Raj Patil & Rutvik Sangdore help Meridian School fetch a victory while little dynamo Rishabh Kotai steals the show with his gritty 58

It was an exciting knock-out encounter between Meridian School & Santosh Sports Academy at the SPCA (Santosh sports academy) ground in Mumbai.  SPCA won the toss & elected to bat first since it was a decent track to bat first and capitalize on the opportunity of batting first by posting a big total on the board.

Batting first, SPCA was all out for just 203 in 33.3 overs. It wasn’t the best of the starts as everyone below Rishabh Kotai in the line up almost failed. But it was this 8 year old mini dynamo who stole the hearts with his confident & solid batting. Right-handed Rishabh scored a stunning 58 off just 75 balls & smashed 9 fours in it. Just 8yrs old, but this boy has showed a lot of maturity and confidence at the crease. He certainly looks poised for a bright future ahead. It was straight no.8 after Rishabh who scored a match saving knock of 51 off just 30 balls (8 fours & a six) down the order which took their team total to a respectable position. Opening bowler Raj Patil was excellent with the ball and acted as the chief destroyer for the opposition scalping 6/40 in 7 overs. Raj was simply amazing and bowled in complete discipline to disturb the batsman. Manas Shaw also bowled well taking 3/31 in 6.3 overs.

In reply, Meridian School also chased the score in 34 overs. It was a fantastic display of tough competition by both the teams as Meridian school won the match by just 1 wicket. Opener Yash Jadhav scored a 60 ball 68 while it was their no.4 batsman Rutvik Sangdore who scored a match winning 74* off just 58 balls & played the role of finisher to perfection. It was a great match by both the teams & great day in the office for Raj & Rutvik.

Cricketgraph congratulates both the players & wishes them all the luck to keep playing good cricket like this for a long long time.