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Aadit, Rohit, & Rishi help New Hindu beat Wellington by 82 runs

By Juili Ballal

New Hindu Cricket Club locked horns against Wellington Cricket Club during the Mumbai Junior Shield. New Hindu won the toss and elected to bat at Cross Maidan, Mumbai, on January 22.

Batting first, New Hindu were bundled out for 234 in 44.5 overs. Aadit Degaonkar (46) and Rohit Yadav (48) were the top contributors with the bat for New Hindu. For Wellington, Sagar Shah was the most successful bowler with 57/4 in nine overs.

In reply, Wellington were bowled out for 152 in 34.2 overs, and they lost the match by 82 runs. Aryan Desai (37) and Abhinav Singh (31) fought hard but failed to see their side home. For New Hindu, Rishi Shah was the pick of the bowlers, scalping 19/3 in 6.2 overs, including one maiden.

 

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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