Gore and Gaitonde shine in twin wins for SCA in the U13 Reliance SCA Cup’19

Mumbai: Sanjeevani Cricket Academy’s (SCA) Hrishikesh Gore and SCA ‘B’ team’s Rajveer Gaitonde were the star performers in the wins for their respective sides. In the first match, Hrishikesh struck an attacking unbeaten 27 in 22 balls and then effected three run-outs and took a catch on the boundary as the hosts secured a 39-run win over Vasant Vihar High School in the Reliance Health Insurance Sanjeevani Cricket Academy U-13 T-21 Cricket tournament played at the Saffire ground in Bhakti Park, Wadala. Electing to bat first, SCA scored 139 for 3 as Piyush Pandey (31 off 51) and Sanskar Panaskar (33 off 32) stitched together a solid partnership for the second wicket. Aditya Baliwada then finished with a quickfire unbeaten 31 in just 17 balls as SCA put up a competitive score on the board.

Chasing a stiff target, Vasant Vihar HS could score only 100 for 9 in their quota of 21 overs as the SCA bowlers, led by Shourish Deshpandey (3 for 20) restricted the run flow. Vasant Vihar’s opener Shubham Mhatre scored a patient 36 in 42 balls, but didn’t get much support from the other end as his team fell short of the target.

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In the other match of the day, SCA ‘B’ defeated Akhilesh Cricket Academy by 42 runs to complete a perfect day for the hosts. Electing to bat first, SCA ‘B’ were bowled out for 133 in 20.5 overs as ‘extras’ with a total of 42 were the highest scorer for the team. In response, Akhilesh CA could score only 91 for the loss of seven wickets in their quota of 21 overs. The batsmen had no clue to Rajveer Gaitonde’s bowling as he ran through their batting line-up with a spell of five overs, three maidens, two runs and five wickets. For Akhilesh CA, opener Prem Parikh was the lone contributor with a steady knock of 38 in 48 balls.

Brief Scores –

Match 1 – SCA 139/3 (Piyush Pandey 31, Sanskar Panaskar 33, Aditya Baliwada 31*, Hrishikesh Gore 27*, Ayush Parab 2/32) beat Vasant Vihar HS 100/9 (Shubham Mhatre 36, Shourish Deshpandey 3/20) by 39 runs.

Man of the Match – Hrishikesh Gore

Match 2 – SCA ‘B’ 133 all out in 20.5 overs (Sai Sanil 17, Arun Yadav 2/23, Prem Parikh 2/20) beat Akhilesh CA 91/7 (Prem Parikh 38, Rajveer Gaitonde 5/2) by 42 runs.

Man of the Match – Rajveer Gaitonde

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