All-rounder Vinayak Bhoir was brilliant with both bat and ball and powered defending champions P.J. Hindu Gymkhana to a 20-run win against hosts Bombay Gymkhana in the semi-finals of the Bombay Gymkhana Ltd. organized Nirlon-R.F.S. Talyarkhan Memorial Invitation Cricket Tournament 2023-2024, played under floodlights at the Bombay Gymkhana ground on Saturday morning.
All-rounder Vinayak Bhoir impressed with both bat and ball in defending champions P.J. Hindu Gymkhan’s 20-run win against hosts Bombay Gymkhana in the semi-finals.
Middle order bat Bhoir played a cameo knock scoring an unbeaten 19-ball 41 runs with four boundaries and two sixes to guide Hindu Gymkhana to a sizeable total of 203 for eight wickets from their 20 overs. Openers Anand Bains 43 runs (22-balls, 5x4s, 3x6s) and Jay Bista 43 runs (23-balls, 2x4s,4x6s) laid the foundation with a 71-run partnership. Later, Makarand Patti smashed a 16-ball 31 runs (2x4s,2x6s). Bombay Gymkhana’s left-arm spinner Omkar Ghule 3 for 21 and medium Pacer Yashraj Malaap 2 for 53 claimed the wickets.
In reply, Bombay Gymkhana batsmen seemed more relaxed and failed to accelerate the scoring tempo and fell short managing to score 183 for 7 from their 20 overs. Onkar Jadhav 39 runs (31-balls, 3x4s, 1×6), Nikhil Patil 31 (19-balls, 2x4s, 2x6s), Yashraj Malaap unbeaten 26 runs (11-balls, 3x6s) and Pratik Shukla 21 runs (10-balls, 3x4s,1×6) managed to get some runs on the board. Left-arm spinner Bhoir finished with 3 for 15 and medium pacer Jitendra Paliwal 2 for 38 were responsible for containing the rival batters.
Tare, Mulchandani steer Parsee Gym into semis
Meanwhile, the solid batting performances of opener Ishan Mulchandani 35-ball 75 runs (9x4s,3x6s) and number three bat Aditya Tare’s unbeaten 49-ball knock of 90 runs (10x4s, 4x6s) was the highlight of last year’s runners-up Parsee Gymkhana’s convincing 63 runs victory against Cricket Club of India in a first round match, played on Friday night.
Batting first, Parsee Gymkhana amassed a mammoth total of 216 for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Kevin D’Almeida added 20 runs while CCI’s Aakash Parkar was the only successful bowler to pick three wickets for 41 runs. Later, the Parsee Gymkhana slow bowlers Dev Patel 2 for 21, Sagar Chhabaria 2 for 25 and Sagar Udeshi 2 for 40 kept in tight for the opposition batters and restricted them to 153 for 8 from their 20 overs. Akash Anand 28 runs, Akhil Hedwadkar 25 runs, Chinmay Sutar 24 runs and Sujit Nayak 22 runs tried to force the pace, but failed.
Brief scores – Semi-finals: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 203 for 8, 20 over (Anand Bains 43 (22-balls, 5x4s, 3x6s), Jay Bista 43 (23-balls, 2x4s,4x6s), Vinayak Bhoir 41* (19-balls, 4x4s,2x6s), Makarand Patti 31 (16-balls, 2x4s,2x6s); sla Omkar Ghule 3/21, mp Yashraj Malaap 2/53) beat Bombay Gymkhana 183 for 7, 20 overs (Onkar Jadhav 39 (31-balls, 3x4s, 1×6), Nikhil Patil 31 (19-balls, 2x4s, 2x6s), Yashraj Malaap 26* (11-balls, 3x6s), Pratik Shukla 21 (10-balls, 3x4s, 1×6); Vinayak Bhoir 3/15, Jitendra Paliwal 2/38).
Round 1: Parsee Gymkhana 216 for 4, 20 overs (Aditya Tare 90 (49-10×4s, 4x6s), Ishan Mulchandani 75 (35-balls, 9×4s,3×6s), Kevin D’Almeida 20; Aakash Parkar 3/41) beat CCI 153 for 8, 20 overs (Akash Anand 28, Akhil Hedwadkar 25, Chinmay Sutar 24, Sujit Nayak 22; Dev Patel 2/21, Sagar Chhabaria 2/25, Sagar Udeshi 2/40).