JNS Jaguars’ Rohit Saraf shines with the ball against AIS Spark in his team’s 6-wicket win
Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament featured AIS Spark and JNS Jaguars locking horns against each other on Sunday at Air India Sports Club, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, AIS Spark had a horrific start to their innings as they lost their first three wickets inside three overs. The opening pair of Vikesh Bhutani and Suneer Kotian made their way back to the dressing room without troubling the scorers. In the middle order, Aditya Jain (26) and Abhishek Javeri (34) tried to consolidate and helped their side put up a decent score on the board. AIS Spark scored 120-9 in 20 overs. JNS Jaguars’s opening bowler Rohit Saraf was the wrecker-in-chief as he scalped 4-6 in his four overs. The right arm medium fast bowler was sharp, accurate, and yielded rich dividends for his stellar effort.
In reply, JNS Jaguars chased down the target quite comfortably as they scored 121-4 in just 12.3 overs, winning the match by six wickets. Atul Ganeriwal (23) and Pratik Chitalia (19) provided a solid start to the chase, and ensured that there was no trouble for the batsmen to follow. Coming in at no. 5, Hemal Chitalia played a delightful innings of 47 that came off just 29 balls. Hemal’s unbeaten knock comprised of seven boundaries and a six. For AIS Spark, Rajesh Saluja was the pick of the bowlers accounting for 2-25 in his four overs. Aazaz Khan and Viswamitra Hariharan bagged a wicket each.
For his splendid bowling performance, JNS Jaguars’ Rohit Saraf was presented with the Man of the Match. Rohit averred, “I am happy with my today’s performance. In the first half an hour of the game, the wicket was very good to bowl on. I extracted good pace and bounce from the wicket. The fielders supported me with their electrifying effort on the ground. It was a marvelous experience playing at Air India Sports Club. Many thanks to Zooter for organizing such a wonderful tournament”.
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