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Sunil Sangle & Jaan Shaikh help RCC Navi Mumbai Panvel pip RCC Warriors

By Juili Ballal

RCC Navi Mumbai Panvel took on RCC Warriors during the Champions League 2023 on January 21. RCC Warriors won the toss and elected to field at the Roadpali Sports Complex in Panvel.

Put into bat first, RCC Navi Mumbai Panvel posted a challenging score of 169/6 in 20 overs. Sunil Sangle starred with the bat for RCC Navi Mumbai Panvel with a breathtaking 71 off 38. Sangle smashed eight fours and four sixes in his entertaining innings. Amol Gaikwad was the pick of the bowlers for RCC Warriors, with 30/2 in four overs.

In reply, RCC Warriors were restricted to 153/8 in 20 overs and lost the match by 16 runs. Vighnesh Worlikar led the run chase from the front with a gritty 65 off 39 that saw seven hits to the fence and three over it. For RCC Navi Mumbai Panvel, Jaan Shaikh wreaked havoc with the ball, claiming 24/3 in four overs, including one maiden. Shaikh struck twice in the sixth over, a big blow to the opposition.

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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