More, Lad rescue Phadkar XI

Coming into bat at No 6 with his team in a spot of bother at 73 for 4, More displayed immense concentration for over three hours in his innings which included seven fours.

With good support from Siddhesh Lad who scored 59, Phadkar XI recovered to score 237 for 5 at stumps on the second day of the match. Earlier, Manjrekar XI was bowled out for 274. Rahil Shaikh had missed his century by 11 runs for Manjrekar XI on Tuesday.

The Tendulkar name shone brightly at the Elf-Vengsarkar CA in Oval Maidan, as Sachin8217;s nephew Rohan, who plays in the team as a batsman, picked up three quick wickets in four overs.

New-ball operators Anuj Vakil and Prathamesh Dake did a bulk of the damage earlier splitting four wickets for Vijay Merchant XI.

Brief Scores: Vijay Manjrekar XI 274 Rahil Shaikh 89, Nikhil Patil 75; Pratik Manjrekar 3 for 54 vs Dattu Phadkar XI 237 for 5 Siddhesh Lad 59, Swapnil More batting 81; Himanshu Santholia 3 for 44. Khandu Rangnekar XI 224 for 9 Siddhesh Kinlekar 47, Bhushan Shinde 58; Rohan Tendulkar 3 for 19 vs Vijay Merchant XI.