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Janhavi Kate’s half-century & Four-Fer seals the deal for Vijay Cricket Club in Ajit Ghosh Memorial Trophy

By Juili Ballal

The third edition of the Ajit Ghosh Memorial Trophy (T20 Women’s Cricket Tournament) is underway. Under the aegis of the Mumbai Cricket Association, Sporting Union Club and Kalyandas Memorial Sports Foundation have organised this tournament.

On November 16, Vijay Cricket Club clashed against Dahisar Sports Club at Shivaji Park Gymkhana. Riding on twin half-centuries from Janhavi Kate and Jagravi Pawar, Vijay Cricket Club posted 179/3 in 20 overs. Kate, who opened the batting, muscled 67 off 41, including 11 boundaries. On the other hand, Pawar, batting at number three, blasted 66 not out off 45, including eight boundaries and a six. For Dahisar Sports Club, Samiya Husain, Shrushti Shilkar, and Pranali Redekar chipped in with one scalp each.

Chasing a mammoth 180, Dahisar Sports Club were reduced to 104/8 in 20 overs. They lost the match by 75 runs. Radhika Thakkar (29 runs off 29 balls) and Priyanka Golipkar (31 runs off 26 balls) fought hard but failed to see their side home. For Vijay Cricket Club, Kate wreaked havoc, picking up 11/4 in four overs.

Vijay Cricket Club’s Janhavi Kate bagged the player of the match award for her match-winning all-round performance.

Juili Ballal

Cricket is a sport that Juili picked up right from her childhood days. Her journey from playing with the boys in the compound walls to practising under the able aegis of Jonty Rhodes has been a spectacular one.
She was a part of Mumbai Women’s U-19 and U-23 probables during her four-year stint at the MCA. As a middle order bat and a part time medium pace bowler, she also represented Mumbai University at All-India University Women’s Cricket for two years.

In the quest of further education, she discontinued with the sport. Currently she is pursuing her Ph.D in Finance from IIT Bombay’s School of Management.

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