Aditya Dhumal
Aditya Dhumal
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Aditya Dhumal’s all-round performance powers Sind Sports Club to a win in Purushottam Shield’22

By Juili Ballal

On April 15 and April 16, Sind Sports Club took on Fort Vijay Cricket Club at SRT (1) during the Purushottam Shield.Sind Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat first.

Riding on Aditya Dhumal’s delectable 83, Sind Sports Club posted a respectable score of 237 in 56.3 overs. Dhumal played some good looking shots and ran well between the wickets. Alongside him, Kirtiraj Wadekar made useful contributions with the bat as he chipped in with 31 runs. On the other hand, for Fort Vijay Cricket Club, Shubham Giri was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 3-17.

In reply, Fort Vijay Cricket Club fought hard as they piled up 232 in 69.1 overs. In the end, they fell shy of just five runs as the match went all the way down the wire. Rupen Chaurasia (62 runs) and Aditya Giri (39 runs) led the run chase and almost managed to take their team home. However, Aditya Dhumal had other plans as he wreaked havoc with the ball scalping 5-77.

Aditya Dhumal was the top performer of the match, thanks to his match winning all-round performance. Dhumal’s 83 and five-wicket haul steered Sind Sports Club to a five-run win over Fort Vijay Cricket Club during the Purushottam Shield.

 

Juili Ballal

Cricket is a sport that Juili picked up right from her childhood days. Her journey from playing with the boys in the compound walls to practising under the able aegis of Jonty Rhodes has been a spectacular one.
She was a part of Mumbai Women’s U-19 and U-23 probables during her four-year stint at the MCA. As a middle order bat and a part time medium pace bowler, she also represented Mumbai University at All-India University Women’s Cricket for two years.

In the quest of further education, she discontinued with the sport. Currently she is pursuing her Ph.D in Finance from IIT Bombay’s School of Management.

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