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Centurion Nikhil Patil powers Parsee Gymkhana to a 6-wicket win

By Juili Ballal

Parsee Gymkhana and National Cricket Club clashed against each other during the Young Comrade Shield. The game was played from December 24 to 25. National Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat.

Riding on Aaditya Srivastava’s delightful century, National Cricket Club posted a fighting total of 325/3 in 70 overs. Srivastava hammered 155 and found able allies in Swapnil Pradhan (90 not out) and Vaishnav Narvekar (33). National Cricket Club’s batters had a good day at the office. On the other hand, Parsee Gymkhana’s bowlers failed to impress.

In response, Parsee Gymkhana cruised to the target in 48.2 overs and won the match by six wickets. Nikhil Patil made light work of the run chase with his undefeated 128. Nutan Goel (70), Sachin Yadav (48), and Kevin Almeida (39) chipped in with useful contributions and saw their side home. Unlike their batters, National Cricket Club’s bowlers had a forgetful outing as they could not defend a competitive score.

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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