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Aarya, Akash, Vaibhav, Sanket shine in CCI’s 5-wicket win over Muslim United Sports Club

By Juili Ballal

Cricket Club of India (CCI) took on Muslim United Sports Club on January 14 and 15 during the Young Comrade Shield. Muslim United Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.

Batting first, Muslim United Sports Club were bundled out for a humble 195 in 58.5 overs. Dhruv Thakkar was the lone warrior in the fight for Muslim United Sports Club as he top-scored with 79. On the other hand, CCI’s Vaibhav Mali and Sanket Yashwante were the most successful bowlers with three wickets each.

Dhruv Thakkar

In reply, CCI completed the formalities in 39 overs and won the match by five wickets. Aarya Satpute led the run chase from the front with an unbeaten 79 and received good support from Akash Parkar (52). For Muslim United Sports Club, Pushkaraj Chavan was the pick of the bowlers with 76/3.

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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