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Khanapurkar’s 100 & Shukla’s 4-fer power Khar Gymkhana to the Semi-Finals of Young Comrade Shield

By Juili Ballal

In the quarter-final of Young Comrade Shield, Khar Gymkhana locked horns against Sind Sports Club on January 14 and 15. Khar Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat.

Batting first, Khar Gymkhana posted a mammoth 336 in 67.5 overs, thanks to Parag Khanapurkar’s stellar century. Hiken Shah was the other major contributor with the bat for Khar Gymkhana, with a scintillating 88. Ajay Mishra (37) and Rohit Shukla (34) too chipped in with useful contributions. On the other hand, Sind Sports Club’s Puneet Tripathi wreaked havoc with the ball, scalping 135/5.

In reply, Sind Sports Club were skittled out for a paltry 164 in 45.1 overs, and they lost the match by 172 runs. Satyalaksh Jain fought hard for his 47 but failed to take Sind Sports Club closer to the target. On the other hand, Khar Gymkhana’s Rohit Shukla (24/4) and Ajay Mishra (48/3) were impressive with the ball.

 

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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