Corporate Cricket

Ageas Federal advance to the finals of Diamond Cup

By Juili Ballal

On November 6, Ageas Federal took on FCC United during the Diamond Cup. The match was played on Dadar Parsi Zorastrian Cricket Club (DPZ) Ground in Mumbai.

Winning the toss and electing to bat first, FCC United posted 126/7 in their full quota of 20 overs. Omkar Chaughule starred with the bat as he smashed an unbeaten 47 off 38. Chaughule hammered eight boundaries and a six in her entertaining knock. On the other hand, Kaustubh Paranjape and captain Arvind Sharma were the most successful bowlers for Ageas Federal. The duo scalped two wickets apiece.

In reply, Ageas Federal overhauled the target in 16 overs with five wickets in hand. Opening the batting, Vicky Patil led the run chase from the front with a blistering 80 off 40. Patil smashed 14 boundaries and a six during his blitzkrieg. For FCC United, Om Yadav was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 11/2 in four overs.

With this win, Ageas Federal have made their way to the finals of the Diamond Cup.

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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