Abhinav Singh (109) Saad (7wkts) and Shreyas(84) sizzle in the finals as New Era CC lift the U-16 Santosh Kumar Ghosh Trophy ‘18

Played between KRP XI and New Era CC, it was the crucial finale of the prestigious Ghosh Trophy where in KRP XI won the toss and elected to bat first on a wicket which had assistance for the batsman too.

KRP XI however struggled to make a big 1^st innings score as they were all out for 181runs in 76.3 overs. Left-handed opener Shubham Girkar top scored with 61runs off 136balls (8fours) while prolific Ayush at no.3 scored 37 as the rest of the batsmen struggled to make much of an impact. Off-spinner Saad Shaikh bowled one of the most important spell of the tournament as he came up with match winning bowling figures of 7/64 in 28.3overs with 10 maidens. Saad was certainly impressive bowling in the right areas and troubling the batsmen to the core.

On the other hand, New Era CC notched up a good total of 275/8 dec in 90 overs. Opening the innings, Abhinav Singh scored a fantastic knock of 109runs off 225balls smashing 15fours and changing the game in his team’s favor. Even though they did lost a few wickets in between, Shreyas Mandlik scored a brilliant and a match saving 84 off 187balls (13fours) while also stitching a match winning 5th wkt partnership with Abhinav Singh of 165 runs off 334balls in 171mins. KRP XI on the other hand batted for 17overs in the 2^nd innings with Ayush Jethwa scoring 60*before the match ended with KRP XI at 96/3.

New Era CC won the match on 1^st innings and it was a great team perfomance while Saad, Abhinav and Shreyas stood out with their brilliant contributions.

The player of the tournament, Best Batsman and Best Bowler  Prizes in the form of Cricket Kit bags were sponsored in the memory of Late Shri Chandrakant Karmalkar by his son Mr. Chandrashekhar  Karmalkar (cricket coach).

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