Vishal Chitrakar & Dinar’s half centuries help National CC win while Asif spuns the web with a 7wkt haul in the Young Comrade Shield Tournament ‘18

By CricketGraph Editor Last updated Jul 6, 2018

Played at the National CC, Cross Maidan, National Cricket Club took on Sainath Cricket Club where in National CC won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big 1^st innings total on their own turf and put Sainath CC boys under pressure.

National CC batting first were off to a good start with skipper Omkar Gaurav(29) and Vishal Chitrakar giving a good start. Southpaw Vishal on the other hand converted his good start a very solid 77 off 105balls which included 13fours which set the tone for the National CC innings. Vishal smashed some really good shots and gave proper treatment to the loose balls while he also stitched a 108run stand with middle order batsman Dinar Gaonkar who also scored a very solid and a crucial 62. Dinar on the other hand was aggressive scoring at run a ball. Sachin Gill at the lower middle order also made a crucial contribution with 46runs which propelled the team total to a respectable 291/10 in 64.1 overs. The bowler who won the hearts today and was basically the lone fighter and a threat to the National CC boys was Sainath’s experienced left arm spinner Asif Shaikh. Asif took a stunning 7wkt haul coming up with excellent bowling figures of 7/87 in 23overs. 8 bowlers were used by Sainath but only one posed a real threat to the opposition as Asif was really bowling in the good areas while taking wickets at regular intervals.

Sainath SC on the other hand were all out for 121runs where in National CC’s spinner Pushkaraj Chavan did the job with the ball taking 4/48. All-rounder Sachin Gill who scored a crucial 46 down the order also chipped in with 2/15 with his medium pace while Amir Khan was equally impressive in his 5.4 overs coming up with 3/16. National CC won the match by 170runs on the back of collective team perfomance especially Vishal, Dinar, Sachin and Pushkaraj while Asif from Sainath SC won the hearts of many with his superlative spell of 7/87.

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