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Parkophene Cricketers pip Dadar Union Sports by 17 runs in Young Comrade Shield

By Juili Ballal

In a nail-biting thriller, Parkophene Cricketers beat Dadar Union Sports Club by 17 runs during the Young Comrade Shield. Parkophene Cricketers won the toss and elected to bat in that game that was played on January 7 and 8.

Batting first, Parkophene Cricketers posted a respectable score of 258 in 64.2 overs. Raunaq Sharma top-scored with an undefeated 68. Akhil Herwadkar (47) and Bhupen Lalwani (36) made valuable contributions with the bat for Parkophene Cricketers. On the other hand, Dadar Union Sports Club’s Shubham Pandey was the pick of the bowlers, accounting for 79/3. 

In response, Dadar Union Sports Club fought hard and almost chased down the total. They were bundled out for 241 in 52.4 overs and fell shy of 17 runs. Ayaz Khan (74), Siddharth Akre (46), and Nikhil Patil (34) were the major contributors with the bat. On the other hand, Parkophene Cricketers’ Dhanit Raut, Prayag Kumar, and Minad Manjrekar were the most successful bowlers, claiming three wickets apiece.

 

 

Raunaq Sharma
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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