Siddharth Chavda guides JNS Young Veterans to a 29-run win over AIS Spark

Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament just went up a notch higher when close to 370 runs were scored in a single T20 game. JNS Young Veterans faced AIS Spark at Air India Sports Club, Mumbai on January 26. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, JNS Young Veterans posted a mammoth 199-7 in 20 overs, courtesy Siddharth Chavda. The opening pair of Aneesh Vijekar (35 off 24) and Siddharth Chavda (92 off 62) stitched a solid partnership of 95 in 8.3 overs and set a strong foundation for the batsmen to follow. The right hander was brilliant with the bat as he timed the ball really well and found the gaps at regular intervals. Chavda’s innings was composed of nine boundaries and a solitary six. Abhishek Javeri of AIS Spark was the star performer with the ball as he picked up 4-30 in his four overs, which included a hat-trick.  

In response, AIS Spark fought hard, but failed to achieve the target as their innings was folded at 170-5 in 20 overs, falling short of 29 runs. Aditya Jain (93) scored more than half of the runs, but was unfortunately run out in the 18^th over. Jain looked to take the game away from the opposition, but in the end JNS Young Veterans had the last laugh. With the ball, Jaymin Mehta and Aneesh Vijekar picked up one wicket each. The other batsmen were run out which shows the kind of fielding displayed by JNS Young Veterans.

Siddharth Chavda was bestowed with the Man of the Match for his stellar performance with the bat. Chavda explicated, “I am elated that I scored big today. I did not have good outings in the last few matches, and I reckon today’s knock to be my comeback performance. The wicket was good to bat on. There was no dew on the outfield and we got value for our shots. We have been playing the Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament from the last two-three years and it is always special to perform in this tournament”.

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