da stake casino： A star studded Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) XI posted astrong total of 365/9 off their allotted 90 overs
Staff Reporter09-Aug-2001* Bharadwaj amasses 158 as KSCA XI post huge totalA star studded Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) XI posted astrong total of 365/9 off their allotted 90 overs. On winning thetoss, KSCA XI skipper Anil Kumble promptly elected to bat first. Whileyoungsters Mithun Beerala (23) and Barrington Rowland (29) posted anopening partnership of 48 for the first wicket, it was India discardVijay Bharadwaj who stole the limelight with a mammoth 158.Overshadowing every other batsman, Bharadwaj struck 12 boundaries and4 sixes in his patient knock. Spending over four hours at the wicketBharadwaj faced 245 balls in his stay at the crease. On the back ofBharadwaj’s innings, the KSCA XI amassed a huge 365/9 off 90 overs. Itmust be said that the KSCA XI are in an extremely strong position withinternationals like Sunil Joshi, Anil Kumble and David Johnson to dothe bowling tomorrow.* Rathour leads India Pistons to 295The Coromandel Cup semi-final clash between India Pistons XI andRoofit XI at Bangalore saw the side from Chennai take the honours onthe opening day. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, theIndia Pistons side notched up 295 in their 84.5 overs. In responseRoofit were 21/0 off four overs when the day’s play ended.Earlier in the day, the opening pair of Vasanth Kumar and VikramRathour got India Pistons off to a rollicking start. The pair put up apartnership of 111 runs at the top of the order before Vasanth Kumar(58 runs, 91 balls, 7 fours) was dismissed. The skipper went on to topscore, making 75 from 132 balls with 8 boundaries and a six. R Sathish(39) and S Mahesh (37) propped up the innings in the middle order andthe India Pistons side made it to 295 before being all out in 84.5overs. Anand Yalvigi with 3/38 was the most successful of the Roofitbowlers. In response, the Roofit openers both remained unbeaten andtook the score to 21/0 in four overs.