Left-arm Spinner Ashwin Shelke takes a stellar 11wkt haul vs Young Stars in the ongoing Kanga League 2017
Played at the DY Patil ground in Nerul, this match proved once again that left arm spinners are indeed rare but special. Watching them bowl in their full flow is nothing but a treat for the cricket connoisseurs and once such example was slow left arm spinner Ashwin Shelke in this particular match between Pandurangwadi CC and Young Stars Marine Drive where in Pandurangwadi won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Their decision to bowl first was spot on as Young Stars Marine Drive were skittled out for mere 99runs in 39overs. The bowler who single handedly ran through the batting line up of Young Stars Marine Drive was Ashwin Shelke as he bamboozled the batsman with his terrific spin. Ashwin came up with envious as well as match winning bowling figures of 7/15 in 10 overs with 5 maidens which is amongst the bowling figures in this year’s Kanga. Shelke’s 7/15 was supported well by Himanshu who also took 3wkts.
In reply, Pandurangwadi CC declared their innings at 108/4 where in Vighnesh Pashte top scored with 47 in 21 overs. Young Stars Marine Drive scored 101/6 in 31 overs before the end of the game’s play. Ashwin took another 4wkts in the 2nd innings taking his tally of wickets in the match to 11/48 which helped his team win the match on 1st innings. Cricketgraph congratulates Ashwin for such a wonderful perfomance while wishes luck to all the players for a great cricketing season ahead.
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