Talented Tanush Kotian Scores 121 against KJ Somaiya in the Inter College Cricket Tournament

It was the all important quarter final clash between Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College vs KJ Somaiya. Jhunjhunwala had won the toss and elected to bat first as they wanted to make a big score.

They succeeded with the bat and the decision of batting first did go in their favor as Jhunjhunwala scored 342/7 in 45 overs. Right handed opener Shubham Nave scored a brilliant 62 at the top of the order while Parikshit 66 off 30 and all rounder Shams Mulani (53) also played crucial cameos. Though these batsman chipped in with runs it was Tanush kotian who took everyone’s notice as he scored a flawless 121 off just 80 balls. Tanush who came in at no.6 surprised the opposition as he scored a brilliant innings down the order. His 121 included 9 fours and a six and did equally good running between the wickets. Tanush kept the scorecard ticking as he did not waste time at the crease. Tanush scored freely everywhere but covers was his favorite area as he scored a lot of runs in that area. He was also particularly comfortable against the spinners & targeted them more.  

KJ Somaiya were bundled out for just 80 runs in 27.5 overs and Jhunjhunwala won the match by 237 runs. The Jhunjhunwala bowlers did a fantastic job to restrict them to such a low score. All-rounder shams mulani who scored a half century also contributed with the ball taking 4/29. The left arm spinner broke partnerships at will. Bhavin Darji gave equal partnership in bowling to Shams Mulani as he also picked 4/17 in his 4 overs. Left arm spinner Bhavin darji hardly gave any runs & took wickets one by one.

It was a great all-round show by the whole team & especially by “man of the match” Tanush Kotian who also plays for Mumbai Under-19. Tanush looks very promising and he surely has a lot of milestones to achieve in the coming days.