Ayush Jethwa, Musheer Khan & Anurag Singh star for Mumbai in the U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy’19

In the Quarter finals vs Andhra, Mumbai team batting posted a total of 256/10 in 90 overs. After a shaky start at the top of the order, it was Musheer Khan at no.4 and Ayush Jethwa at no.5 stitching a crucial 63 run stand. Musheer scored a solid 50 off 86 balls while Ayush Jethwa once again relished the pressure smashing a gorgeous 128 off 231 balls. An innings of substance, resistance and patience as jethwa smashed 19 fours and 3 sixes to push his team towards a defendable total.

Andhra in reply were reduced to mere 54 runs all out thanks to an excellent spell by Musheer Khan who came up with a yet another fifer. Young Musheer bamboozled batsman with his spin taking 5/11 in 8 overs coupled with 5 maidens.

Mumbai in the 2^nd innings scored 230 runs giving a total target of 432 runs to Andhra to which Andhra were bundled out again for 91 runs in their 2^nd innings with this time left arm spinner Anurag Singh proving to be the game changer taking 5/27 in 10 overs. Musheer was effective in the 2^nd innings too chipping in with 3/22 as Mumbai won the game by 341 runs and qualify for the semi finals of Vijay Merchant Trophy’19.