A century by Parikshith Shetty (150 n.o.) and a good knock by skipper and Mysuru lad S.J. Nikin Jose (76), enabled Mofussil XI to gain first innings lead over Combined City XI in two-day Sri S.A. Srinivasan Memorial U-23 Cricket Tournament played at Alur Grounds, Bengaluru, on Thursday.

In another game, Mysuru lads Kishan S. Bedare (86) and B. Dheemanth (50) batted well for Combined Mofussil XI in their drawn tie against President’s XI.

Scores

Combined City XI: 148 in 64.4 overs (B. Ruturaj 51 n.o., Suraj S. Kamath 45, Nischith N. Rao 4 for 31, Sunil Kumar 2 for 13, Madhav P. Bajaj 2 for 23) and 78 for 2 in 16 overs (K. Abheet 25 n.o., Rishi Bhansali 25) drew with Mofussil XI: 369 for 5 in 73 overs (Parikshith Shetty 150 n.o., S.J. Nikin Jose 76, Ram Bhutani 37, S.S. Yelave 88).

Combined Mofussil XI: 246 in 82.2 overs (B. Dheemanth 50, Kishan S. Bedare 86, Niksheap P. Kanapur 63, Aman Khan 6 for 44, K.M. Wadhwani 2 for 62) drew with President’s XI: 304 for 2 in 83.4 overs (B.U. Shivakumar 52, Jayesh Babu 121 n.o., Shrikara 116 n.o.).