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Vinayak Bhoir’s Fifer Powers PJ Hindu Gymkhana to a win in the Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament

By Juili Ballal

PJ Hindu Gymkhana and Sponsors XI locked horns against each other in match number 24 (Group D) of the Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament. Sponsors XI won the toss and elected to bat.

Opting to bat first, Sponsors XI had an off day as their innings was done and dusted for a paltry 111 in 34.4 overs. Sponsors XI’s Dhruv Thakkar top-scored with 38. On the other hand, PJ Hindu Gymkhana’s Vinayak Bhoir scalped 27/5.

In reply, PJ Hindu Gymkhana took just 20.1 overs to achieve the target at the loss of four wickets. Harsh Salunkhe (40) and Sachin Wagh (31) guided their team to an easy win. On the other hand, Sponsors XI’s Pushkaraj Chavan was the most successful bowler. He accounted for 24/3.

PJ Hindu Gymkhana handed a six-wicket defeat to Sponsors XI in the league match of the Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament.

Brief Scores: Sponsors XI 111/10 in 34.4 overs (Dhruv Thakkar 38, Vinayak Bhoir 5/27) lost to P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 114/4 in 20.1 overs (Harsh Salunkhe 40, Sachin Wagh 31, Pushkaraj Chavan 3/24) by six wickets

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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