71st Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2018
Hosts Mumbai Police Gymkhana cruised to a 9-wicket win against Islam Gymkhana in an opening Group-C league match on the second day of the 71st Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2018 at the Police Gymkhana ground on Sunday.
The Mumbai cops who had bowled out Islam Gymkhana for a measly 118 in 36.3 overs with medium pacer Santosh Shinde picking up 7 wickets for 40 runs, easily overhauled the target to record a thumping win.
Resuming at their overnight score of 71 for the loss of the only wicket of opener Chirag Khurana (26 runs) the policemen without any further damage reached the target scoring 121 in 21.2 overs to make a winning start.
In the other Group-C match, MCA Colts defeated Cricket Club of India by 58 runs. Electing to bat first MCA Colts amassed a healthy total of 356 for 8 wickets in 70 overs. Srujan Athawale batted well and scored 107 runs (155b, 206m, 12×4) while Chinmay Sutar (86) and Sairaj Sangle (62) were responsible in helping MCA Colts put up a challenging total. In reply, Cricket Club of India were bowled out for 298 in 68 overs. Ajinkya Patil fine century effort 122 runs (154b, 237m, 11×4) and another good knock from Prashant Naik (93) went in vain. Aquib Qureshi (4/54) and Tanush Kotian (3/67) were the main wicket-takers who fashioned the win for the MCA youngsters.
Brief scores –
Group-A: DY Patil Sports Academy: 407 for 4 in 70 overs (Aryaman Birla 114 (169bm, 210m, 9×4), Sarfraz Khan 93*, Aman Khan 69, Shashank Singh 58, Sairaj Patil 43*) beat Victory Cricket Club: 181 all out in 51.1 overs (Sachin Gill 63, Sumeet Dhekale 30; Iqbal Abdulla 4/61, Shashank Singh 3/9) by 226 runs.
New Hind Sporting Club: 200 all out in 68 overs (Akshay Jambekar 44, Nehal Katakdhond 43; Balkrushna Shirke 5/52) lost to MIG Cricket Club: 201 for 6 in 61 overs (Gaurav Jathar 75, Sumit Ghadigaonkar 45, Nikhil Patil(Sr.) 40*; Parikshit Valsangkar 3/71) by 4 wickets.
Group-B: PJ Hindu Gymkhana: 277 for 9 in 70 overs (Ankit Revandkar 59, Sachin Wagh 53, Neelkanth Parab 51, Rahul Lad 42; Badre Alam Khan 3/66) lost to Payyade Sports Club: 280 for 5 in 58 overs (Hardik Tamore 121(130b, 182m, 9×4, 7×6), Parag Khanapurkar 81*) by 5 Wickets.
Shivaji Park Gymkhana: 353 for 6 in 70 overs (Gandhar Bhatawadekar 95, Akash Anand 80*, Vaidik Murkar 70, Siddesh Kinlekar 50; Ankur Singh 2/79) beat Bombay Gymkhana: 224 all out in 60 overs (Bhupen Lalwani 100* (178b, 237m, 6×4, 1x), Abhishek Shrivastav 38, Pratik Desai 31; Karthik Mishra 4/63, Varun Joijode 3/56) by 129 Runs.
Group-C: Islam Gymkhana 118 all out in 36.3 overs (Osama Parkar 43; Santosh Shinde 7/40) lost to Mumbai Police Gymkhana : 121 for 1 in 21.2 overs (Rohit Pol 58*, Chirag Khurana 26, Mayur Sanap 26*) by 9 wickets.
MCA Colts: 356/8 in 70 overs (Srujan Athawale 107 (155b, 206m, 12×4), Chinmay Sutar 86, Sairaj Sangle 62, Pranav Kela 35, Agni Chopra 30; Hitesh Parmar 3/98) beat Cricket Club of India: 298 all out in 68 overs (Ajinkya Patil 122 (154b, 237m, 11×4), Prashant Naik 93; Aquib Qureshi 4/54, Tanush Kotian 3/67) by 58 runs.
Group-D: Parsee Gymkhana :328 for 9 in 70 overs (Kushal Shah 96, Ashay Sardesai 70, Aakarshit Gomel 42, Raunaq Sharma 40; Khizar Dafedar 3/71, Dhrumil Matkar 3/109) beat Sponsor’s XI (Jain Irrigation) : 195 all out in 51.1 overs (Siddharth Akre 59, Shashank Attarde 38; Shivam Malhotra 5/39, Abhimanyu Vashist 4/36) by 133 runs.
Parkhophene Cricketers: 317 all out in 64.4 overs (Prasad Pawar 141(152b, 209m, 18×4), Tanmay Mishra 82, Adeeb Usmani 30; Ravishankar Singh 4/38, Aquib Shaikh 3/54) beat Muslim United Cricket Club: 82 all out in 31.3 Overs (Dinesh Salunkhe 41; Sufiyan Rehmani 3/18, Atif Attarwala 3/31) by 235 runs.