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Hridhaan Mistry & Samarth Mudgal sizzle in Samvedi Kalpavriksha’s win

By Juili Ballal

Samvedi Kalpavriksha CA and RC Sports Club locked horns against each other during the MD Memorial Cup on January 5. RC Sports Club won the toss and elected to field.

Put into bat first, Samvedi Kalpavriksha CA posted 130/6 in 20 overs. Opening batter Hridhaan Mistry top-scored with a 55-ball 51 and smashed five boundaries in his innings. On the other hand, RC Sports Club’s Soham Kadam and Divit Shah were the most successful bowlers, with two wickets each.

In reply, RC Sports Club fought hard but failed to overhaul the target. They were restricted to 115/9 in 20 overs and lost the match by 15 runs. Vasu Gupta led the run chase from the front with 31 off 26, including three hits to the fence. On the other hand, Samvedi Kalpavriksha CA’s Samarth Mudgal was the pick of the bowlers with 14/2 in four overs. 

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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