Keyur Shah picks up two wickets in one over to help JNS Jaguars beat JNS Young Veterans by five wickets

By CG Reporter On Dec 3, 2018

Keyur Shah From JNS Jaguars Team Man of the Match 3 Wkts against JNS Veterans Team

The Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament witnessed an exciting contest on Sunday when JNS Jaguars and JNS Young Veterans locked horns against each other at RCF Sports Club, Chembur, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, JNS Young Veterans managed to put up 135-8 in 20 overs, courtesy opening bat Aneesh Vijekar’s delightful half century. Vijekar scored 61 off 42 and is innings was laced with 10 boundaries and couple of maximums. Keyur Shah of JNS Jaguars was the pick of the bowlers as he accounted for 3-28 in his four overs. The left arm medium fast bowler made good use of the his pace to account for three dismissals. Shah bowled well in tandem with Vivek Manchanda who scalped 2-13 in his two overs.

Chasing a respectable target of 136, JNS Jaguars got off to a solid start when the opening pair of Atul Ganeriwal (30) and Kunal Jhaveri (16) stitched a 47-run partnership in 32 balls. The batting of JNS Jaguars clicked as a team as each of them contributed to the team’s 5-wicket win. Each of the batsmen applied themselves well and played with a lot of maturity to see their team home. Vijekar’s 61 went in vain as JNS Jaguars chased down the target comfortably in 17.3 overs. With the ball, Jaymin Mehta of JNS Young Veterans picked up 2-21 in 2.3 overs, however his effort wasn’t good enough to restrict JNS Jaguars.

Keyur Shah, who picked up 3-28 in four overs was presented with the Man of the Match. Shah stated, “Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament is a fantastic platform and it is a matter of pride for me where I actually get a chance to be a child’s representative in a cricket tournament. I enjoyed bowling today as the wicket was very good to bowl on. JNS Young Veterans were looking solid and it was important for us to have a break through. In my one over I got rid of two of their batsmen which I think just turned the tables in our favour”.

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