Anirudha Nair produced an impressive all-round performance, scoring an unbeaten 32 runs and then picking 3 wickets for 19 runs as Parsee Gymkhana scored an authoritative 136-run victory against Star Cricket Club in a Group-C match, of the 3rd MCA Under-19 Cricket Tournament organized by Bhama Cricket Club in association with Mumbai Cricket Club under the aegis of the Mumbai Cricket Association and played at the Young Zoroastrian ground, Azad Maidan on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Dadar Union SC powered by Raza Mirza’s century knock of 106 runs (108 balls) defeated Dadar Union CC by 175 runs. Dadar Union posted a big total of 263 for 7 wickets in 35 overs. Mirza’s teammate Abhishek Koli added 44 runs. Later, Dadar Union bundled out Muslim United SC for 88 in 26.1 overs to complete the win.
Batting first, Parsee Gymkhana piled up a challenging total of 246 for 7 in 35 overs. Raj Jain 42 runs, Sairaj Sanap 33 runs and Anirudha Nair an unbeaten 32 runs propped the innings, while Harsh Tikam took 3 for 68. Later, Parsee Gymkhana bowled out Star CC for a 110 runs in 25.4 overs. Ayush Sawant top-scored with 54 runs while Parsee Gymkhana’s Anirudha 3 for 19, Nishit Balla 3 for 23 and Lavesh Medhankar 3 for 28 sealed the win.
Brief scores – Group-C: Parsee Gymkhana 246 for 7, 35 overs (Raj Jain 42, Sairaj Sanap 33, Anirudha Nair 32*; Harsh Tikam 3/68) beat Star Cricket Club 110 all out, 25.4 overs (Ayush Sawant 54; Anirudha Nair 3/19, Nishit Balla 3/23, Lavesh Medhankar 3/28).
Marwari CC 193 for 3, 35 overs (Aradhya Nijay 61, Dhiraj Bino 59) beat Kamath Memorial CC 88 all out, 27.1 overs (Aakash Prasad 4/24, Zaid Khan 3/4).
Group-E: Young Maharashtra CC 128 all out, 22.2 overs (Sai Bakshi 39; Abhishek 3/28, Atharva Dalvi 3/35) beat Navroz CC 108 all out, 28.2 overs (Varad Rananavare 41; Mohammad Nadeem 4/17).
Group-F: Dadar Union SC 263 for 7, 35 overs (Raza Mirza 106 (108), Abhishek Koli 44) beat Muslim United SC 88 all out, 26.1 overs.