Powered by some collective all-round performances M.V. Sports Club easily defeated Parkophene Cricketers by 123 runs in a first round Group-M 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 New Era ground, Azad Maidan on Friday.
MCA Joint Secretary, Deepak Patil, speaks to the players during the inauguration function of the 3rd MCA Under-19 Cricket Tournament.
Choosing to bat, M.V. Sports Club amassed a massive total of 235 for 5 wickets from their quota of 35 overs. The leading batter was Shaurya Sharan who top-scored with 71 runs while Yadnesh Sawant added 48 runs to boost the innings. In response Parkophene Cricketers were dismissed for 112 runs in 26.5 overs. Ravi Yadav put up a solid fight making 53 runs but got no support from the other batsmen. M.V. Sports Club bowlers Prasanna Shukla 4 for 4 and Sayantak Das 3 for 5 did well to seal their victory with plenty to spare.
Meanwhile, the brilliant efforts of Pranay Rana who scored 48 runs and Aneesh Shetty who picked four wickets for 28 runs helped Mumbai Police Gymkhana defeat P.J. Hindu Gymkhana by a comfortable 84 runs in a first round Group-A match
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by MCA Joint Secretary, Deepak Patil, MCA Apex Council Member, Abhay Hadap, Jwala Singh founder of Mumbai Cricket Club and Jwala Sports Foundation, and other dignitaries at the Worli Sports Club ground.
Brief scores – Group-A: Mumbai Police Gymkhana 192 for 8, 35 overs (Pranay Rana 48, Mayuresh Kulaye 35; Pratik Shukla 3/36) beat P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 108 all out, 23.5 overs (Aneesh Shetty 4/28). Result: Mumbai Police Gymkhana won by 84 runs.
Group-F: Fort Vijay CC 206 all out, 34.3 overs (Shivam 122*, Satyandra 30; Arun 5/27, Sivansh 3/24) beat Worli Sports Club 72 all out, 23.3 overs (Riyansh 4/31, Satyandra 3/5). Result: Fort Vijay CC won by 134 runs.
Group-H: Palghar Dahanu Taluka SA 251 for 7, 35 overs (Aryan Patil 53, Vidhiraj Shulka 40, Pramesh Buddha 39*, Joshil Raut 30*; Avinash Nair 3/44) beat Wellington CC 136 all out, 32.1 overs (Sharan Harak 50, Avinash Nair 34; Kanak Dawane 3/18). Result: PDTSA won by 115 runs.
Group-M: M.V. Sports Club 235 for 5, 35 overs (Shaurya Sharan 71, Yadnesh Sawant 48) beat Parkophene Cricketers 112 all out, 26.5 overs (Ravi Yadav 53; Prasanna Shukla 4/4, Sayantak Das 3/5). Result: M.V. Sports Club won by 123 runs.
Group-N: United Cricketers 215 for 9, 35 overs (Priyansh W. 82, Laksh S. 41, Ayush P. 35; Mitanshu P. 3/42) beat Sainath Sports Club 53 all out, 12.5 overs (Tasya S. 5/16). Result: United Cricketers won by 162