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Atharva Kore scripts a 9-wicket win for powal CA in MD Memorial Cup

By Juili Ballal

On January 3, Powal CA and Samvedi Kalpavriksha CA clashed against each other during the MD Memorial Cup. Samvedi Kalpavriksha CA won the toss and elected to bat first.

Samvedi Kalpavriksha CA were restricted to a paltry score of 95/9 in 20 overs. Besides Yuvaan Gurav (28) and Samartha Churi (17), none of the other Samvedi Kalpavriksha CA batters could score in double digits. On the other hand, Powal CA’s Moksh Shah and Bhaskar were the most successful bowlers with two scalps apiece. While Shah accounted for 9/2 in four overs, Bhaskar bagged 14/2 in two overs.

Chasing a modest total of 96, Powal CA cruised to the target in 14.3 overs and won the match by nine wickets. Opening batter Atharva Kore top-scored with an unbeaten 52 off 47, peppering the boundary rope eight times. On the other hand, Samvedi Kalpavriksha CA’s Prayag Vaidya was the only wicket-taker with 14/1 in two overs.

 

Juili Ballal

Cricket is a sport that Juili picked up right from her childhood days. Her journey from playing with the boys in the compound walls to practising under the able aegis of Jonty Rhodes has been a spectacular one.
She was a part of Mumbai Women’s U-19 and U-23 probables during her four-year stint at the MCA. As a middle order bat and a part time medium pace bowler, she also represented Mumbai University at All-India University Women’s Cricket for two years.

In the quest of further education, she discontinued with the sport. Currently she is pursuing her Ph.D in Finance from IIT Bombay’s School of Management.

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