Powered by Asfaq Siddiqui century knock 123 runs Mumbai Cricket Club ‘A’ recorded a comfortable 264-run victory against B4 Sports Club the boys’ under-15 league match of the third MCC Talent Hunt Cricket Tournament 2023-2024, organized by JSF (Jwala Sports Foundation) and played at Oval Maidan.
Opting to bat, Mumbai CC amassed a mammoth total of 325 for 6 wickets from their 40 overs. Asfaq led the charge with his 92-ball ton which included 14 boundaries, while teammates Ahaan Suthram 65 runs (51-balls, 6x4s) and Faiz Khan 32 swelled the total. Farhan Khan picked two wickets for 63 runs.
In reply, Mumbai CC bowlers were excellent and destroyed the B4 Sports innings bundling them out for a mere 61 runs in 14.4 overs. Rahul Kumar was the pick of the bowlers claiming four wickets for 22 runs while Dheeraj Paswan took two wickets without conceding a runs and Sgivraj Jagtap grabbed two for 20 runs to complete the massive win.
The dashing middle-order batter Asfaq was later declared the ‘Player of the Match’.
Brief scores: Mumbai Cricket Club ‘A’ 325 for 6, 40 overs (Asfaq Siddiqui 123 (92-balls, 14x4s), Ahaan Suthram 65 (51-balls), 6x4s), Faiz Khan 32; Farhan Khan 2/63) beat B4 Sports Club 61 all out, 14.4 overs (Rahul Kumar 4/22, Dheeraj Paswan 2/0, Sgivraj Jagtap 2/20).