Waghela slams unbeaten 201; Limbole 111* steers Police to victory in Madhav Mantri Tournament

Mumbai: Gautam Waghela was in solid batting form and cracked an unbeaten double century 201 runs (144 balls, 22×4, 8×6) and powered Karnatak Sporting Association to a thumping 177 runs victory against Sind Sports Club in a first round match of the MCA organized Madhav Mantri Centenary One Day Cricket League 2021 for A & B Division teams and played at the MCA ground, BKC on Sunday.

In another match, the unbeaten efforts of Shrikant Limbole who slammed a century knock of 111 runs and Mansing Chavan 77 runs, steer Mumbai Police Gymkhana to an 8-wicket win against Young Comnrade CC with plenty to spare.

Sind SC after sending Karnatak SA to bat first were sent on a leather chase as KSA amassed a huge total of 375 for 7 wickets in 45 overs. Besides Waghela’s massive innings Ramanpreet Singh scored a solid 80 runs. Vikas Singh was Sind SC’s most successful bowler who finished with 4 for 70 runs. In reply, Sind SC were dismissed for 198 runs in 36.5 overs. Nitin Salekar 43 not out and Aditya Dhumal 43 got some decent runs on the board. KSA’s Vinayak Bhoir picked 4 wickets for 48 runs.

In the match, Mumbai Police after deciding to field first restricted Young Comrade to 269 for 7 in 45 overs. Yogesh Dongare 74 runs, Saurabh Singh 69 runs and Shreeraj Gharat 41 runs propped up the innings.

Chasing a challenge target, Mumbai Police were well-served by Limbole and Chavan as they steadily chased down the runs scorimng 270 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 42.5 overs.

Brief scores: Karnatak SA 375/7 in 45 overs (Gautam Waghela 201*, Ramanpreet Singh 80, Vikas SIngh 4/70) beat Sind Sports Club 198/10 in 36.5 overs (Nitin Salekar 43*, Aditya Dhumal 43, Vinayak Bhoir 4/48). Result: Karnatak SA won by 177 runs.

Young Comrade CC 269/7 in 45 overs (Yogesh Dongare 74, Saurabh Singh 69, Shreeraj Gharat 41) lost to Mumbai Police Gymkhana 270/2 in 42.5 overs (Shrikant Limbole 111*, Mansing Chavan 77*, Rohit Pol 42). Result: Mumbai Police Gymkhana won by 8 wickets.

Match Report Courtesy : GORDON D COSTA