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Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I rout Thane eagle Infra by 19 runs in Thane Premier League

By Juili Ballal

On Thursday, Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I beat Thane Eagle Infra by 19 runs at the Dadoji Konddev Stadium in the Thane Premier League. 

Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I put forth a challenging total of 160/7 in their full quota of 20 overs. Opening batter Japjeet Randhawa starred with a 33-ball 47, that included four fours and two sixes. Later, Rugved More (32; 30b, 4×2, 6×1), Vinayak Bhoir (39; 26b, 4×2, 6×2), and Shashi Kadam (22; 19b, 4×3) chipped in with useful contributions with the bat in the middle order. For Thane Eagle Infra, right arm speedster Anish Rai wreaked havoc with the ball as he scalped 4/24 in four overs. Rai, who opened the bowling, struck on the very first ball of the match, giving the perfect start to his team.

Chasing 161 for a win, Thane Eagle Infra managed to score 141/8 in 20 overs. They fell short of 19 runs in the end. Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I bowled well to restrict Thane Eagle Infra. Kadam, who dazzled with the bat early in the day, impressed with the ball, as he claimed 3/18 in four overs. He found able allies in Nipun Panchal (2/21), Harshal Soni (1/34), and Bhoir (1/31). With the bat, it was Ravi Vishwakarma leading the run chase from the front with a 40-ball 39, peppering the boundary rope on four occasions.

Eknath Shinde Cricket Club I successfully defended the score of 160 to defeat Thane Eagle Infra by 19 runs in the Thane Premier League. 

 

 

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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