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The Cricfit Premier League ( CPL ) continued its scale of matches on Day 3 as in the U19 department it was SD Cricket Growth taking on the SY Cricket Academy at the Thakur Cricket Stadium in Kandivali. SD Cricket Growth completely outplaying the SY Cricket Academy as they thumped them by a margin of 24 runs.

SY Cricket Academy skipper Hussain Shaikh won the toss and elected to bowl first as openers of SD Cricket Growth Jash Ganiga and Dhruv Thakkar gave them the perfect start as they notched up an 85-run stand for the first wicket. Following the dismissal of Dhruv Thakkar on 44, it was Aryan Patni who scored a quickfire 27* off 13 deliveries which included 2 fours and 1 six helped the SD Cricket Growth academy reach a target of 140/5 at the end of 20 overs.

Danish Choudhary’s 3-Fer Helps SD Cricket Growth Restrict SY Cricket Academy on 116 in CPL

Abhay Patel was the pick of the bowlers from SY Cricket Academy with 2 wickets to his name whereas Saksham Rawat and Hussain Shaikh pick 1 wicket each. In the aftermath, SY Cricket Academy had a disastrous start as they lost both their openers in the first over of the innings for no score on the board. Followed by which, they were brought down to 49/4 at the end of the 10 over mark, with 101 runs to score in the last half of the innings with 4 wickets down, SY Cricket Academy looked in all sorts of trouble.

The struggle continued as apart from Keyur Trivedi who struck a knock of 39 runs, none of the other batsmen got going as in the end they could only manage 116 with SD Cricket Growth winning the match by 24 runs with Danish Choudhary being the star bowler for the SD Cricket Growth side as he picked up 3 wickets for 20 runs in his 4-over spell.

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Today, the Real Yuva Arjun Cricket Academy U19 took on the Cricfit Academy U19 in Cricfit Premier League (CPL) 2021.

The Real Yuva boys batted first and posted a competitive total of 165 runs which was enough to secure them a crucial win in the tournament. The opening pair of Ajit Yadav and Salil Nagvekar gave their side a flying start. The duo put on an impressive 50 runs opening stand and scored all around the ground in CPL 2021.

Once the openers departed it was Aniket Singh and Abhishek Joshi that moved the innings forward and helped their side posted a total above 150. Joshi was the star with the bat for Real Yuva as he scored 41 runs in just 25 balls at a strike rate of 164. For the Cricfit Academy, Vedhant Shah was the most successful bowler at he picked 3 wickets and gave away 32 runs in his 4 overs spell.

Real Yuva Arjun Cricket Academy U19 defeats Cricfit Academy U19

Chasing 166, Cricfit academy failed to score freely and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Kush Karia tried his first and played a fine knock of 55 runs and was the top scorer for his team by a big margin.

Aradhya Shinde was outstanding with the ball as he turned the match in his 4 overs spell and picked 4 wickets for just 15 runs. Eventually, the Real Yuva boys were just too clinical on the day and won the match easily by 38 runs in CPL 2021 to take one step closer to qualifying for the playoffs.

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