Eknath Kerkar strikes again with a ravishing ton to steer Karnatak SA to a thumping win in the Purshottam Shield Tournament ‘17

Played at the KCA, Cross Maidan, Purshottam Shield Tournament has certainly opened on a good note with some excellent performances. This particular match was played between Maskati Cricket Club and Karnatak SA where in Maskati CC won the toss and elected to bat first considering that the wicket has improved a lot for batting.

Batting first, Maskati did a fairly decent job as they were all out for 222/10 in 69.3 overs. Even though the top order failed to give a flying start, Ronak Shinde at no.6 scored an elegant as well as very crucial 95 off 123balls(8fours,3sixes). Right handed Ronak resurrected the innings and helped Maskati cross atleast 200, had he not scored this, the team would have been all out for under 150. Medium pacer Atharva Sankhe was the pick of the bowlers with 3/58 while Akbar Khan and Yash Dhicholkar took 2wkts each.

Karnatak who on the other hand have a very strong batting line up and a score of 222 was a mere formality for them to chase as their in-form Eknath kerkar smashed a stroke filled aggressive 103* off just 66deliveries which almost completed half the job. Eknath who scored a stunning 169 a few weeks ago in Police Shield continued his form with the bat to score a yet another match winning knock. Shivam Dubey who has also been amongst the runs since the past few months also remained unbeaten on 79* off 65balls as he and Eknath stitched a 181run stand to take their team to a comfortable win. Cricketgraph congratulates both the batsman while wishes luck to all the players for a great cricketing season ahead. Also we wish Eknath who has scored around 15hundreds across all formats in the last 2-3 years to get a place in the Mumbai Ranji team too!

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