MCC (Red)’s medium pacer Jitendra Paliwal stole the limelight on a day dominated by bowlers, by capturing nine for 15 as Jwala Sports Foundation were bundled out for 40 in their return tie of the B4S (Brain-4-Sports)- MCC Pro-40 Five-team double leg League, played at Oval Maidan here today. Chasing the target, MCC (Red), however, made quite a heavy weather before winning the tie by six wickets.
Jitendra Paliwal
In the second tie in the afternoon, MCC (Blue) handed a 10-wicket defeat to table-topper debutant Bhosale Cricket Academy. Put in to bat, BCA were dismissed for 71 with Mukesh Gupta (5/12), Zaid Khan (3/22) and Manish Gupta (2/10) sharing the spoils. In reply, the MCC (Blue) openers Mukesh Gupta (35) and Owais Sayed (27) made light of the target and were home being without separated.
Brief scores:
JSF XI 40 (Jitendra Paliwal 9/15) lost to MCC (Red) 42/4 (Shahid Ansari 2/23) by 6 wkts. Man-of-the-match: Jitendra Paliwal .
Bhosale Cricket Academy 71 (Nihar Rane 5/12, Zaid Khan 3/22) lost to MCC (Blue) 72/0 (Mukesh Gupta n.o. 35, Owais Sayed n.o. 27) by 10 wkts. Man-of-the-match: Nihar Rane.