Viraj Gamare’s splendid 111 helps worli defeat Apollo in the Purshottam Shield
Viraj Gamare is certainly raising his stakes as an opener & making the openers position his own. Viraj who is a fast bowling all-rounder was given the new responsibility to open the innings & he did his duties with perfection. Just into his 2nd match as an opener Viraj is already making waves as an opener. In his first match as an opener he scored a half century in the Kanga league and second time which was in this match, right-handed Viraj came in & scored a match winning century.
Worli Sports Club who elected to bat first after winning the toss had plans in mind to post a big target since the pitch was quite decent for the batsman. The captain had advised the batsman to play their natural game & stick to their instincts. Worli openers did a fantastic job as Viraj and Sandesh Paralkar(51 off 47 balls) led Worli to a great start. While sandesh was out after his fifty, Viraj continued playing his natural game & went on to score 111 off just 150 balls. That knock consisted 14 boundaries & a magnificent six to enthrall the spectators with his effortless batting. Along with Viraj, Manoj Yadav also scored a quickfire 78* off just 75 balls which helped their side reach 353/6 in 70 overs. There was a left arm spinner who gave a tough time after tea but Worli team fought & surpassed difficulties to make a good score.
Apollo CC which is a good side too played well & fought with a lot of vigor but it was not enough against the worli bowlers. Left arm orthodox Dhaval Patel flummoxed the batsman with five wickets while conceding just 79 runs in 23 overs. Sairaj Sangle (91 off 84 balls) & Pranay Pawar (52 off 84 balls) played extremely well but their team collapsed & were all out for 290 in 63.2 overs.
Viraj Gamare was adjudged “man of the match” for his magnificent century & he wishes to continue his good form in the coming matches & help his side clinch more victories.
