Hindustan IT&S wins South Zone Cricket title

The cricket team of Hindustan IT&S, Chennai, which emerged winners in the final of the South Zone Inter-University Men’s Cricket Tournament 2019-20 played at SDNR Wadiyar Grounds in city yesterday, is seen receiving the trophy from Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore (UoM) during the valedictory ceremony yesterday. Others seen are Association of Indian Universities (AIU) Observer Madhavan, UoM's Department of Physical Education (DPE) Director (in-charge) Dr. P. Krishnaiah and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Mysuru Zone Chairman Harikrishna Kumar.

Mysore University retains runners-up position

Inspiring batting by middle-order batsman Adhithya Raghuraman (69, 98b, 3×4, 1×6) and skipper R. Kavin (50, 43b, 3×4, 2×6), ably assisted by some good bowling by medium-pacer N.S. Harish (three for 42), helped Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (IT&S), Chennai, to register a 29-run win over hosts and last year’s runner-up, University of Mysore (UoM), in the final of the South Zone Inter-University Men’s Cricket Tournament 2019-20, conducted by UoM at SDNR Wadiyar Grounds here yesterday.

Put into bat by UoM, Hindustan IT&S, with useful contributions from Adhithya Raghuraman (69), R. Kavin (50), opener S. Siddarth (38) and Sudan (26), scored 232 for seven in 45 overs.

Leg-spinner Nandan Narayan bowled well for UoM by taking three for 39.

In reply, UoM scored 203 in 41.2 overs and fell short of the target by 29-runs.

Vishnu Priyan (41, 46b, 5×4, 1×6), B. Dheemanth (35, 28b, 6×4, 1×6), Nandan Narayan (32, 41b, 3×4), V. Uttam Gowda (25, 39b, 2×4) and K. Shashank (23, 28b, 2×4) were the scorers.

Medium-pacer N.S. Harish impressed with figures of three for 42. L. Kishan Akash, Samruddh Bhat and P. Ajith Kumar took two wickets each.

UoM’s cricket team receiving the runners-up trophy.

Third place

In the match for the third place, JNTU, Hyderabad, registered a 13-run win over defending champion Jain University, Bengaluru, in the match played at JSS-SJCE Grounds.

The winner Hindustan IT&S, Chennai and runner-up UoM qualified for the All-India Inter-University Cricket Tournament for Men from South Zone.

The prizes were distributed by Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, UoM.