Nishant Trivedi put up a fine show both with bat and ball as MCC (Yellow) defeated Jwala Sports Foundation by 21 runs in the 6-team MCC Double-Leg Pro-40 league, played at Oval Maidan here today. This was “Yellow” eighth successive win and they stay at the top with 16 points.
Nishant Trivedi
Sent in to bat, “Yellow” thanks to fine contribution from Nishant, who top-scored with fine unbeaten knock of run-a-ball 60, and aggressive Aman Agarwal’s 53, they ended with 212 for nine off 40 overs. Chasing 213 for victory, JSF fought hard but fell short by 21 runs. Lucky Sisodia (46) was their top scorer. And this time the bowler Nishant, struck important blows and captured three wickets to restrict JSF to 191.
Brief scores: MCC Double-Leg Pro-40 League:
MCC (Yellow) 212/9 off 40 overs (Nishant Trivedi 60, Aman Agarwal 53, Diyan Kubadia 32; Vishesh Yadav 2/24) bt Jwala Sports Foundation 191 all out (Lucky Sisodia 46, Vishal Kushwaha 29; Nishant Trivedi 3/39, Gaurv Pagare 2/40, Ivaan Bhushan 2/30 by 21 runs.