JSF (Jwala Sports Foundation) defeated two-times champions MCC (Red) by 51 runs for their maiden triumph in the B4S MCC PRO – 40 double-leg 5-Team league here today. The holders, who were going for a hat-trick of titles, were thus deprived by the aggressive allround display of the JSF boys.
JSF – the new champions B4S MCC PRO – 40 double-leg 5-Team league pose with the former Mumbai Ranji Trophy player and chief guest Rajesh Pawar and Jwala Singh ( Director- MCC) alongwith other officials.
Put into bat, JSF batsmen, with their top-order batsmen, led by Arsalan Oberoi (68), Aryan Chitroda (45), Ayaz Khan (40) and |Rahul Chjoudhari (38) hit up 230 in their allotted 40 overs. Chasing 231, the defending champions tried their best, but due to hostile bowling by Rohit Wagh (3/17), Vedant Patil (3/41) and Vishal Singh (2/24), they were dismissed for 179 in 36.3 overs.
However, their allrounder Dashrath Chavan, who was the highest scorer with 404 runs in the league and captured 14 wickets was adjudged the Man-of-the-series.. The other prize winners were: Best batsman: Ayaz Khan (395 runs); Best bowler : Vedant Patil (18 wickets).
While JSF proved to be worthy winners, as they were the most consistent team, having topped the league with 7-1 record in the 5-team league. Their solitary defeat came against MCC (Blue) in the league phase, finished at the top of the table.
Brief scores of the final: Jwala Sports Foundation 230 (Arsalan Oberoi 68, Aryan Chitroda 45, Ayaz Khan 40, RDahul Chaudhari 38; Harshvardhan Patil 2/41, Ketan Joshi 2/43) bt MCC (Red) 179 (Dasrath chavan 71, Pranav Jadhav 44; Rahit Wagh 3/17, Vedant Patil 3/41, Vishan Singh 2/24) by 51 runs. MOM- Arsalan Oberoi.