Rohan Ore (70), and Vir Khimji (50) played a stellar role in MCC (Blue)’s three-wicket win over hosts Jwala Sports Foundation XI in their opening tie of the B4S (Brain-4-Sports)- MCC Pro-40 Five-team double leg League, which got off to fine start played at Oval Maidan here today.
Put into bat, JSF XI hit up 229 for nine off 40 overs with Sachin Upadhyay playing a fighting unbeaten knock of 49. While Shreyansh Bangar (3/38) and Zaid Khan (2/24) sharing the bowling honours. However, chasing 230 for victory, the ‘Blue’ made heavy weather before they scrambled home with three wicketrs to spare. Rohan hit up 70 with ten fours with Khimji (50) playing a good supporting role .
Brief scores: JSF XI 229/9 off 40 movers (Sachin Upadhyay n.o. 49, Nishad Trivedi 28, Aryan Chitroda 26; Shreyansh Banger 3/38, Zaid Khan 2/24) lost to MCC (Blue) 233/7 (Rohan More 70, Vir Khimji 50, Altamash Khan 45; Deep Bhatt 2/36, Nihar Rane 2/49) by 3 wkts.