Thakur College scored a convincing 9-wicket win against Sathaye College in a first round match of the 2nd MCA Junior College Cricket Tournament 2023-2024, sponsored by Rizvi College Sports Club and played at the Sainath SC ground, Virar on Wednesday.
Sent in to bat, Sathaye College were dismissed for a measly 109 runs in 36 overs. Mit Kadam was unbeaten on 38 runs. Off-spinner Rudra Datey claimed 6 for 6 and Divyesh Shetty took 3 for 22. Thakur College comfortably crossed the target making 113 for one wicket in just 12.4 overs. Opening batsmen Sanskar Panaskar smashed an unbeaten 50 runs and Anant Desai contributed 40 runs.
Meanwhile, N.M. College’s all-rounder Hriday Mehta’s brilliant efforts 113 runs (78-bals, 16x4s, 3x6s) and 2 wickets for 31 runs went in vain. N.M. College suffered a 4-wicket defeat at the hands of Bunts Sangha College in another match.
Brief scores: Sathaye College 109 all out, 36 overs (Mit Kadam 38*; Rudra Datey 6/6, Divyesh Shetty 3/22) lost to Thakur College 113 for 1, 12.4 overs (Sanskar Panaskar 50*, Anant Desai 40).
N.M. College 180 all out, 29.5 overs (Hriday Mehta 113 (78-bals, 16x4s, 3x6s); Amit Chaudhary 5/43, Mehboob Shah 3/31, Aqib Shaikh 2/32) lost to Bunts Sangha College 183 for 6, 31.4 overs (Shravan Kharol 52, Avinash Nair 27*, Yash Dixit 25; Hriday Mehta 2/31, Vishwa Shah 2/53).
K.J. Somaiya Junior College 105 all out, 29 overs (Soham Sadafule 28; Joshil Raut 4/21, Ruchit Bhoye 2/9) lost Tarapur Vidylaya & Junior College 108 for 2, 22.4 overs (Prathamesh Meher 56*, Ashutosh Shukla 23*).