KSCA Under-19 tournament: Combined City 11 beats Raichur team by innings plus 211 runs
Eesa Puthige takes 9 wickets; Anvay Dravid, Atharva Malaviya hit centuries
Bengaluru: The Combined City 11 team defeated the Raichur Zone team by an innings and 211 runs in the Karnataka State Cricket Academy Inter-zonal Under-19 tournament on Saturday, with bowler Eesa Hakeem Puthige and batsmen Anvay Dravid and Atharva Malaviya being the stars of the match.
Eesa Puthige took a total of 9 wickets, including 6 wickets in the second innings. Anvay Dravid, son of former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid, hit a century, scoring 159 runs of 185 deliveries.
The Raichur team, which batted first, managed to score only 134 runs in the first innings, with the batsmen failing to withstand the bowling skills of Puttige, who got three wickets.
Combined City 11 Captain Dravid and opener Atharva Malaviya (115 runs off 163 deliveries) scored centuries in the first innings leading the team to 436 runs in 9 wickets.
In the second innings, Puthige led the bowling attack to bundle out the Raichur team for 91 runs, bagging six wickets and helping Combined City 11 to victory by a margin of an innings and 211 runs.
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Amid Epstein files controversy, Bill Gates to skip keynote address at India AI Impact Summit
New Delhi (PTI): Bill Gates will not deliver keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit, Gates Foundation said on Thursday.
In a post on X, Gates Foundation said, "The Gates Foundation will be represented by Ankur Vora, President of Africa and India Offices, who will speak later today at the Summit".
The post said: "After careful consideration, and to ensure the focus remains on the AI Summit's key priorities, Mr. Gates will not be delivering his keynote address."
The Gates Foundation further said it remains fully committed to its work in India to advance shared health and development goals.
