Opener Pratik Desai and experienced Vishal Bhillare smash tons for P.J Hindu Gymkhana in the Young Comrade Shield Tournament ‘18

Played at the PJ Hindu Gymhana in Marine Lines, it was the all important clash with Parel SC and PJ Hindu Gymkhana team on their home turf with PJ winning the toss & rightly electing to bat first with an aim of capitalizing on their turf and making a big total.

PJ Hindu Gymkhana batting first made a very healthy and competitive total of 429/8 in 70 overs which is anyday a great score to defend. Opening the innings, Parth Shah(41) and Pratik Desai gave a flying start with right handed Pratik who went on to score a solid looking 126 off 119balls. Pratik who smashed 15fours and 3sixes looked really calm and classy while was also playing at a strike rate of 100+ at the same time. Experienced Vishal Bhillare who came at no.4 displayed his class with a classy and elegant looking ton. Vishal scored 116 off 128deliveries smashing 9fours while working really hard between the wickets. Vishal smashed the odd balls for boundaries while kept on rotating the strike nicely to keep the scoreboard flowing with runs. Sachin Wagh who came below Vishal also lended good support with his 55runs. From Parel SC, Onkar jadhav was the pick of the bowlers scalping 4wkts for 125runs.

Chasing 430 which is always difficult must have been a tough task for Parel SC boys as they must have felt the pressure of batting at 6+runs per over all the time. Parel SC were eventually bundled out for 241runs with opener Varun Lavande who is known for his aggressive batting at the top of the order top scored with 61(49balls) while Nikhil Patil and Atharva chipped in with 40’s. All-rounder Sachin Wagh who scored a fifty with the bat was also the top scorer with 4/59 in 14 overs while pacer Rahil Sheikh picking up 3/25.

PJ Hindu Gymkhana won the match by 188runs as Vishal and Pratik impressed one and all with their tons while Sachin Wagh was equally impressive with his all-round show.

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