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Nishit Balla’s Fifer guides National Cricket Club to a win in U19 Manohar Sawant Cricket Tournament’22

By Juili Ballal

On May 24, National Cricket Club locked horns against Vasatdada Patil College during the U19 Manohar Sawant Cricket Tournament. National Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bat first at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

Batting first, National Cricket Club piled up 9-236 in 41 overs. Atif Khan starred with the bat as he muscled 31 runs off 20 balls, including two boundaries and as many sixes. On the other hand, Vasantdada Patil College’s Nishant Yadav and Adil Sayyed were the two most successful bowlers. The duo claimed three wickets apiece.

In reply, Vasantdada Patil College scored a paltry 92 in 27.2 overs. National Cricket Club bowled out Vasantdada Patil College to win the match by 144 runs. Opening batter Om Kulkarni was the lone warrior in the fight as he top-scored with a 43-ball 31. Nishit Balla, on the other hand, hampered Vasantdada Patil College’s run chase picking up 5-16 in 7.2 overs, including one maiden. The left arm spinner was the most successful bowler and the most economical bowler for National Cricket Club.

National Cricket Club beat Vasantdada Patil College by a massive 144-run margin in the U19 Manohar Sawant Cricket Tournament.

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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