Angkrish Raghuvanshi (106) & Shashwat Jhunjhunwala (114) steer U16 Kalina Center to a title win of the U16 LIC Kalpesh Koli Tournament’19

By CricketGraph Editor Last updated May 27, 2019

Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Shashwat Jhunjhunwala

Tournament sponsored by- LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India)

Into the all important finals, Kalina Center opting to bat first at the Dadkar Maidan posted a decent total of 322/9d in 78.3 overs. Opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi 106 off 131 (15 fours, 4 sixes) and Shashwat Jhunjhunwala at no.4 smashed 114 off 130 balls (16 fours, 2 sixes) to take their team into a strong position. Both the batsman played some gorgeous shots en-route their tons while they also stitched a 169 run stand for the 3^rd wicket.

Ghatkoper Center in reply were all out for 271/10 with half centuries from Prem Naik (60) and Abhinav Singh (87). Zenith Sachdev who has been one of the best spinners in the tournament continued to trouble the batsman taking 4/74 in 24.1 overs while A Jethwa taking 3 wkts.

2019 Kalina Center U16 won the match on 1^st innings lead and become the winners of the Kalpesh Koli Tournament. Closing Ceremony function of 29th LIC Kalpesh Govind Koli Memorial Cricket Tournament was held in the presence of Chief Guest Raju Kulkarni (Former Indian Cricketer) , Ruta Ajgaonkar (Marketing Manager LIC of India) and MCA Members.

LIC- One of the most trusted life insurance companies in India has been doing a wonderful job of promoting grassroot cricket by sponsoring the tournament and providing a platform to the young cricketers who are always eager to perform.

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