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SRS Elite crush PCACS by 172 runs in 5A Dashing Cup

By Juili Ballal

On December 20, SRS Elite thrashed PCACS by 172 runs during the league match of the 5A Dashing Cup in Navi Mumbai. SRS Elite won the toss and elected to bat.

Riding on Vicky’s brilliant 86 off 42, SRS Elite posted a daunting score of 218/4 in 20 overs. Opening the batting, Vicky hammered 11 boundaries and four sixes in his entertaining innings. With his opening partner Siddhesh Gavande (46), Vicky stitched a 104-run partnership in just 9.4 overs. Nikhil Patil (53) and captain Ashwin Mali (25 not out), too, made valuable contributions with the bat. On the other hand, Rudransh was the pick of the bowlers for PCACS with 24/2 in four overs.

In reply, PCACS were bowled out for a paltry 46 in 13.5 overs, losing the match by 172 runs. Besides captain Varun Thakkar (26), none of the PCACS’ batters scored in double digits. Thakkar held the innings together from one end and batted till the 14th over. On the other hand, SRS Elite’s Shreyas Vaidya (6/3) and Atharva Bhosale (2/3) were the most successful bowlers, with three scalps apiece.

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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