Borivali CC emerge G Div Kanga Champions while Rakesh Naik & Abhinav Jagtap on fire…

Into the final league match at MB Union Cross Maidan, two of the promising teams of G Div took on each other for one last encounter of the season. Borivali CC after opting to bat first posted this year’s highest team total of Kanga declaring their innings at a mammoth 397/7 in 47.3 overs. Opener Abhinav Jagtap and middle order batsman Rakesh Naik stitched a record  216 run stand for the 3^rd wicket which is also the highest partnership this year across all divisions for any wicket. Abhinav scored a quickfire 122 off 88 balls laced with 11 fours and 9 sixes while Rakesh scored the season’s highest individual score of 178 runs in 112 balls which had 22 boundaries and 6 sixes to his name.

 Sangam Sports Club in reply were all out for 68 runs where in skipper Rakesh Naik led the troop with the ball too picking up 5/22 while Himanshu Sonthalia with 4/8 was equally impressive in his short spell. Borivali CC in 2^nd innings declared at 163/4 with Abhinav Jagtap again scoring a fantastic knock of 59 runs in 48 balls & Sushant Kadam scoring a very quick 37 ball 58 at no.3.

Rakesh’s 4/32 in 2^nd innings restricted Sangam SC to 64/5 in 11 overs at the end of the game’s play where Borivali CC won the match on 1^st innings lead. Borivali CC with 24 points in 9 games also become the winners of G Div Kanga League.

Borivali CC gave an excellent team performance where all their players contributed well in their capacities under the leadership of Rakesh Naik who now has 400 runs and 49 wkts in 9 Kanga games becoming the highest run scorer as well as wicket taker of the G Div.