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Imtiaz Khan & Sandeep Yadav shine in Young Muslim Sports Club’s 112-run Win

By Juili Ballal

Young Muslim Sports Club and Friends Sports Club locked horns against each other during the Seth Gordhandas Shield. The match was played on January 15 at Sainath, Virar. Young Muslim Sports Club won the toss and elected to bat.

Batting first, Young Muslim Sports Club posted a fighting total of 166/6 in 20 overs. Imtiaz Khan top-scored with a 48-ball 55, hitting six boundaries and three sixes. Opening batter Vinit Mestry (46) earlier in the innings provided an excellent start to Young Muslim Sports Club when they were losing wickets from the other end. On the other hand, Friends Sports Club’s Rohan Kanwar was the pick of the bowlers with 36/2 in four overs.

In reply, Friends Sports Club were bowled out for a paltry 54 in 13.5 overs, and they lost the match by 112 runs. Raj Mallik (15) was the only batter from Friends Sports Club to score in double digits. On the other hand, Young Muslim Sports Club’s Sandeep Yadav wreaked havoc with the ball, claiming 22/4 in four overs. Prathamesh Golatkar (11/3) and Sandeep Naik (15/2) were the other wicket-takers for Young Muslim Sports Club.

 

Vinit Mestry
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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