Ghosh Trophy Qualifier: Priyansh Wadkar Helps Kamath Memorial Qualify

Sontosh Kumar Ghosh Trophy Organized by Sporting Union Club and Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation, AJINKYA NAIK, SURAJ SAMAT, SANJAY NAIK, KALYANDAS MEMORIAL SPORTS FOUNDATION had their first game between Foundation Kamath Memorial defeats Oriental CC in the qualifiers. The standalone qualifier was played at Cross Maidan. Even with a competitive total, Oriental CC couldn’t hold back Wadkar from Kamath Memorial.

Batting first, Kamath Memorial scored a total of 253 in 70 overs. Openers Varun Doshi and Riyaansh Ramani gave a steady start as they scored 40 and 30 respectively. The biggest partnership was of Tanmay Malonkkar and Soham Sali. Coming in at number 3, Tanmay scored 61 off 95. Soham followed him and hammered 70 off 91. The downfall began after the top 4 batsmen fell and they were bowled out for 253. 

Only two bowlers were successful from Kamath Memorial CC. Gajanan Narapgol claimed 6 wickets in his marathon effort of 25 overs. Once he picked up the ball, the game heavily shifted towards his team. Rohan Patil supported him well by picking up the remaining 4 wickets in his 9 overs.

The Kamath Memorial started off shakily but were rescued by Sagar Gupta and centurion Priyansh Wadkar. Gupta scored an incredible counter-attack innings, facing 94 balls he hit 93, missing out his ton by just 3 runs.  Wadkar crossed the three figure mark and stayed not out. With 4 sixes and 14 boundaries, Wadkar faced 130 deliveries and scored 103 helping Kamath Memorial CC to qualify for the 10th Edition of the Ghosh Trophy. 

The Ghosh Trophy begins from 27th October.