Lanky allrounder Yashasvi Jaiswal turned out to be star as defending champions MCC (Red) defeated MCC (Blue) by 100 runs to win the B4S (Brain-4-Sports)- MCC Pro-40 trophy, played at Oval Maidan here today.
MCC (Red), winner of B4S- MCC Pro-league title, pose with chief guest Mr Jwala Singh, the director of the B4S (Brain-4-Sports)- MCC Pro-40 league and other officials.
Yashasvi, bowling leg spinners captured three wickets in five overs while conceding just 13 runs as MCC (Blue) were bowled out for 96 in reply to MCC (Red)’s score of 196. Yashasvi was well supported by Sujit Kanojia (2/13, and Shoeb Shaikh (2/3).
Batting first, MCC (Red) batsmen did well to score 196 on a dusty Oval maidan pitch with Dhiraj Solanki emerging being their top scorer with gritty 46. Anuraj Yadav (34) and Jitendra Paliwal (31) too made substantial contributions.
Brief scores : MCC (Red) 196 all out in 38.1 overs (Dhiraj Solanki 46, Anuraj Yadav 34, Jitendra Paliwal 31; Aarya Pol 2/28, Aardhya Shinde 2/36) bt MCC (Blue) 96 (Yashasvi Jaiswal 3/13, Sujit Kanojia 2/13, Shoeb Shaikh 2/.3) by 100 runs. MOM – Dhiraj Solanki.