Atharva & Satyak lead Rizvi to a win in the Saqib Rizvi Memorial Inter Junior Collegiate Cricket Tournament

It was the all important knock-out match between Rizvi Jr. College vs Dr. Ambedkar College at Sunder C.C ground, Cross Maidan in Mumbai. The pitch was wet and looked ideal for bowlers to make the most of the pitch conditions. Hence, Ambedkar elected to bowl first after winning the toss.

Rizvi team are known for their strong batting line up & once again they lived up to their expectations. Openers Sagar and Varun scored 56 & 44 respectively followed by followed by 40 & 66 by Ashutosh & Abhilash. However, their pick of the batsman was Atharva Ankolekar and Avishkar Kolambe who scored 95* and 60 respectively. Atharva smashed some stunning shots and displayed a lot of exuberance at the crease. The best part about Rizvi’s innings was each and every batsman did their job and everyone gave good starts with the bat which is a rare happening. Satyak Patel also smashed a quickfire 38 off just 14 balls coming down the order.

Chasing 467, RIZVI did a good job with the ball too as they restricted Ambedkar to a very low total and won the match by a big margin . Left arm spinner Satyak patel bowled a magical spell of 5 overs. 1 run, 4 maidens and 3wkts which was nothing short of stunning. Medium pacer Manas Rajkar also did a good job with the ball.

Rizvi won the match by a big margin and Atharva Ankolekar was adjudged man of the match for his superb and timely knock of 95.