Opener Japjeet & Pranay Patil make merry while young Vedant makes a mark in the Purshottam Shield’19

Regal CC batting first at PJ Hindu Gymkhana ground posted a total of 292/10 in 68.1 overs. Openers Japjeet Singh Randhawa (77) and Pranay Patil (73) gave a brilliant opening start of 149 runs which laid the foundation for Regal’s innings. Viraj Jadhav (43) and Sumedh Kamble (60) at the middle order also gave crucial contributions. Amongst the bowlers, Aryan Patni with 4/92 in 19 overs was the pick of the bowlers while Daksh and Sachin bagged 3 wkts each.

Chasing 289, Goregaon SC were off to a decent start with opener Vedant Gadia scoring a brilliant 124 off 164 balls. Young Vedant in his debut Purshottam match certainly looked quite confident vs players seniors to him as he rotated the strike freely while smashed 16 confident boundaries. However, he lacked support from the other end as Goregaon SC lacked big partnerships.

In what turned out to be a thriller of a match, Regal SC successfully defended the total restricting Goregaon SC to 288 all out and winning the match by just 4 runs. The Sachin Khartade run out and Viraj Jadhav taking the last wicket turned the game in the crucial last 15 mins as Regal CC clinched a memorable win. For Regal, Saeed Khot (4/93) and Viraj Jadhav (3/29) were the pick of the bowlers.