Kevin Almeida (126), Subramaniam (105) & Harmeet (66 & 5/106) steer DY Patil B to a win In the A Div Times Shield’19
DY Patil boys after opting to bat first at the DY Patil Stadium amassed a good total of 399/8 in 129.4 overs. The experienced Subramaniam Doraswamy opening the innings brought up his 4th A Division ton of the season scoring a sublime 105 runs laced with 15 boundaries.
On the other hand, left-handed top order batsman Kevin Almeida coming at no.3 who is a batting mainstay for MIG continues to impress this time scoring an effortless 126 off 156 balls (18 fours, 4 sixes) to change the course of the game alongwith a 200+ run stand with Subbu for the 2nd wicket.
All-rounder Harmeet Singh coming at the middle order chipped in with crucial 66 runs propelling DY Patil to a respectable total.
Left-arm pacemen Royston Dias was the pick of the bowlers for Air India Sports Club coming up with excellent bowling figures of 6/68 at a time when DY Patil batsman were dominating the Air India bowlers.
Air India SC in reply scored 390/10 falling short of just 9 runs as they faced a defeat on 1st innings. Indian Wicket-keeper Naman Ojha scored a polished 83 runs while India A’s all-rounder Shams Mulani scoring a valiant 74. Harmeet Singh with his wily left arm spin churned out 5 wkts for 106 runs spinning a web on the opposition batsman. Harmeet seems to be back at what he does best as he was bowling spot on while was able to generate decent spin on the DY Patil track which is a good indication coming out from him.
DY Patil B won the match on 1st innings in what was a performance laden match from both the sides.
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