Utpal Warrior triumphs over Mount Litera by five wickets

By CG Reporter On Nov 18, 2018

Vishal Merwana From Utpal Warriors Team Man of the match 3 Wkts against Mount Litera

The inaugural match of Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament was played between Utpal Warrior and Mount Litera on Saturday at Air India Sports Club, Santacruz, Mumbai. The encounter between the two sides turned out to be a lopsided affair as Utpal Warrior got the better of Mount Litera in no time. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Mount Litera had a sub-par day at office as the team was sent packing for a parsimonious score of 73 in 17.4 overs. Shreepad Khedekar was the only batsman to score a double digit, with rest of the batting line-up collapsing like a pack of cards. Left arm spinner Vishal Mervana, who is a Financial Consultant, was the wrecker-in-chief as he rolled his arm over to pick up 3-14 in his four overs. Mervana bowled a disciplined line and length and yielded rich dividends out of the wicket.

Utpal Warrior did not get off to the best of starts as they lost Krishna Rana on the very first ball of the innings. The other opening bat Minesh Shah (21 not out) ensured that he played the anchor role and batted through to see his side home. Though wickets kept falling at the other end Shah stood his ground to chase down the target. Kaustav Ganguly and Shreepad Khedekar scalped two wickets each. In the end, Utpal Warrior completed the game in 10.4 overs, winning by five wickets.

Vishal Mervana was awarded as the Man of the Match for his match winning bowling performance. Mervana expressed, “As a kid I used to play cricket, but getting a chance to enjoy the sport in your mid life is rare. Thanks to Zooter for organizing such a wonderful tournament for dads where people like me who are ardent lovers of the sport get an opportunity to express themselves in the field. I am delighted with my performance as well as my team’s performance that helped us win the match today. The wicket was good to bowl and our fielders backed the bowlers pretty well. All in all it was a fabulous team effort”.

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