Powered by some collective all-round performances M.V. Sports Club simply defeated Parkophene Cricketers by 123 runs in a primary spherical Group-M match of the third MCA Under-19 Cricket Tournament on the New Era floor, Azad Maidan.

Choosing to bat, M.V. Sports Club amassed a large whole of 235 for five wickets from their quota of 35 overs. The main batter was Shaurya Sharan who top-scored with 71 runs whereas Yadnesh Sawant added 48 runs to spice up the innings.

In response Parkophene Cricketers had been dismissed for 112 runs in 26.5 overs. Ravi Yadav put up a stable battle making 53 runs however obtained no help from the opposite batsmen. M.V. Sports Club bowlers Prasanna Shukla 4 for 4 and Sayantak Das 3 for five did properly to seal their victory with a lot to spare.

Meanwhile, the sensible efforts of Pranay Rana who scored 48 runs and Aneesh Shetty who picked 4 wickets for 28 runs helped Mumbai Police Gymkhana defeat P.J. Hindu Gymkhana by a cushty 84 runs in a primary spherical Group-A match.

Brief scores

Group-A: Mumbai Police Gymkhana 192-8 (P Rana 48, M Kulaye 35; P Shukla 3-36) bt P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 108 (A Shetty 4-28). Result: Mumbai Police Gymkhana received by 84 runs

Group-F: Fort Vijay CC 206 (Shivam 122*, Satyandra 30; Arun 5-27, Sivansh 3-24) bt Worli Sports Club 72 (Riyansh 4-31, Satyandra 3-5). Result: Fort Vijay CC received by 134 runs.

Group-H: Palghar Dahanu Taluka SA 251-7 (A Patil 53, V Shulka 40, P Buddha 39*, J Raut 30*; A Nair 3/44) bt Wellington CC 136 (S Harak 50, A Nair 34; Ok Dawane 3/18). Result: PDTSA received by 115 runs.

Group-M: M.V. Sports Club 235-5 (S Sharan 71, Y Sawant 48) bt Parkophene Cricketers 112 (R Yadav 53; P Shukla 4-4, S Das 3-5). Result: M.V. Sports Club received by 123 runs.

Group-N: United Cricketers 215-9 (Priyansh W. 82, Laksh S. 41, Ayush P. 35; Mitanshu P. 3-42) bt Sainath Sports Club 53 (Tasya S. 5-16). Result: United Cricketers received by 162 runs.

Published on: Saturday, March 16, 2024, 06:35 PM IST