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Piyush Kanojiya’s 4-fer helps Boys Cricket Club to a 5-wicket win in Thane Premier League

By Juili Ballal

On Saturday, Boys Cricket Club’s Piyush Kanojiya wreaked havoc with the ball with a four-fer and guided his team to a five-wicket win over Golden Star Cricket Club in the Thane Premier League.

Opting to bat first at the Dadoji Konddev Stadium, Golden Star Cricket Club were reduced to 119/9 in 20 overs. Left arm spinner Kanojiya rattled Golden Star Cricket Club’s batting order with his decisive lines and lengths. He scalped 4/14 in four overs. For Golden Star Cricket Club, Maxwell Swaminathan (34; 32b, 4×3) and Siddhesh Gavande (38*; 30b, 4×2, 6×1) played a useful hand, however failed to find able allies with the bat.

Chasing a humble 120 for a win, Boys Cricket Club eased to the target in 16.5 overs with five wickets in hand. Harshal Jadhav top-scored with a 23-ball 32, that included five hits to the fence. Besides, opening batter Aditya Rawat (31; 24b, 4×3, 6×1) and Saksham Parasham (26; 22b, 4×3) ensured that their team was home safe. Golden Star Cricket Club’s Swaminathan and Gavande had a good outing with the ball too as they accounted for one scalp each.

Boys Cricket Club thump Golden Star Cricket Club by five wickets in the Thane Premier League.

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 five-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. She is also a certified MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) Umpire and BCCI Commentator.

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