All-rounder Balakrishna Shirke smashes a 56 ball 123 in JFSC Matunga League’21

By CG Reporter Last updated Mar 17, 2021

Jagdish Warriors after being put to bat first at New Hind Sports Club, Matunga posted a total of 183/10 in 19.5 overs. Opening the innings, Balakrishna Shirke who plays in multiple top division MCA tournaments top scored for his team with a scintillating hundred. Balakrishna went on to score a massive 123 off mere 56 balls smashing 10 fours and 9 sixes with a strike rate of almost 220.00. Even though, wickets kept on tumbling from the other end, Shirke continued his onslaught to push his team towards a strong position.

Orange Advertising in reply could only manage 144/9 in 20 overs with Balakrishna being the pick of the lot with the ball too! Balakrishna Shirke returned with exceptional bowling figures of 4/19 in 4 overs while rest of the bowlers also proved to be economical ensuring that opposition were not allowed to free their hands.

Result: Jagdish Warriors won the match by 39 runs
Man of the Match: Balakrishna Shirke
Scorecard link: http://jfsc.in/match_details.php?match_id=221409&team_id=117859&tab=scorecard