Manan Mehta’s 63 against KSG sixers helps Hurricane team to lift the KSG-YCC Cup
From a total of 16 teams (9 from KAPOL & 7 from YCC) reaching the finals and winning it is a no mean feat. None of the teams from Youth cricket club qualified for the finals & it was between the two teams of Kapol samaj group namely Hurricanes from Acry organics and Sixers from subh valia trust.
Winning the toss first Hurricanes took a risky decision of fielding first. The risk did paid off as the opposition team were bundled out for just 126/9 in such a crucial match. The bowlers really did a fantastic job of restricting the opposition to such a low total. Nihar modi gave just 13 runs(4 overs) & took a big wicket of Gaurang Parekh who can single handedly change the game on his day & is also the leading run scorer in the tournament. Dhruv Doshi and Jeet Mehta were also wonderful with the ball.
Chasing 127 was like a cakewalk for Hurricane as they won the match by 7 wickets and 3.1 overs to spare. Manan Mehta scored a match winning 63* off just 57 balls. The right handed batsman smashed 8 boundaries and equally worked hard between the crease rotating the strike to craft his innings which ultimately led his team to a win. Skipper Parth Mathuria remained unbeaten on 26 off just 19 balls.
Despite being a under rated team where they hardly had any big names to reckon with & their frontline skipper who was not available in their first 2 matches, Hurricane team has surprised everybody with their consistent performance. They have remained unbeaten in 6 matches which is an enviable streak. It was purely based on teamwork and co-ordination between the players and their coach Anil Nayak must be proud of his boys.
Finishing the tournament in style Gaurang Parekh (280 runs @56.00 & Strike rate of 194) & Manan Mehta(274 runs @274 & strike rate of 136) were at no.2 and no.3 respectively in the list of leading scorers while Nihar Modi(10 wickets at a astonishing average of 7.60 & econ of 4.26) is topping the bowlers chart followed by Maulik Mehta(10wickets @12.50)
No doubt the Hurricane team will be ecstatic after winning the tournament & they will move with confidence in their next encounters (KSG 40 overs tournament is their next tournament)
