Talented opener Swapnil Pradhan’s fluent 71 and Vijay Gohil’s 5wkts steer MIG CC to a win in the Young Comrade Shield Tournament ‘18
Played at the New Hind Sports Club, Dadkar Maidan, it was a exciting clash between MIG CC and New Hind CC where in New Hind won the toss and elected to bat first with the aim of making a big 1st innings total.
New Hind CC batting first scored 315/10 in 69.1 overs wherein opener Parikshit Valsangkar top scored with 89runs. The talented Parikshit looked good for his 106ball stay at the crease which included 13fours and a six while Siddhant Adhatrao at no.4 also chipped in with a crucial and solid looking 51. Experienced Bhavin Thakkar who came in at no.6 also came up with a crucial contribution scoring 51* off 67balls (5fours). The bowlers did a good job with MIG’s left arm spinner Vijaykumar Gohil being the pick of the bowlers coming up with impressive bowling figures of 5/100 in 27overs. Vijay was really impressive bowling in the right areas which fetched results for him as well as his team.
Chasing 316, opener Swapnil Pradhan anchored the innings with solid 71 giving good a headtstart while chasing. Prashant Naik at no.6 also came up with a crucial half century which brought the team back into the game. While New Hindu SC did got some early jitters when they were at 169/6, Siddarth Chitnis(46*) and Balakrushna Shirke(46) came up with match saving 109run stand to steer New Hind SC to a thriller of win.
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