SL Akshay

Former Karnataka Ranji cricketer SL Akshay died of a suspected heart attack while playing a local division match in Bengaluru on Sunday. The 39-year-old fast bowler complained of chest pain during fielding and was declared dead at a nearby hospital. Akshay had represented Karnataka in Ranji Trophy and KPL. Former players and KSCA paid tribute, remembering his contributions as both cricketer and coach.

Kunal Kapoor slammed a gutsy unbeaten 160-ball 165 as KSCA President's XI racked up a huge first-innings total of 581 against Haryana on Day Two of the four-day Safi Darashah All India cricket tournament semifinals at Alur grounds on Monday.

Karnataka on Saturday named R Vinay Kumar as their captain for the South Zone Twenty20 competition for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be played at Shimoga from March 17 to 22.

A commanding all-round performance by Stallin Hoover helped Friends Union Cricket Club (1) snatch first innings lead and collect three points in their drawn game against Social Cricketers.

A commanding all-round show by Shreyas Gopal helped Swastic Union Cricket Club (1) take a first innings lead and collect three points in its ultimately drawn game against Bangalore Occassionals.

Friends Union Cricket Club (1) may have come up short against a formidable attack in the first innings, but did enough in their second essay to not only earn a draw against Vultures Cricket Club but retain the Sir Mirza Ismal Shield – a symbol of supremacy in the KSCA Group I, Division I league.

Sunil N Raju's all-round performance (114 not out & 2-25) was the feature in Vijaya Bank's massive 158-run victory over DTDC Sports Club in the KSCA first division (Group II) league.

Shoaib Manager slammed a double ton (204) while V Cheluvaraj cracked an unbeaten 119 as Bangalore Occassionals snatched first innings lead and three points in their drawn tie against Jawahar Sports Club in the KSCA first division (Group I) cricket league, here recently.

The Kerala Cricket Association has sanctioned its indisciplined players by suspending five of them and asking 13 cricketers, including the suspended five, to pay a penalty equivalent to three days of BCCI match-fee for one-day matches, which is approximately Rs 1.05 lakh each.

Manish Pandey's absence marks a turning point for Karnataka Ranji Trophy as veterans Karun Nair and Sharath Srinivas return. The focus shifts to bolstering the spin attack with new talents, while KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are included in the probables.

The players draft for the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament marked a new beginning for the tournament, which was earlier the franchise-based Karnataka Premier League. The player auction made way for a transparent draft system through which first the coaches and then the players for six teams were picked here on Saturday.

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