Gandhi blossoms for JCBN International in MI Junior Cricket Tournament’20

Smashes 182 in 134 balls to star in 140-run win for his school against The Blossoms

Mumbai: Vansh Gandhi scored a swashbuckling mammoth hundred to enable JBCN International School, Borivali register a comprehensive 140-run win over The Blossoms STE School (Marine Lines) in the Mumbai Indians Junior Cricket Tournament at Azad Maidan on Friday.

Gandhi played a measured knock in the beginning before teeing off fully towards the end to smash 182 runs off just 134 balls in a Boys Under-14 match at the New Era pitch. Gandhi’s lone hand with the bat helped JBCN International put up challenging score of 281/7 in their stipulated 40 overs. Kunal Jain was the second best scorer for his team with 34 runs.

Chasing a huge total, The Blossoms STE School batsmen could hardly blossom and could muster only 141 runs on the board before losing all their wickets in 32 overs.

Aradhya Bhise was another centurion of the day in the same category. The Billabong High School, Thane student scored an exact hundred to help his school defeat St. Francis High School, Borivali by a margin of 168 runs.

Bhise’s knock was evenly matched by Soham Diwate who scored 96 to help Billabong score 289/7 in 40 overs at the Times of India pitch. St. Francis batsmen were never in the chase and managed just 121 before losing all wickets in 23.2 overs.

Prathamesh Haterar of RR Educational Trust English High School, Mulund took a liking for the Elphinstone pitch to scalp seven wickets in a 93-run win over St. Joseph’s High School CBSE, Panvel.

RR Educational Trust made 168 runs thanks to a half century from Nishant Bagayatkar (57) and Akshay Gupta’s crucial 31. In response, St. Joseph’s innings folded up for 75 runs in 18.3 overs.

Elsewhere, in the Girls’ U-16 match, Kimaya Rane of Sri Ma Vidyalaya, Thane scored an exciting century in her team’s 97-run win over St. Anne’s Convent School, Vasai. Kimaya scored 118 runs of 102 balls to help Sri Ma Vidyalaya score 238/8 in 23 overs at Worli Sports Club. St. Annes team managed just 141 runs in response.

Brief Scores:

U-14 Boys:

Elphinstone, Azad Maidan

RR Educational Trust Eng. High School (Mulund) 168/10 in 32.3 overs (Nishant Bagayatkar 57, Akshay Gupta 31) beat St. Joseph’s High School CBSE (Panvel) 75/10 in 18.3 overs, by 93 runs.

Player of the Match: Prathamesh Haterar of RR Educational Trust Eng. High School (Mulund) for taking 7 wickets.

Times of India, Azad Maidan

Billabong High School (Thane) 289/7 in 40 overs (Aradhya Bhise 100, Soham Diwate 96) beat St. Francis High School (Borivali) 121/10 in 23.2 overs, by 168 runs.

Player of the Match: Aradhya Bhise of Billabong High School (Thane) for scoring 100 runs.

New Era, Azad Maidan

JBCN Int’l School (Borivali) 281/7 in 40 overs (Vansh Gandhi 182, Kunal jain 34) beat The Blossoms STE School (Marine Lines) 141/10 in 32 overs, by 140 runs.

Player of the Match: Vansh Gandhi of JBCN International School (Borivali) for scoring 182 runs off 134 balls.

U-16 Girls:

Worli Sports Club Match No. 1

Sri Ma Vidyalaya (Thane) 238/8 in 23 overs (Kimaya Rane 118, Niteel Negi 16) beat St. Anne’s Convent School (Vasai) 141/9 in 21.4 overs, by 97 runs.

Player of the Match: Kimaya Rane of Sri Ma Vidyalaya (Thane) for scoring 118 off 102 balls.

Worli Sports Club Match No. 2

St. Francis Xavier’s High School 353/3 in 18 overs (Pranjal Malekar 64*, Sachi Belose 33) beat Sheth Virchand Devji Girls School 48/10 in 16.3 overs, by 305 runs.

Player of the Match: Pranjal Malekar of  St. Francis Xavier’s High School for scoring 64 runs off 59 balls (not out)