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Jay Bista & Vijay Gohil steer Victory Cricket Club to a win in the Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament

By Juili Ballal

Victory Cricket Club took on Mumbai Police in match number 23 (Group D) of the Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament. Mumbai Police won the toss and elected to field.

Invited to bat first, Victory Cricket Club were bowled out for 200 in 51.2 overs. Jay Bista starred with the bat smashing a delightful 91. Giving Bista company was Shashwat Jagtap, who chipped in with a valuable 31. On the other hand, for Mumbai Police, Yogesh Patil wreaked havoc with the ball, claiming 46/7.

In reply, Mumbai Police fought hard as they almost chased down the total. They fell shy of five runs getting all out for 195 in 53.3 overs. Yash Chavan led the run chase from the front with an unbeaten 80, while Sunil Patil contributed with 43. On the other hand, for Victory Cricket Club, Vijay Gohil was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 83/6.

Victory Cricket Club defeated Mumbai Police by five runs in the league match of the Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament.

Brief Scores: Victory Cricket Club 200/10 in 51.2 overs (Jay Bista 91, Shashwat Jagtap 31, Yogesh Patil 7/46) beat Mumbai Police 195/10 in 53.3 overs (Yash Chavan 80*, Sunil Patil 43, Vijay Gohil 6/83) by five runs

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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