Helped by a valuable knock of 41 (5×4) by Y. Kedarnath Nagaraj and good bowling by Sheethal Kumar (four for 19), Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi, registered an exciting one-wicket win over Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore and entered the second round in the South Zone Inter University Cricket Tournament for Men 2019-20, conducted by University of Mysore (UoM) at the Manasagangothri Grounds here on Thursday.

Batting first, Vikrama Simhapuri University scored 150 in 24.5 overs. Farhad Khadri top scored with 62 runs. Sheetal Kumar impressed for Gulbarga University by taking four for 19.

In reply, a valuable knock of 41 by Kedarnath Nagaraj enabled Gulbarga University to score 151 for nine in 24.4 overs and register an exciting one-wicket win. Farhad Khadri and Sai Swaroop took two wickets each for Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore.

In the other first round matches, RGUHS, Bengaluru, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi, Bharathiar University, Kuvempu University and Madurai Kamaraj University, TNPE & Sports University, Chennai, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, JNTU, Kakinada, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi and University of Kerala, Trivandrum, registered good wins over their respective rivals and entered the second round.

Scores: First round

Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore 150 in 24.5 overs (Farhad Khadri 62, Sheethal Kumar4/19) lost to Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi 151/9 in 24.4 overs (Y. Kedarnath Nagaraj 41, Farhad Khadri 2/20, Sai Swaroop 2/22).

RGUHS, Bengaluru 143/8 in 25 overs (Subam Agarwal 49, K. Naveen Kumar 2/19) bt Tamil Nadu Veterinary & AS University, Chennai 77 in 22.5 overs (M. Ramu 31, A.C. Mithun 3/20).

Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvavur 114/8 in 25 overs (T.S..Sudhin 31, S. Siddarth 30, Nikhil Ranjan 5/25) lost to Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin 118/4 in 18.4 overs (M. Dileep 55, M.Athul Ajay 27, M. Prasanth 3/14).

S.K. University, Ananntapuramu 86 in 19 overs (D. Khadar Vali 22, S. Sangameshwar 4/30) lost to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 87/3 in 10.3 overs (A.V. Abhilash 34, Md. Ashik 26 n.o, Nandyala Harinath 3/21).

Kuvempu University, Shivamogga 227/4 in 25 overs (M. Vasu 60, K. Akash 52, Jangala Raj Vamsi 2/32) bt J. Nehru Arc & Fine Arts University, Hyderabad 95 in 19.2 overs (Ballem Bhagath 35, M.Vasu 2/13, S.Mubarak 2/33).

Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 180/7 in 25 overs (M. Thennarasan 63, Venkata

Abhishek 2/14) bt Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada 149/6 in 25 overs (Francis F. Jesse Rose 55, G.Rajesh Kannan 2/28, S.Vigneshwaran 2/30).

TNPE & Sports University, Chennai 162 in 23.3 overs (V. Naveen Raj 50, R.Ragul 43, Srinivas Naik 4/31, M.Veerandra 3/29, R.Yashas 2/30) bt Tumkur University, Tumkur 81 in 23.1 overs ( K.Kiran 36, T.Bharathan 6/14, D.Seethapathi 2/19).

Annamalai University, Chidambaram 173/5 in 25 overs (B.Dhinesh 63 n.o, S.Vignesh 52, Alan Joseph Mathew 2/39, A.Athul 2/27) bt Kannur University, Kannur 95 in 16.3 overs (C. Vasanth Kumar 4/21, C. Dhinesh 2/15).

UAS, Dharwad 86 in 19.2 overs (A.Nikhil Sathya Sai 4/22, K.S.Manikanta 2/9) lost to JNTU, Kakinada 87/8 in 19.4 overs (S. Teja 20 n.o, Sayed Azad Quadri 3/13, Adarsh Parayya 2/20).

Bengaluru Central University, Bengaluru 172/7 in 25 overs (Milind G. Mali 54, K. Gagandeep 29, Masooq Hussain 27, Aithin Christy 25, M.Madhav Rayadu 2/27, K.Deepan Sainath 2/26, E.Hemadhri Naidu 2/24) lost to Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi 176/8 in 24.2 overs (E. Hemadhri Naidu 57, S.Jaideep 39, Anirudh Govind Kulkarni 3/18).

Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 132/9 in 25 overs (Sarthak Muraka 33, V.S. Vijin 3/17) lost to University of Kerala, Trivandrum 134/6 in 22.4 overs (Abhisek P Nair 44, Jai De Sanu 22, Govinda Kumar 2/31, Devanth Menon 2/27).