BCB XI on brink of semis beating KSCA Secretary XI by 10 wickets

Touring Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI brightened their semifinal hopes in the ongoing Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah Memorial Cricket Tournament, also known as Mini Ranji Trophy, beating Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Secretary XI by 10 wickets inside three days on Wednesday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, reports UNB.

With the well-merited win, BCB XI go top of the 4-team Group B point table securing 11 points from three matches with one win and two draws.

Vidarbha Cricket Association are at the 2nd slot with 8 points, KSCA Secretary XI at the 3rd slot with 5 points and Dr DY Patil Cricket Academy are bottom with 3 points.

Resuming 2nd innings with overnight score of 100 for 3 in 26 overs, KSCA Secretary XI, who were trailing by 254 runs in the first innings, were all out for 340 in 85.2 overs, giving an easy winning target of just 86 runs for BCB XI with more than a day's play remaining.

The nightwatchman Abhinav Manohar, who was remained unbeaten on 37 runs pervious day, smashed 117 runs off 136 balls hitting 16 fours and 3 sixes for KSCA Secretary XI while his teammates Praveen Dubey and Vinay N Sagar scored 55 off 83 balls and 59 off 92 balls respectively.