20 May 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: IISc's new crop of players put in a match-winning performance to pull-off a win in a high-scoring friendly match versus BEL Colony Recreation Club. Mayank Amble shone with bat (48 off 44) as well as ball (3/23) playing only his second match for IISc.
IISc lost an early wicket to find themselves at 10/1 in the third over. But the second wicket alliance of Pranesh (34 off 42) and Lalit (51 off 44) put on 91 runs in 12 overs to lay the foundation for a big total. Mayank and Varun (39 off 26) continued the good work thus ensuring a healthy total of 238/6 in the stipulated 35 overs.
Harsha's valiant innings of 93 off 86 balls was the highlight of the innings as BEL tried to make a fight out of the stiff chase. But little support from the other end, apart from Sharath (35), meant that the visitors finally fell eleven runs short of the target.
Though there was marked improvement in batting and fielding over last match, the bowling is still a matter of concern for IISc. There were as many as 34 wides bowled by the IISc bowlers - that's an average of one wide every over! Definitely something to work on.
Brief scores: (35-overs match)
IISc - 238/6 in 35 overs
(Pranesh 34, Lalit 51, Mayank 48, Varun 39*, Vikram 3/34)
BEL Colony RC - 227/9 in 35 overs
(Sharath 35, Harsha 93, Rajiv 20, Mayank 3/23)
Result: IISc won by 11 runs
Man of the Match: Mayank Amble
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