Sarfaraz Khan of Payyade Sports Club slams double century to thrash Islam Gymkhana in Young Comrade Shield match
Payyade Sports Club posted a formidable total of 428-4 in 70 overs against Islam Gymkhana at New Hind Matunga, Mumbai, during the Young Comrade Shield match on 27th and 28th Feb. The star performer of the game was the India U-19 player Sarfaraz Khan who scored a magnificent double century. He was aggressive and went hard on the Islam Gymkhana bowlers. Fresh from his U-19 World Cup success, Sarfaraz made the most of the opportunity as he made a mammoth 228 runs off 162 balls, hitting 26 boundaries and seven sixes. His innings lasted for 199 minutes which was a perfect blend of rock solid defence and attacking stroke-play. Tanmay Mishra also chipped in with 88 runs off 129 balls (4’s: 9). Hitesh Kadam was the pick of the bowlers as he finished off with the figures of 3-151 in 27 overs, including three maiden overs.
In response, Islam Gymkhana was bundled out for 225 runs in 56.2 overs, courtesy Minad Manjrekar’s five wicket haul. Minad was outstanding with the ball and left the batsmen clueless. He ran through the Islam Gymkhana batting line up and rattled them in no time. He had an envious bowling statistic of 13.2 overs 55 runs and 5 wickets. Abdul Aziz top scored with 84 runs off 150 balls, but failed to take his team home. Sarfaraz was not yet done for the match as he rolled his arm over to pick up 3-41 in his eight overs. Payyade Sports Club was too good for Islam Gymkhana, winning the match by a huge margin of 203 runs.