The combined efforts of left-arm spinner Vijay Gohil (5 for 32) and Jay Bista’s 92 runs enabled Victory CC clinch victory on the basis of the first innings lead against United Cricketers in a rescheduled Round-1 Division ‘B’ match of the 76th Dr. H.D. Kanga Cricket League 2023-2024 and played at the United Cricketers ground, Cross Maidan on Sunday.
Vijay Gohil claimed 5 for 32
Batting first United Cricketers were dismissed for 128 runs in their first innings. In reply, Victory after reaching 143 for 3 wickets declared their first inning to take a crucial 15 runs lead which ensured their win. United Cricketers made 31 for 3 wickets in the second inning at close of play.
Jay Bista scored 92 runs
Dadar Union Sporting Club also grabbed a 24-run first innings lead against Young Comrade CC to also snatch a win. Parel Sporting Club also claimed a win by taking the first innings lead against Fort Vijay CC.
Brief scores – Division ‘B’: Dadar Union Sporting Club — 1st innings: 162 all out (Divyaansh Saxena 52, Ayaz Khan 30; Shameet Shetty 3/27, Yash Panchal 3/51) & 2nd innings: 31 for 3 Vs Young Comrade CC — 1st innings: 138 all out (Khizar Dafedar 4/33, Shubham Pandey 3/39). Result: Dadar Union won on 1st innings lead.
Young Maharashtra CC — 1st innings: 273 for 6 declared (Siddid Tiwari 130, Ayan Pathan 47) Vs Khar Gymkhana — 1st innings: 183 for 6 (Raunaq Sharma 40, Riday Khandke 36, Parag Khanapurkar 32). Result: Match drawn.
Goregaon SC — 1st innings: 196 for 8 declared (Fenil Soni 42, Jayesh Chandankar 35; Rajesh Sardar 4/44) Vs Bhatnagar Sports & Cultural Foundation — 1st innings: 38 for 3). Result: Match drawn.
Muslim United SC — 1st innings: 135 all out (Atharv Dakway 4/60, Maxwell Swaminathan 3/7) Vs Dadar Parsee Colony SC — 1st innings: 126 for 9 (Bhushan Talawadekar 42; Nadeem Shaikh 6/55). Result: Match drawn.
United Cricketers — 1st innings: 128 all out (Vijay Gohil 5/32) & 29 for 4 (Shashank Attarde 3/4) Vs Victory CC — 1st innings: 143 for 3 declared (Jay Bista 92, Suved Parkar 31). Result: Victory CC won on 1st innings lead.
Fort Vijay CC — 1st innings: 136 all out (Moin Khan 66, Ashutosh Ghagre 5/38, Shivaji Yadav 3/23) & 2nd innings: 79 for 5 declared (Vasim Khan 36, Aaditya Parab 32; Ashutosh Ghagre 3/24) Vs Parel Sporting Club — 1st innings: 140/4 declared (Usaid Cutlerywala 48). Result: Parel Sporting won on 1st innings lead.
Apollo CC — 1st innings: 210 all out (Omkar Umbarkar 51, Shubham Punyarthi 39, Siddhesh Gavande 37; Yash Chavan 4/59) Vs Sainath SC — 1st innings: 54 for 6 (Vivek Shelar 3/28). Result: Match drawn.