Amar CC wins as opener Akash Suryavanshi smashes fifty while Shubham bags 4wkts in the Mumbai Junior Shield ‘18

Amar CC and Sportsman CC,Kalyan took on each other at Youth’s Own Union, Cross Maidan where in Amar CC won the toss and elected to bat first as the wicket looked good to bat on and make a big 1^st innings total.

Amar CC were off to a good start on the back of their opener Akash Suryavanshi who smashed an impressive fifty. Right handed Akash smashed a solid 50 off 73balls which included 7fours to set the tone for the Amar CC innings. Akash looked confident and played some really impressive shots while Umang Sheth at no.3 scored 35. Samarth Kokate who came to bat at no.10 scored a quick 23ball 35* down the order pushing the team total to 208/10 in 42.1 overs. From Sportsmen CC, off-spinner Rishi Narang was really impressive with the ball bowling in the right areas coming up with bowling figures of 4/29 in 9overs. Spinner Omkar Gavhane also did a good job taking 3wkts.

Defending a total of 209, Amar CC bowlers gave a fitting reply with the ball as they restricted Sportsmen CC boys to 152 runs all out where in opener Omkar who also took 3wkts top scored with 45.Talented left arm spinner Shubham Pandey came up with a match winning bowling spell of 4/33 in 8.5 overs which played a crucial role in defending the target. Shubham’s line and length was impressive and came up with timely breakthroughs which reaped rewards for him as well as his team. Samarth Kokate who scored a quick 35* also chipped in with 2wkts. Amar CC won the match by 56runs and it was surely a collective team perfomance from Amar CC boys where in Akash, Samarth and Shubham stood out with their individual performances.

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