Hyderabad: A.V. College were crowned winners of the Nawab Shujath Ahmed Khan Memorial basketball tournament, organised by the City College Old Boys (CCOB) Basketball Club at the City College in Hyderabad.
In a free-scoring final, AV College got the better of Loyola Academy 103-95. Both the teams started the match on an aggressive note. With little heed paid to the defence, they made frequent — and successful — incursions into the opposition’s half.
The first quarter failed to yield an outright leader and the second quarter witnessed a similarly frenetic display by both sides. After trading blows for most of the second quarter, AV?managed to sneak into a slender 45-43 lead. For the third quarter in a row, both AV and Loyola evenly-matched each other in both offensive and defensive tactics.
It was only in the final passage of play that AV nosed ahead with a few nicely slotted baskets. They tenaciously hung on to that lead and in the dying moments of the match, scored yet another basket to drive the final nail into the championship hopes of the Loyola Academy.
The trio of Sai Krishna, Vijay and Samson did the lion’s share of scoring for the champions. Sai Krishna led the scoring for AV, with 27 points. He received ample support from Vijay, who scored 20 points and Samson, who was responsible for 15. For Loyola Academy, Ganesh, Uday and Chandrahas were the key players.
Ganesh and Uday spurred their team with 24 and 23 points respectively. Chandrahas gave them solid support by scoring 11 points.
Vikram hits half-ton in U-22 meet
DC Correspondent
An unbeaten 80 by Vikram Surya Teja helped Kurnool defeat Chittoor by eight wickets at the Andhra Cricket Association South Zone U-22 inter-cricket tournament in Anantapur.
Choosing to bat first, Chittoor made 175 in 47.3 overs, with Venkatesh scoring 50 runs. For Kurnool, Akbar scalped 4 for 32 while Sanjay Naidu took three wickets at the cost of 44 runs.
In reply, Kurnool overhauled the target in 43.1 overs as Vikram smacked the Chittoor bowlers with a brilliant 80. He got able support from Kiran Shinde, who scored 47. In another match, Anantapur defeated Nellore by five wickets. Batting first, Nellore folded for a meagre 77 as Anantapur bowlers impressed with the ball.
Suresh Babu troubled Nellore the most, scalping 4 for 26. Naresh Kumar accounted for three wickets, giving away just 18 runs. Dada Khalandar also chipped in with a valuable 2 for 23. Anantapur surpassed the total in 19.3 overs, losing five wickets.
Brief scores: Chittoor 175 in 47.3 overs (Venkatesh 50, Akbar 4/32, Sanjay Naidu 3/44) lost to Kurnool 178/2 in 43.1 overs (Vikram Surya Teja 80 n.o., Karan Shinde 47)
n Nellore 77 in 24.3 overs (Suresh Babu 4/26, Naresh Kumar 3/18, Dada Khalandar 2/23) lost to Anantapur 78/5 in 19.3 overs
Huge victory for VJIT
Huge victory for VJIT
DC Correspondent
The Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology in Hyderabad registered a thumping 82-run victory — thanks to an allround show by Shashank — over Apex Engineering College (Warangal) in a low-scoring match at the 12th SR Champions Trophy inter-engineering college cricket tournament, being played at various venues in Hyderabad and Warangal.
Taking first strike, VJIT?made a below-par 119 for the loss of six wickets in 16 overs. Shashank was the top-scorer with 34. In reply, Apex were bundled out for a paltry 37 runs to slip to an 82-run defeat in 11 overs. Shashank and Laxman were the pick of the bowlers for Vidya Jyothi, each scalping two wickets for just two runs.
For his first-rate effort with both the bat and ball, VJIT’s Shashank was adjudged the man of the match.
OU team for all-India tournament
DC Correspondent
The following players will represent Osmania University at the all-India inter-university softball championships, scheduled to be played at the Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur from January 13 to 18.
The players are currently participating in a camp at VV College in Hyderabad, under the supervision of coach Milind, in preparation for the tournament.
The team: Raj Kumar Rao, Trinath, Uday Kranthi, Sai Santosh Sandre, Srikanth Mogilee, R. Sree Ram, Dayakar Goud, Sai Kumar, G. Kiran, Vidatha Reddy, Akhil Goud, Rohit Rathod, Shubham Jod, Shivraj Singh T., Yogendra Chary, Bharath. Coach: Milind
Yashoda to face KIMS in final
DC Correspondent
Yashoda Secunderabad will take on KIMS in the final of the Doctors Cricket League being held in Hyderabad. In the semifinals, Yashoda defeated Global Hospital by 37 runs. For Yashoda, Sudheer top -scored with 61. Ramesh with 2/11 and Ram Mohan with 2/24 also played crucial roles. In the other semifinal, KIMS beat Star Hospital by 80 runs.
Brief Scores: Semifinals: Yashoda Secunderabad 142/5 (Sudheer 61, Anjani 22, Abdul 1/29) bt Global Hospital 115 all out in 17 overs (Shravan 25, Advaith 25 , Ramesh 2/11, Ram Mohan 2/24) n KIMS 145/6 in 20 Overs (Murtuza 38, Harish 27, Pavan 2/33) bt Star Hospital 65 all out in 17 Overs (Pavan 16, Krishna Kiran 2/27, Loknath 2/5, Harish 3/5).
