Bengaluru: Centuries from Mayank Agarwal and Samarth R. put KSCA XI in a commanding position against Vidarbha in the semifinals of the KSCA Dr. (Capt.) K. Thimmappiah Memorial four-day cricket tournament here on Tuesday.
Electing to bat on the opening day, the hosts rode on openers Mayank (146 batting, 243b, 25x4, 1x6) and Samarth’s (116, 279b, 15x4) heroics to post 285 for one. At the Alur (2) ground, Mayank and Samarth added a composed 261 off 506 deliveries before the latter was dismissed by off-spinner Akshay Wakhare six overs before close of day’s play.
In another last-four game, Cricket Association Of Bengal were 295 for three against Mumbai as Abhimanyu Easwaran smashed an unbeaten 287-ball 109.
Agniv Pan made 65 while Manoj Tiwary (88 batting) gave Easwaran company.
Brief scores (semifinals) Alur (2): KSCA XI: 285 for 1 in 90 overs (Samarth R 116, Mayank Agarwal 146 batting, Abhishek Reddy 16 batting, Akshay Wakhare 1/84) vs Vidarbha.
Alur (3): Cricket Association Of Bengal: 295 for 3 in 95 overs (Ritwik Roy Chowdhury 25, Abhimanyu Easwaran 109 batting, Agniv Pan 65, Manoj Tiwary 88 batting, Vijay Gohil 3/54) vs Mumbai.
