Binny takes Bijapur home in last-ball finish
Round-up of the fourth day's action in the Karnataka Premier League
ESPNcricinfo staff
20-Sep-2010
Stuart Binny's unbeaten 47 took Bijapur Bulls home by two wickets in a last-ball finish against Mangalore United in Bangalore.
Chasing a target of 143, Bijapur had slumped to 76 for 5 in the 12th over before Binny steadied the chase, even as wickets kept falling at the other end. Eight runs were still needed when Deeepak Anish was dismissed off the first ball of the last over. However, Binny kept his cool to steer his side home off the last delivery.
Opener Karun Nair had earlier top-scored for Mangalore, with 63 off 52 deliveries, after losing his partner Bharat Chipli off the second ball of the match. Nair added 75 in 64 with Daniel Sequeria for the fifth wicket. Medium-pacer Nithin Muly took 4 for 15 to restrict Mangalore to 142 for 7.
Ganesh Satish's unbeaten half-century helped Malnad Gladiators beat Mysore Maharaajas by seven wickets in Bangalore.
Sathish, the Malnad captain, hit four fours and a six in his 58 off 55 deliveries ato set up the chase of 134. Ryan Ninan's 15 off 7 ball ensured there were no nerves towards the end as Malnad won with five balls to spare.
Mysore, put into bat, had earlier struggled to 101 for 6 in the 19th over in the face of disciplined bowling by the Malnad spinners. However, captain Chethan William hammered four fours and a six off the five deliveries he faced to lift his team to 133 for 7.
Bangalore Provident won their first game in three matches when they chased Bangalore Brigadiers' 141 for 9 with seven wickets in hand.
Wicketkeeper Thilak Naidu smashed an unbeaten 65 off 52 deliveries and dominated a 93-run opening stand. With 38 needed off 24, Aniruddha Joshi hit two sixes and a four in his 25 off 14 balls to dash Brigadiers' hopes.
Syed Ibrez and Lokesh Rahul had earlier got Brigadiers off to a strong start, putting on 85 off 74. However, their dismissals triggered a collapse as Brigadiers slumped to 108 for 5. N Vinu Prasad then hit three sixes in his 26 off only seven deliveries to enable his side to post a competitive total.