Harsh Tathare’s all round brilliance helps PJ Hindu Gymkhana win the 2nd league match in Bhaskar Memorial Tournament
It was the 2nd league match of the Bhaskar Memorial Tournament between P.J Gymkhana & Jolly Brothers CC at the PJ Gymkhana ground, Mumbai. Both the teams are known to be strong and an exciting competition was bound to happen between the two sides. PJ Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat first as the batting conditions looked fair enough to make a big target.
Opening the innings, Krish and Harsh Tathare set the tone for the innings as they stitched a partnership of 85 runs at the top of the order. While krish scored a gutsy 41, it was their right handed opener Harsh who steadied the ship for his team with a brilliant 61. Harsh faced 64 deliveries for his calm and composed 61 and smashed only 2 boundaries in it. Only 2 fours in his 61 itself showed the amount of hard work and stamina put by Tathare at the crease. More than that, Harsh showed a brilliant composure and patience for his age which was all but appreciation worthy. Skipper Nutan Goel who came 1 down also scored freely & looked good for his quick 39. PJ Gymkhana reached a defining total of 159/2 in 20 overs.
Chasing 160 at 8 runs per over, Jolly Brothers CC fought till the end and gave the best fight possible. Quite evident from the fact that they lost by a narrow margin of only 4 runs. Opener Aditya Pabalkar scored a brilliant 65 ball 79 and stayed till the end. In fact it was Aditya’s partnership with Shubham(31) which at one point was looking good enough to turn the game in their favor. However, the talented Harsh showed immense talent with the ball too as he picked 2/18 & also broke the crucial partnership taking Shubham’s wicket too! Other bowlers like Ganesh Patankar, Vedant Deshmukh & Arnav Patil also did their job & succeeded in containing the batsman.
PJ Hindu Gymkhana won the match in their home pitch and ‘man of the match’ Harsh once again showed how much talented he is both with the bat as well as with the ball. Harsh has scored heavily this season and has also bowled well, we certainly wish his good form continues as he has many more milestones to achieve.