Akshay Darekar’s fifer helps Goregaon SC defeat the mighty Parsee Gymkhana in Madhav Mantri Centenary One Day League’21

Goregaon Sports Club opting to bat first on their homeground posted n impressive total of 274/8 in 45 overs. Opener Jiniv Joshi top scored for his team smashing a solid 60 off 66 balls laced with 7 boundaries. Apart from him, Kinshuk Rai (49 runs), Shrideep Mangela (35 runs) and Abhishek Faria (34*) contributed with crucial knocks. From the Parsee Gymkhana bowlers, quickster Shivam Malhotra with 3/55 was the pick of the lot.

Parsee Gymkhana who boast of an experienced line up were reduced to 258 runs in 44.4 overs courtesy some top order breakthroughs by the experienced Dinesh Salunkhe followed by a match winning bowling performance by left arm spinner Akshay Darekar who has close to 200 wickets for Maharashtra at Domestic Level returned with impactful bowling figures of 5/49 in 9 overs cleaning up Parsee Gymkhana’s middle and lower middle order. It was a clinical bowling performance by Goregaon SC boys as they won the match by 16 runs.

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