71st Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2018
Impressive bowling spells from young medium pacer Harshal Soni and left-arm spinner Hitesh Parmar put Cricket Club of India in a strong winning position against Islam Gymkhana in concluding Group-C league match of the 71st Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2018, sponsored Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd and played at the Islam Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive on Saturday.
Soni with his fiery pace picked up 4 wickets for 21 runs and Parmar with his slow deliveries grabbed 3 wickets for 39 runs as the hosts Islam Gymkhana innings folded at 106 in just 35.2 overs. Mihir Agarwal and Durvesh Mahadik were the only batsmen who managed to get some runs, both scoring 25 runs each. In reply, CCI lost two wickets as the managed to score 55 runs in 13 overs and require to 52 more runs when play resumes on Sunday to complete their win.
In a Group-A match, defending champions D.Y. Patil SA were struggling and they reached 173 for the loss of 6 wickets in their match against MIG CC. Sarfraz Khan (63 runs) and Kaustubh Pawar (48 runs) were the leading scores for D.Y. Patil while Pratik Dabholkar (3/18) was responsible for picking up the wickets.
Brief scores –
Group – A:
At D.Y. Patil SA stadium: D.Y. Patil SA 173 for 6 in 55 overs (Sarfraz Khan 63, Kaustubh Pawar 48; Pratik Dabholkar 3/18) Vs MIG CC.
At New Hind ground: Victory Cricket Club: 201 all out in 51.2 overs (Jiniv Joshi 89; John Abraham 4/41, Parikshit Valsangkar 3/55) Vs New Hind Sporting Club
Group – B:
At Karnatak SA ground: Payyade Sports Club: 180 for 6 in 49 overs (Hersh Tank 90, Hardik Tamore 41; Abhishek Shrivastav 3/19) Vs Bombay Gymkhana.
At Hindu Gymkhana: Shivaji Park Gymkhana: 190 for 7 in 56 overs (Akash Anand 56, Mairaj Khan 49, Manan Khakhar 37*, Jayesh Pokhare 31; Sachin Katkat 3/21) Vs Hindu Gymkhana.
Group – C:
At Mumbai Police Gymkhana: Mumbai Police: 238 for 5 in 60 overs (Swapnil Kulaye 58*, Shrikant Limbole 57*, Mayur Sanap 50, Shahid Shaikh 31; Aquib Qureshi 2/43) Vs MCA Colts.
At Islam Gymkhana: Islam Gymkhana: 106 all out in 35.2 overs (Mihir Agarwal 25, Durvesh Mahadik 25; Harshal Soni 4/21, Hitesh Parmar 3/39) Vs Cricket Club of India: 55/2 in 13 overs (Aplesh Ramjani 19*; Danish Shaikh 2/25).
Group-D
At Parsee Gymkhana: Muslim United Cricket Club: 187 for 5 in 60 overs (Ishaque Shaikh 55, Yash Gandhi 36*, Gautam Waghela 35; Abhimanyu Vashishta 2/45) Vs Parsee Gymkhana.
At National CC ground: Parkhophene Cricketers: 220 for 7 in 51 overs (Sandeep Kunchikor 60, Prasad Pawar 39; Khizar Dafedar 3/43) Vs Sponsor’s XI (Jain Irrigation).