Dattu Phadkar XI emerge winners of Mahindra Shield as Shreeraj, Siddarth and Sagar smash tons in the virtual finals

U19 Dattu Phadkar XI after being made to bat first notched up a decent total of 297 in their 1^st innings with opener Siddhant Mhatre scoring a ravishing 138. It was a knock of controlled aggression as he faced 179 deliveries smashing 24 boundaries in it. The rest of the batsman batted around him with 20’s and 30’s. From the opposition, Medium pacer Aryan Badhe was the pick of the bowlers with 5/79 in 16 overs.

U19 Vijay Manjrekar XI could have suffered a collapse had it not been Yash Salunkhe’s valiant 109 at the middle order pushing the team’s total to 232/10. Dattu Phadkar XI in the 2^nd innings seized the game with just 2 wkts down for 344(dec) runs as left-handed Shreeraj Gharat and Sagar Chabbria stitched an epic 219 run stand for the 2^nd wicket. Shreeraj scored a well placed 124 (173 balls) while Sagar scored 107* off 125 balls giving a target of exact 400 to Manjrekar XI who were eventually 124/3 before the end of the game’s play which ensured Dattu Phadkar won the match on 1^st innings lead.

With this win, Dattu Phadkar XI also became the winners of the UNDER-19 K.C. MAHINDRA SHIELD SELECTION TOURNAMENT 2018-2019.

It was a collective team performance throughout the tournament which helped them win the title. Here are some of the crucial contributors from Dattu Phadkar XI-

Shreeraj Gharat-267 runs in 6 innings at an average of 66.75 and strike rate of 75.26

Siddarth Mhatre– 230 runs in 4 innings at an average of 57.50 and strike rate of 76.41

Siddhant Singh– 221 runs in 4 innings at an average of 110.50 and strike rate of 69.50

Sagar Chhabria- 221 runs in 4 innings at an average of 73.50 and strike rate of 67.21

Gautam Waghela- 209 runs in 3 innings at an average of 69.67 and strike rate of 41.97

Shreyans Bogar– 9 wkts in 3 innings at an average of 17.00

Shreyans Gurav– 8 wkts in 3 innings at an average of 13.00

Atharva Poojari- 6 wkts in 2 innings at an average of 15.00