On the opening day here at the RSI ground, electing to bat, Bangalore made a strong start with their openers Jayesh Babu (71, 101b, 11×4, 2×6) and Abhinav Manohar (51, 44b, 3×4, 5×6) putting on 93 runs. However, both the batsmen were dismissed in the span of ten balls as Bangalore were reduced to 103/2 in 18.4 overs. The Sharath BR-led side then lost its way by losing regular wickets before Vyshak came to its rescue. The right-hander slammed a handy 59 of 82 balls (7×4, 2×6) as Bangalore reached a respectable 282 all out in 63.2 overs.
Karan MC, who gave Mofussil the first breakthrough, was the pick of their bowlers (3/48 in 12 overs) along with Anand, who bagged three for 66 runs.
Bangalore Zone bowlers, led by Rajat Hegde (2/51) and Vyshak (2/51), denied Mofussil a smooth progress. While skipper Nikin Jose, who slammed 43 of 60 balls, failed to bat through the day, MS Bhandage (39) squandered a decent start. At stumps, Mofussil were 155/4, trailing their opponents by 127 runs.
Brief scores: Final: Bangalore Zone: 282 all out 63.2 overs (Jayesh Babu 71, Abhinav Manohar 51, Sharath Belur Ravi 28, Nitesh 26, Vyshak Vijaykumar 59; Anand 3-66, Prateek Patil 2-86, Karan 3-48) vs Mofussil XI 155/4 in 37.4 overs (Mohammed Azeem M 26, Nikin Jose 43, MS Bhandage 39, Darshan Patil 41 not out; Vyshak V 2-31, Rajat Hegde 2-51).
