Ronil Jhanjani’s inspirational match-winning bowling figures of 9 wickets for 34 (4 for 23 & 5 for 11) was the highlight of Badlapur Centre’s massive win against Kalyan Centre by an innings and 182 runs on the second day of their first round match of the 25th Ajit Naik Memorial Under-14 selection trials cricket tournament 2022, organised by WSC under the aegis of the Mumbai Cricket Association and played at the Rainbow ground, Badlapur. For his splendid bowling efforts, Ronil was later declared as the ‘Player of the Match’.
In another match, played at the KDMC ground, Kalyan, Thane Centre powered by the century knocks from Smin Kini 133 runs and Samridh Bhat 101 runs managed to win against Dombivali Centre on the basis of the first innings lead.
Kalyan Centre batting first were bowled out for 99 runs in 32.3 overs in their first innings. Ronil got 4 wickets, while Himanshu Singh 3 for 19 and Jayesh Mhaskar 2 for 21 claimed the remaining wickets. Later, the Badlapur batsmen dominated the Kalyan bowling attack and declared their first innings at 367 runs for 6 in 94.4 overs. Vansh Chumble 84 runs, Deven Yadav 75 runs, Mayur Wadhwani 58 runs, and Aakash Mangde 53 runs lifted the Badlapur total, while Kalyan successful bowlers were Meet S. 2 for 47 and Shaurya Takle 2 for 81. The Kalyan batsmen again flopped in the second essay and were dismissed for just 86 runs. Ronil claimed a 5 for and Ronil Aayush Surve grabbed 3 for 11 to complete Badlapur’s win.
Brief scores:
Goregaon Centre 311 all out, 70.1 overs (Saurish Deshpande 92, Hrishikesh Naik 56, Nikash Nerurkar 30; Samvir Mahesh 7/42) drew with JVPD Juhu Centre 195 all out, 66.1 over (Atharva Dhond 62, Harshvardhan Baramukh 35, Mitesh Pawar 30; Saurish Deshpande 3/52, Omkar Bhaide 2/31, Nikash Nerurkar 2/27) & 72 for 2 wickets, 29 overs (Mitesh Pawar 36 not out). Result: Match drawn, Goregaon won on 1st innings lead.
Player of the Match: Saurish Deshpande (Goregaon).
Dombivali Centre 162 all out, 47.5 overs (Rugved Rane 45, Vedant Singh 32; Karthik Kumar 6/32, Himanshu Patil 2/26) & 171 for 6 wickets, 48 overs (Yuvraj Mali 44, Tilak Prajapati 35; Himanshu Patil 2/54) drew with Thane Centre 302 for 8 wickets declared, 69 overs (Smin Kini 133, Samridh Bhat 101; Harsh Patil 3/53, Sai Kalan 2/31). Result: Match drawn, Thane won on 1st innings lead.
Player of the Match: Smin Kini (Thane).
Kalyan Centre 99 all out, 32.3 overs (Ronil Jhanjani 4/23, Himanshu Singh 3/19, Jayesh Mhaskar 2/21) & 86 all out, 28.1 overs (Ronil Jhanjani 5/11, Aayush Surve 3/11) lost to Badlapur Centre 367 for 6 wickets declared, 94.4 overs (Vansh Chumble 84, Deven Yadav 75, Mayur Wadhwani 58, Aakash Mangde 53; Meet S. 2/47, Shaurya Takle 2/81). Result: Badlapur won by an innings and 182 runs.
Player of the Match: Ronil Jhanjani (Badlapur).