Mallikarjun shines

 Secunderabad: With an explosive innings by J Mallikarjun (160no) Cambridge XI managed a draw with Ensconse in the A-1 Division three-day HCA League match here on Thursday.  

Brief scores: Group-A: Sporting XI 392 all out in 105.4 overs & 204 for 9 decl in 42.4 overs (Ankur Tiwari 39, Divesh Singh 87, M Prudhvi 3/38) drew with Deccan Chronicle 394 in 72 overs (K Nitesh Reddy 188, Pragnay Reddy 44, Tanay Tyagarajan 6/138, Syed Ahmed 3/75) & 18 for no loss in 5 overs; 

Points: Deccan Chronicle-03, Sporting XI-01; Dayanand CC 219 in 65.5 overs (B Yathin Reddy 93, Mohit Soni 3/19, Mickil Jaiswal 4/46) vs EMCC 62 for 2 in 15 overs; Group-B:Cambridge XI 301 in 90.5 overs & 334 for 8 in 73 overs (Aamir Malik 33, J Mallikarjun 160no, Wasil Sartaj 44, Syed Mehdi Hasan 6/104) drew with Ensconse 233 in 86.1 overs (Yash Agarwal 4/ 24); Points: Cambridge XI-03, Ensconse-01.