Pragnesh Kanpillewar and Sahil Jadhav continues their form with the bat while Satyam bags 6wkts in the Payyade Selection Trophy ‘17
Played at the Payyade Cricket Ground in Mumbai, it was a match between two talented young teams namely Dilip Vengsarkar XI and Sunil Gavaskar XI where in Dilip Vengsarkar XI won the toss and elected to bat first in order to put the opposition under pressure.
Batting first, Dilip Vengsarkar boys did more than decent job with the bat as they notched up 306 runs on the board in 92.4 overs. Akshat Jain scored a fantastic 106 which was definitely impressive to say the least. Rugved More and Sahil Jadhav also chipped in with 40 & 33 respectively. In reply, Sunil Gavaskar XI gave a strong reply with the bat as they surpassed the score of the opposition and declared their innings at a comfortable score of 341/4 in 94.5 overs. Left-handed skipper continued his good form from the 1st match as this time he scored big. Pragnesh smashed a well timed 160 off just 218balls which included 19fours and 5sixes. As shared with Cricketgraph, Pragnesh said ‘ the pitch was good to bat on after we spent some time at the crease, the ball was turning but we somehow managed to chase down the score’. Pragnesh displayed rock solid resilience and class in his 160 while Arya Pol was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/59.
Sahil Jadhav back to back tons
In the 2nd innings, Dilip Vengsarkar boys declared their innings at 252/8 dec. in 55 overs. Even though most of the batsman failed to create any impact, Sahil Jadhav who had scored a swashbuckling ton in the 1st match continued his dominance with the bat in the 2nd match too as he scored 123 off just 130 balls to keep some hopes alive for his team. Sahil smashed 13fours and 2sixes and with 2back to back tons, he surelylooks in terrific form. Right arm leg break bowler Satyam Chaudhary took 6wkts in the match (2wkts in the 1st and 4wkts in the 2nd innings) and kept on troubling the batsman with his consistent spin. Satyam has taken a lot of wickets this year and looks set for bigger things in his career. Sunil Gavaskar XI were 31/1 in their 2nd innings before the end of the game’s play where they won the match on 1st innings lead. It was a match full of terrific performances which included 3 centuries by Pragnesh, Akshat and Sahil while Satyam and Arya’s bowling was also equally impressive. Cricketgraph congratulates the talented boys and wishes them luck for a great season ahead.
CRICKETGRAPH