All-rounder Satyendra Yadav’s played a key role in helping Fort Vijay CC produce solid fighting performance and snatch a tense 1-run win against Dadar Union SC in a thrilling Group-B league match of the 2nd MCA Under-19 Cricket Tournament organized by Bhama CC in association with Mumbai Cricket Club and played at the Elphinstone CC ground, Azad Maidan.
Batting first, Fort Vijay were bowled out for176 in 31.5 overs. Satyendra Yadav 43 runs and Shreyas Jadhav 34 runs lifted the innings, while Dadar Union’s Anuj Giri 4 for 19, Prem Devkar 2 for 15 and Aadit Degaonkar 2 for 31 claimed the wickets. Later, the Fort Vijay bowlers Satyendra 3 for 20 and Kavya Gori 3 for 26 backed by good fielding went on to dismiss Dadar Union for 175 in 35 overs. Owais Shaikh 43 runs, Aditya Parab 39 runs and Prem Devkar 31 runs put up a strong challenge, but their efforts went in vain.
In another Group-B encounter, Islam Gymkhana comfortably defeated Regal CC by 5 wickets. In Group-A matches, Karnatak SA recorded a 56-run win against Mangrol-Omni Global and National CC outplayed Superstar SC posting a massive 78 run victory.
Brief scores: Karnatak SA 178 for 9, 35 overs (Kalash Rai 32; Digvijay Maingade 5/24, Shrey Kayal 2/43) beat Mangrol CC Omni Global 122 all out, 28.2 overs (Aditya Goswami 4/32, Aryansh Singh 2/17, Sai Sanil 2/24). Result: Karanatak SA won by 56 runs.
National CC 200 for 8, 30 overs (Aayush Vartak 93, Roneet Thakur 43; Kartikey Shukla 2/19, Meet Samant 2/41) beat Superstar SC 122 all out, 26.1 overs (Krishna Kulchandra 29; Atif Khan 5/18, Meet Mayekar 2/23). Result: National CC won by 78 runs.
Fort Vijay CC 176 all out, 31.5 overs (Satyendra Yadav 43, Shreyas Jadhav 34; Anuj Giri 4/19, Prem Devkar 2/15, Aadit Degaonkar 2/31) beat Dadar Union SC 175 all out, 35 overs (Owais Shaikh 43, Aditya Parab 39, Prem Devkar 31; Satyendra Yadav 3/20, Kavya Gori 3/26). Result: Fort Vijay CC won by 1 run.
Regal CC 121 all out, 35 overs (Abhyanshu Jha 27; Himanshu Kumar 2/6, Mubasshir Shaikh 2/14, Yaseen Shaikh 2/24, Pranay Rana 2/24, Azhar Mansuri 2/30) lost to Islam Gymkhana 122 for 5, 21.4 overs (Yaseen Shaikh 44*; Pyarelal Chauhan 4/36). Result: Islam Gymkhana won by 5 wickets.
Parkophene Cricketers 182 for 9, 35 overs (Pranay Kapadia 52, Aryan Deshmukh 38; Soham Mulekar 2/2, Arya Gandhi 2/22, Aryesh Sadvilkar 2/32, Shivam Yadav 2/33) beat United Cricketers 80 all out, 20.1 overs (Nisar Shaikh 38; Rohit Yadav 4/16, Pranay Kapadia 2/16, Ayush Mishra 2/22). Result: Parkophene Cricketers won by 102 runs.
John Bright CC 134 for 9, 35 overs (Musheer Khan 36; Parth Naik 4/10, Anurag Yadav 2/21) beat Sainath SC 106 all out, 32.5 overs (Parth Naik 25; Abhay Patel 3/22, Pruthvi Gowari 2/27, Hussain Shaikh 2/27). Result: John Bright CC won by 28 runs.
Sind SC 148 for 8, 22 overs (Awais Khan 35, Nikhil Shani 34, Harsh Gharsunker 34; Lucky Singh 3/21, Chinmay Kelkar 3/32, Kanak Dhavne 2/24) beat Bhama CC 120 for 8, 22 overs (Rushi Parkar 39*; Awais Khan 5/15, Yogesh Malurare 2/5). Result: Sind Sports Club won by 29 runs.
Mumbai Cricket Club 279 for 6, 35 overs (Pratik Chavan 57, Ayush Iyer 42*, Shashank Kumar 38) beat Star Cricket Club 59 all out, 26.1 overs (Harshal Waghmare 3/8, Anuj Iyer 2/11, Yaseen Shaikh 2/26). Result: Mumbai Cricket Club (Sponsors XI) won by 220 runs.