A tough fight between Rizvi & Gundecha with Abhinav (203) & Suryansh (195) in Giles Shield
It was one of the finest encounters we could see between Riazi vs Gundecha. Any pure cricket lover would love this match as not only it was well fought by Gundecha against a strong team but we also got to see great individual performances.
Rizvi had won the toss and elected to bat first. At one point they were 133/4 & Gundecha were looking good. The bowlers leaked a lot of runs after the lunch session and there were also a lot of dropped catches too. Abhinav singh scored a magnificent double century to take his team to a big total. Vinod Mistry also played well for his 64 and so did the lower middle order where all chipped in with little cameos. However, the highlight of their innings was Abhinav as he scored 203 off just 183 balls. Singh was dropped a few times but he capitalized the opportunities to score big. His stroke filled 203 included 30 fours and 4 sixes which meant he was scoring boundaries at will. Rizvi eventually ended their innings at 472/8 declare. Bhavesh sachdev took 3/65 while rudra chipped in with two wickets. Om Vadher also bowled well on the 2nd day picking up 2/49 in 12.3 overs.
Gundecha started off well but the openers gave away their wickets & in came the new little master & the run machine of the season “Suryansh Shedge”. Suryansh who has had a wonderful season continues his golden patch with the bat with a back to back hundred & 3rd of this season. Suryansh who lacked support again from the other side stood like a rock. Suryansh who is aggressive by nature played patient cricket as he knew the game needs to be drawn. Right handed Shedge scored 195 off 183 (11 fours & 3 sixes) while Jai Kanodia’s strong unbeaten defence (7* off 36 balls) to draw the match reminded us of Dravid & Laxman.
Gundecha who fought really hard to survive and draw the match were unluckily all out just 2 overs before the end of the game at 321 (2nd day’s play). Rizvi bowlers did a really good job & Abhinav came all guns blazing with the ball too as he picked up 4/34 in 10.4 overs. Just 12 more balls faced and the match could have been drawn. But that does not take away the efforts put by the Gundecha boys who fought till the last ball. They gave their best & even a test match became exciting to watch.
Abhinav Singh was adjudged man of the match (203 and 4wickets) but such was their spirit and hard work on the crease, even the Rizvi coach and parents clapped & appreciated the tough fight given by the Gundecha team.