Continuing his sensible type, the gifted Varun Lavande smashed a spectacular double hundred (251 off 219 balls, 22 fours and 14 sixes) taking part in for Lalchand Rajput XI towards Chandrakant Pandit XI within the Under-25 Shalini Bhalekar Trophy match on Wednesday.
Lavande’s double ton was his second large knock of the week after his match-winning hundred (118 off 98 balls) within the Police Shield semi-final towards Payyade Sports Club on Sunday. Lavande now has 4 centuries this month, two in Police Shield and two within the under-25 match.
Brief scores: Lalchand Rajput XI 423 in 75.1 overs (Varun Lavande 251, Raj Waghela 53, Om Keshkamat 37; Prayag Kumar Ramakant 5/98) vs Chandrakant Pandit XI; Jahangir Pithawala XI 277 in 72.1 overs (Satyalaksha Jain 124, Vedant Murkar 55; Sourabh Singh 6/69) vs Dilip Vengsarkar XI 0/2 in 2.4 overs.
Women’s U-19 One Day Trophy: Sanika, Sharvi hit fifties as Mumbai enter ultimate
Mumbai recorded a complete 121-run win over Maharashtra to enter the ultimate of the Women’s Under-19 One Day Trophy in Puducherry on Wednesday.
Riding on half-centuries by Sanika Chalke (72, 82b; 9x4s) and Sharvi Save (70, 88b; 7x4s, 1x6s), Mumbai posted 218 for seven in 50 overs. They then skittled out Maharashtra for simply 97 runs 33 overs with Ashwini Nishad rising as the highest performer with figures of three for 19. She was ably supported by Kashish (2/13) and Nirmiti Rane (3/19).
In the ultimate on Friday, Mumbai will face Uttarakhand, who beat Andhra by only one run.
Brief scores: Mumbai 218/7 in 50 overs (Sanika Chalke 72, Sharvi Save 70; Utkarsha Kadam 3/23) beat Maharashtra 97 in 33 overs (Shweta Sawant 34; Ashwini Nishad 3/19) by 121 runs.
Harris Shield ultimate: Al-Barkaat want 168 runs for victory
Karthik Kumar (57*) and Dhairyasheel Deshmukh’s (20) essential eighth-wicket partnership of 70 runs helped Al Barkaat MMI (English) take a slender first innings lead of 24 runs towards Swami Vivekanand International School, Kandivli, on Day Two of their Harris Shield ultimate on the Bombay Gymkhana on Wednesday.
Al Barkaat posted 190 in first innings and so they might have stretched it additional if not for Prasoon Singh’s 5 for 71. Al Barkaat then bowled out Swami Vivekanand for 192 of their second innings and want 168 runs on ultimate day to file an outright win.
Brief scores: Swami Vivekanand International School, Kandivli 166 & 192 in 40 overs (Aayush Makwana 41, Swapnil Sanyal 35, Swayam Sail 34*; Saad Khan 3/63, Agneya Aadi 3/34); Al-Barkaat MMI, Kurla 190 in 66.3 overs (Agneya Aadi 44, Kartik Kumar 57*; Prasoon Singh 5/71)
Giles Shield Super League: Anjuman win by an innings and 338 runs
Anjuman-I-Islam’s Allana English High School beat Smt Sulochana Devi Singhania School, Thane, by an innings and 338 runs throughout their Giles Shield Super League match on Wednesday.
Anjuman, who declared their innings at 555, bowled out Singhania School for 110 within the first innings with Zaid Khan selecting 4 for 14. In second innings they skittled out Singhania School for simply 59 runs with Vedant Gore taking six for 33.
Brief scores: Modern English School 76 & 158 in 58.3 overs (Ridit Tewar 4/35) misplaced to Al Barkaat 358/6d by an innings & 124 runs; IES New English School, Bandra 319/8d & 131/5 in 31 overs (Harsh Kadam 80) beat IES VN Sule Guruji, Dadar 132 in 57.4 overs (Yash Rawat 5/10) on first innings lead; Anjuman-I-Islam’s Allana English High School 555/8d beat Smt Sulochana Devi Singhania School 110 in 40.2 overs (Arren Parekh 34; Zaid Khan 4/14) & 59 in 16.1 overs (Ishan Khandekar 34; Vedant Gore 6/33) by an innings & 338 runs; Swami Vivekanand Intl, Gorai 153 & 86/8 misplaced to RR Education Trust 259/7d in 93 overs (Smin Kini 116, Adesh Sharma 35*: Aarav Malhotra 3/59, Aarnav Lad 3/50) on first innings lead
MI Jr faculty cricket match
The opening day of the third version of the Mumbai Indians Junior inter-school cricket match noticed Vibgyor High School, IES VN Sule Guruji and Sharadashram Vidyamandir registering victories of their respective league matches.
The third version of the MI Junior kick began on Wednesday in Mumbai. The Mumbai leg of the tourney kicked-off on the Cross Maidan the place former India pacer R Vinay Kumar interacted with the children and gave them useful insights about cricket. More than 2500 youngsters from over 200 faculties have signed up for the match throughout the three cities.
MFA Elite Division: D’Souza hat-trick powers Millat FC to 7-0 win
Duane D’Souza netted a hat-trick as Millat FC hammered India Rush Soccer Club 7-0 throughout their Mumbai Football Association (MFA) Elite Division match on the Neville D’Souza turf, Bandra, on Wednesday.
Results: Elite division: Millat FC 7 (Duane D’Souza 3, Kaushik Zadiwale 2, Keegan Pinto, Nachiket Palav) beat India Rush Soccer Club 0; Kenkre FC 2 (Arya Gandharva 2) beat Bombay Muslims SC 0; Div-II: Los Galaticos 2 (Dixit Bhog, Sheldon Rego) beat Maurya Foundation 0; Milan FA 2 (Mayur Damador, Gaurav Valvi) beat Samuel FA 0.
