city round-up: Spinners hand Vengsarkar XI title

As expected,Dilip Vengsarkar XI saw off Sunil Gavaskar XI,defeating them by an innings and 95 runs to record their third successive win in the league to lift the Madhav Mantri Trophy for the U-22 Cricket Tournament on the third and final day of the contest at Cross Maidan on Wednesday.

As expected,Dilip Vengsarkar XI saw off Sunil Gavaskar XI,defeating them by an innings and 95 runs to record their third successive win in the league to lift the Madhav Mantri Trophy for the U-22 Cricket Tournament on the third and final day of the contest at Cross Maidan on Wednesday. The win definitely came in more comfortable fashion than the champions themselves would have expected,with Gavaskar XI,who resumed at 50 for 4 following on,folding up for a mere 109 in their second innings.

They had collapsed for just 167 in response to Vengsarkar XI’s first innings score of 371 on the second day,and things just got worse for Gavaskar XI as they lost their final six wickets for just 59 runs to hand the eventual champions a easy win. Akshay Ghorpade was the only batsman to even make an impression,top-scoring with 34. The rest were done in by Vengsarkar XI’s spin twins,off-spinner Pratik Gavli (3/26) and leg-spinner Sagar Gorivale (4/22),who left the opposition batsmen in tangles. Ravi Shastri XI beat Sachin Tendulkar XI by nine wickets,meanwhile,in the other league game at the Oval Maidan. Resuming at 96 for 3 in their second innings,Tendulkar XI went on to reach 201 with Shalabh Agarwal finishing up with an elegant 87,an innings which included 10 fours. Off-spinner Ankush Jaiswal was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 5/63,leaving Tendulkar XI with only a lead of 137.

Brief scores: Dilip Vengsarkar XI 371 bt Sunil Gavaskar XI 167 and 109 (Akshay Ghorpade 34; Pratik Gavli 3/26,Sagar Gorivale 4/22) by an innings and 95 runs; Sachin Tendulkar XI 131 and 201 (Shalabh Agarwal 87,Ravi Shinde 33; Ankush Jaiswal 5/63) lost to Ravi Shastri XI 196 and 138 for 1 (Gandhar Bhatawdekar 47,Jaideep Pardeshi 68) by nine wickets.

Kirawat,Kamat star

A fine spell from medium-pacer Sagar Kirawat (3 for 21) ably supported by crucial knocks by Rajeev Kamat (54 n.o.) and Adwait Sahasrabuddhe (45 n.o.) helped Allied Digital Services beat Reliance Industries by 10 wickets and enter into the finals of the inter-corporate cricket tournament (40 overs) organised by S P Group-Bengal Club Cricket Academy at Bharat Club,Shivaji Park Ground under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).

Brief Scores: Reliance Industries 109 all out (Siddesh Kinlekar 34; Sagar Kirawat 3/21) lost to Allied Digital Services 110 for no loss (Adwait Sahasrabuddhe 45 n.o.,Rajeev Kamat 54 n.o); Serco Global Services 241 for 8 (Shalabh Agarwal 76,Arman Shaikh 44,Parth Nikhil 30; Shailesh Dubli 4/21) bt Route SMS 88 all out (Vishal Dhagaonkar 32; Rakesh Naik 3/23).

Bipin title for Churchgate

Churchgate Centre won the Bipin Football Academy Tournament by defeating Kandivili Centre 5-4 via the tie-breaker in an evenly contested final at the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) ground. Firoz Shah,who converted the first penalty kick for Churchgate,not only won the trophy for his team but also ended up with the Player of the Tournament title. Both teams were locked goalless at the end of regulation time. Firoz,Dhawal Thakur,Omprakash Jaiswal,K Dias and Neville DCunha were on target for the champions in the tie-breaker. The runners up meanwhile could convert four of their attempts with Narendra Shetty,Akshay Poojary,Nihar Jadhav and Swapnil Rane finding the mark.

Results: Churchgate Centre 5 (Firoz Shah,Dhawal Thakur,Omprakash Jaiswal,K Dias,Neville DCunha) bt Kandivili Centre 4 (Narendra Shetty,Akshay Poojary,Nihar Jadhav,Swapnil Rane) via tie-breaker; Girls’ Tournament: Borivili Centre bt Churchgate Slum Centre 2-1.

Bodyline make semis

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Consistent goal-scorer Levahnah Divekar produced yet another fine performance as she struck three goals to steer Bodyline FC to a facile 7-0 win over Bombay Gymkhana in a Pool-A match of the MDFA organized Bombay Gymkhana-Womens Football League (WFL) at the Bombay Gymkhana ground on Wednesday.

Levahnah was ably supported by teammates Ritu U,who netted a brace,Anjali Malhotra and Achita Sapre,who both added a goal each to seal a massive win for their team. The win helped Bodyline finish second with 12 points,which ensures their qualification for the semifinals alongside table-toppers Fr Agnel Gymkhana,who ended with 15 points.

Results: Group A: Bodyline FC 4 (Levahnah Divekar 3,Ritu U,Anjali Malhotra,Achita Sapre) bt Bombay Gymkhana 0; Group B: Sea View SC 2 (Vellania Fernandes 2) bt Kenkre FC 1 (Pratima Desai).

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