Raj Desmukh shines with a thumping 175 & a fifer in the ongoing Giles Shield’18

Played at the Mahim Juvenile, Dadar, IES VN Sule winning the toss elected to bat first making a healthy total of 331/5. Opening the innings, Raj Desmukh plonked the bowlers in every corner of the ground as he continues to impress the cricketing community. Raj scored a brilliant 175 coming off mere 124 balls laced with 25 boundaries. He also got a great support from Tanay Khandeshi who scored a solid 114 opening the innings with Raj. Both the boys stitched a memorable 289 run stand for the 1st wicket which set the tone for their innings.

Defending a total of 300+, Hansraj Morarji School were all out for 96 runs thanks to their star all-rounder Raj Desmukh who came good with the ball too. Raj came up with match winning bowling figures of 5/35 with his leg spinners as IES won in a dominating fashion.