Shishir Bhavane

Shreyas Gopal smashed an unbeaten 132 as Karnataka 'A' ended the opening day of their CK Nayudu Trophy Elite Group 'C' four-day encounter against Andhra 'A' in a commanding position.

Karnataka U-25 team will be without their prolific opener Mayank Agarwal when they take on Gujarat in the Col CK Nayudu U-25 four-day cricket tournament in Ahmedabad, starting Tuesday.

After a prolonged lull in athletic activity that ensued the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country more than 30 months ago, sportspersons are returning to the grounds with vigour and gusto, in full strength.

Vinay to lead Karnataka

Hubli Tigers were handed a 10-wicket drubbing by Mysuru Warriors in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament here on Wednesday. In a lopsided contest, Mysuru skipper Karun Nair was in fine touch, scoring an unbeaten 51-ball 91. His opening partner Nihal Ullal contributed 48 n.

Bhavane’s consistent showing in the junior circuit was rewarded with a spot in the 15-member Karnataka team

Fine century by Kaunain Abbas helped KSCA Secretary's XI crawl back into contention after conceding first innings lead to KSCA President's XI in the final of Safi Darashah tournament.

Likhith Bannur picked up five wickets (5/16) as Friends Union Cricket Club (1) routed Herons Cricket Club by 79 runs in a KSCA T-20 cricket tournament’s super league encounter recently. Batting first, FUCC (1) scored 171/8 in 20 overs. Chiranjeevi GS top-scored with 40 runs.

Kunal Kapoor slammed a gutsy unbeaten 160-ball 165 as KSCA President's XI racked up a huge first-innings total of 581 against Haryana on Day Two of the four-day Safi Darashah All India cricket tournament semifinals at Alur grounds on Monday.

The season for Karnataka cricketers will get under way on Wednesday with the month-long Dr. (Capt) K Thimmappiah memorial tournament. The event will feature 16 teams split into four groups with the hosts fielding four teams. Among the new entrants will be the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, the only overseas side in the fray.

For a team grappling with a problem of plenty over the last few years, the current Ranji Trophy season will pose a different challenge for Karnataka's bench strength as well as the seniors, most of whom are on notice.

Right-hand batsman R Samarth returned to the Karnataka squad for the Vijay Hazare All India limited overs knockout cricket tournament

Dharwad Zone began their two-day SA Srinivasan memorial trophy U-25 zonal cricket tournament with an eight-wicket win over Raichur Zone on Sunday.

KN Bharath smashed an unbeaten 51 to help Bangalore Occasionals defeat Neptune Cricket Club by 59 runs in their KSCA Twenty20 Tournament encounter in Bangalore recently.

With the BCCI domestic season scheduled to begin on September 21, various state associations are in the process of finalising their teams with an eye on ‘guest’ players. Sikkim is aiming to select three men and two women players for the upcoming season. On Monday, cricketers from Maharashtra and Andhra also took part in the trials.

KSCA Colts Grab Huge Lead Over Holders NCA

Opening batsman Abhinav Mukund struck an aggressive unbeaten 68 to help Tamil Nadu notch up a comfortable nine-wicket win over Goa in a South Zone leg match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament on Tuesday.

Karnataka, riding on Karun's unbeaten 119 reached 322 for four in 83 overs at stumps on the second day.

Ravi Kumar Samarth batted like a champion, slamming an unbeaten 106 --his fifth century on the trot and sixth overall as KSCA President's XI emerged champions of the Safi Darashah all-India cricket tournament by the virtue of their first innings lead over KSCA Secretary's XI in their drawn final at the Alur cricket grounds on Tuesday.

Rookie Krishnamurthy Siddharth hit his maiden first class hundred, an unbeaten 104, to guide Karnataka to 263 for 4 against Mumbai on day one of the Elite Group A Ranji Trophy match on Tuesday.

Franchises will set store by depth in their teams than star power in the Karnataka Premier League auction at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.

Dinesh Borwankar's unbeaten double hundred powered Bangalore Zone to a commanding position against Mysore Zone on the first day of their two-day SA Srinivasan memorial cricket tournament.

Shoaib Manager slammed a double ton (204) while V Cheluvaraj cracked an unbeaten 119 as Bangalore Occassionals snatched first innings lead and three points in their drawn tie against Jawahar Sports Club in the KSCA first division (Group I) cricket league, here recently.

Left-arm spinner Abrar Kazi's match figure of 10 for 76 highlighted Vice President XI's facile 10-wicket victory over Dharwad Zone in the SA Srinivasan memorial cricket tournament.

Rajajinagar Cricketers rode on all-round performance to register a crushing 182-run win over Zodiac Cricket Club in the super league of the KSCA T20 tournament here recently.

Right-arm medium pacer Mohit Kumar’s seven for 32 helped Mount Joy Cricket Club take the innings honours in their drawn game against Cambridge Cricket Club in the KSCA Group I, Division I league match here recently.Brief scores: Mount Joy CC: 274 all out in 84.

Even As Karnataka medium pacer Ronit More led his team back to the dressing room amid a big round of applause from teammates at the stroke of tea, a middle-aged couple was proudly standing and cheering Ronit from the stands.