U/19 GSC wins as Rishikesh(91*) & Vaibhav Kalamkar leading from the front with a massive 160 in the Naren Tamhane Tournament ‘18

Played at the MB Union CC, Cross Maidan, U/19 Goregaon Sports Club and U/19 Chimaji Appa Vasai- two of the prestigious names in sports clashed with each other with Chimaji Appa skipper Satyalaksh Jain winning the toss and electing to bowl first.

U/19 GSC techinally could have suffered a batting collapse as only 66runs can be accounted for the 9batsman in the playing XI with remaining runs scored by skipper Vaibhav Kalamkar and solid opener Rishikesh Kulkarni. Rishikesh opening the innings gave a déjà vu’ of former England opener Mike Atherton who would irritate the bowlers by fighting at the crease for long time. Rishikesh dodged the bowlers and engaged in solid cricket which is rare nowadays as he scored 91* off 230balls (8fours) remaining till the end. On the other hand, Skipper Vaibhav Kalamkar confidently counter attacked scoring an elegant 160 off 206balls laced with 13fours and 3sixes at a healthy strike rate of 78.00 while also stitching a 211run stand with Rishikesh taking GSC towards a total of 311 in 94.2 overs.

On the other hand Chimaji Appa Vasai were all out for 135runs Saiprasad Naidu’s 37 being the highest score at the middle order. From the bowlers, Darshan Mangukia who is a left arm pacer was quite impressive taking 4/39 while the rest of the bowlers also did a good job as U/19 GSC team won the match in a dominating fashion.

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