Abhishek Rajadhyaksha’s stunning 151 helps M.I.G Cricket Club win against Apollo in the Young Comrade Shield Tournament

It was the 2^nd round knock-out match between MIG Cricket Club and Apollo Cricket Club at the M.I.G cricket Ground, Bandra, Mumbai. M.I.G Skipper Kevin Almeida won the toss & elected to bat first since he has a strong batting line up to make a big 1^st innings score.

Batting first, MIG were off to a good start with a righthand-lefthand combination of Abhishek Rajadhyaksha and Sandeep Kunchikar. While Sandeep was out for a well-made 41, it was their left-handed opener Abhishek who made his presence count at the crease as he went on to score a big innings of 151. The left handed looked completely composed and confident & was playing proper cricketing shots which were nothing but a feast to the eyes. Abhishek was later joined by his talented skipper Kevin Almeida who also came in and scored a fluent 81. The southpaw needs no introduction as he has been a consistent run scorer since the past few seasons. Onkar Jadhav also chipped in with 31 & M.I.G reached a team total of 374/10 in 68.5 overs.

In reply, Apollo Cricket Club were all out for 214/10 in 54.4 overs and Vinit Dhulap was the chief destroyer with the ball taking 5/55 with his left arm spin. Vinit broke partnerships and took important wickets which helped the game to tilt in their favor. Kushal Kakkad gave a strong fight with his unbeaten 90* & so did Sairaj Sangle who scored a valiant 52 but that wasn’t enough as they lacked support from the other end.

M.I.G Cricket Club who came in the match without their regular 2-3 players won the match comfortably by 160 runs & they will be certainly happy with their collective team performance & especially of Abhishek, Vinit & their skipper Kevin. Cricketgraph wishes their good form continues for a long time & they go on to win the tournament.