Oriental Cricket Club’s all-rounder Nirmiti Yadav fine performances 5 for 42 and unbeaten 82-ball 53 runs went in vain and MIG Cricket Club clinched a comfortable 29-run victory in a second round Div-C match of the 2nd MCA Women’s Cricket League at the MIG CC ground.
Batting first, MIG Cricket Club reached 210 for 8 wickets from their 40 overs. MIG CC’s leading batters were Anisha Rout 56 runs (68-balls, 8x4s), Mitali Govekar 43 runs (52-balls, 3x4s), Riya Doshi 26 runs and Dhiti Verma unbeaten 21 runs which boosted their innings. Besides Nirmiti fine bowling spell, teammate Siddhi Kamathe claimed 2 for 18 runs.
In reply, the Oriental Cricket Club batters struggled against the MIG CC bowlers and were restricted to 181 for 9 in 38 overs. Nirmiti Yadav was unbeaten on 53 runs and Kshitija Sawant scored 20 runs. MIG CC bowlers Thia Ganatra 2 for 18 and Mitali Govekar 2 for 19 claimed the wickets.
In another match of the same division, Dashing Sports Club defeated Sainath Sports Club by a convincing 6-wicket margin.
Brief scores – Div-C: MIG Cricket Club 210 for 8, 40 overs (Anisha Rout 56 (68-balls, 8x4s), Mitali Govekar 43 (52-balls, 3x4s), Riya Doshi 26, Dhiti Verma 21*; Nirmiti Yadav 5/42, Siddhi Kamathe 2/18) beat Oriental Cricket Club 181 for 9, 38 overs (Nirmiti Yadav 53* (82-balls, 5x4s), Kshitija Sawant 20; Thia Ganatra 2/18, Mitali Govekar 2/19). Result: MIG Cricket Club won by 29 runs.
Sainath SC 147 for 9, 40 overs (Shravani Patil 30, Saniya Raut 24, Vedika Patil 22, Ciara Pereira 20; Shreya Suresh 2/25, Neelakshi Talati 2/27) lost Dashing SC 148 for 4, 36.1 overs (Khushi Nijai 30, Kimaya Rane 28, Ishika Jagtap 28; Nidhi Gharat 2/28). Result: Dashing SC won by 6 wickets.