, Goa were bowled out for 207 in 40.1 overs. Manvanth Kumar L (3/35) and Shubhang Hegde (3/50) shared six wickets each while Mohsin Khan (2/30) snared two wickets.A target of 150 was always going to be tricky and the writing was almost on the wall on the fourth morning when President’s XI were reduced to 45/5 in just 12.2 overs as Ruthvik Nai (5/32) picked up four of the top five batters.Anvay Dravid (30, 65b, 4×4), batting at No. 6, stood firm and stitched two crucial partnerships with Venkatesh M (8, 29b) and Akshath Prabhakar (14, 23b) to take them closer to the finish line.Shikhar Shetty (28, 36b, 3×4, 1×6), who scored 92 in the first innings to hand KSCA President’s XI the first innings honours, compiled a crucial 28 to give another glimpse at his potential as a lower-order batter and steered his side home with one wicket in hand.Brief scores: At Chinnaswamy Stadium: Goa: 338 & (O/n: 167/8) 207 all out in 40.1 overs (Suyash Prabhudesai 100, Ruthvik Nai 32; Manvanth Kumar L 3-35, Mohsin Khan 2-30, Shubhang Hegde 3-50) lt to KSCA President’s XI: 396 & 151/9 in 42.1 overs (Anvay Dravid 30, Shikhar Shetty 28 n.o.; Ruthvik Nai 5-32).At Alur 2: KSCA Secretary’s XI: 303 & 233 all out in 57.5 overs bt Baroda: 363 all out & (O/n: 30/0): 132 all out in 50.2 overs (Paras Gurbax Arya 4-40, Dheeraj J Gowda 5-19).At CMR University: KSCA XI: 361 & 197 all out lt to Maharashtra: 216 & (O/n: 153/4): 345/9 in 81.3 overs (Siddhant Doshi 31, Harshal Kate 115, Sourabh Navale 46, Anand Thenge 52, Rajvardhan Hangargekar 59; Abhishek Ahlawat 3-76, Madhav P Bajaj 3-132, Aditya Rao 2-27).At Alur 1: Gujarat: 350 & 327/7 in 72 overs bt Vidarbha: 277 all out in 81.3 overs & (O/n: 19/0) 309 all out in 73.1 overs (Atharva Taide 57, Satyam Bhoyar 70, Dhruv Shorey 66, Yash Kadam 50; Saral Prajapati 5-107, Rinkesh Vaghela 2-48, Japagnya Bhatt 3-57).At Alur 3: Madhya Pradesh: 291/9 decl & (O/n 150/6) 202 all out in 67.3 overs (Himanshu Mantri 106, Venkatesh Iyer 29; Sandeep S Warrier 3-31, Jayant Yadav 2-65, Ajay Mandal 3-53 lt to Chhattisgarh: 311 & 184/4 in 50 overs (Sanidhya Hurkat 47, Ajay Mandal 60, Vikalp Tiwari 35; Kumar Kartikeya 2-38).At IAF: UT Cricket Association Chandigarh: 426/5 &  (O/n: 71/2) 210 all out in 51.3 overs (Nehal Pajani 37, Vishu Kasyap 81; Mohit Avasthi 2-14, Tanush Kotian 2-88, Atharva Ankolekar 5-74) lt to Mumbai: 477/8 & 163/2 in 31.1 overs (Divyaansh Sksena 38, Angkirsh Raghuvanshi 66 n.o., Akash Anand 49).At SJCE, Mysuru: Andhra: 428 & (O/n: 264/9 in 67 overs bt Himachal Pradesh: 362 all out & 320 all out in 76.5 overs (Innesh Mahajan 37, Aryaman Singh 40, Pukhraj Mann 100, Akash Vashisht 76; Saurabh Kumar 5-80, Madav Rayudu 3-43, B Munish Varma 2-40).

Source: Deccan Herald