Tight bowling by Vishal Merwana steers Utpal Warriors to a knockout win in the Zooter International School Dads Tournament’19

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Utpal Warriors batting first at Somaiya Ground posted a competitive total of 149/9 in 20 overs. Even though they did not have a single batsman managing a score of 40 or 50+ but their top order batsman consisting of Ravi Kapoor (22), Jinen Shah (24) & Kalpesh Mehta (26) all chipped in with starts while Hardik’s unbeaten 14* off 7 balls down the order gave the perfect finishing touch to Utpal Warriors Innings. From the bowlers, Alif Malkani (2/20), Anees Andawala (2/27) & Shams Lakhani (2/32) were the pick of the bowlers.

Fazlani United in reply managed to score only 131/7 in 20 overs with Shams Lakhani at no.3 top scoring with a hard fought 36 off 33 balls. Vishal Merwana once again proved to be the game changer with the ball coming up with economical bowling figures of 3/18 in 4 overs with a maiden steering his team towards an 18 runs win to win the knockout.

Vishal Merwana was declared “man of the match’ for his excellent bowling while Shams Lakhani receiving “Best Performance” award for his all-round contribution.