Top-order batsman Sagar Sharma’s brilliant 111 steers Mahi CC to a win in the U19 Mahi Champions League’19

Mahi CC after being put to bat first at Mahi Sports Park,Bhondsi in Gurgaon were least affected as they notched up a big total of 295/9 in 40 overs which is a more than defendable score. Despite a sluggish start to the innings with both the openers out early, Sagar who came at no.3 went on to score a brilliant 111 runs off 85 balls laced with 12 boundaries and 6 sixes. An innings which was a perfect mixture of strokeplay and controlled aggression, the rest of the batsman batted around him with 20’s and 30’s as Mahi CC were in a strong position at the end of their innings.

Master Blasters U19 in reply were bundled out for 139 runs in 25.1 overs with Arnav top scoring with 61 runs off mere 31 balls. From the bowlers, Dhruv and Himanshu Bharadwaj with 3 wkts each were the pick of the lot as Mahi CC won the match by 156 runs.

Sagar Sharma for his impressive ton was declared ‘man of the match’