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This is an archive article published on October 5, 1999
Prasad, Khanvilkar shine
MUMBAI, OCT 4: Vijay Merchant XI spinners Shakti Prasad and Omkar Khanvilkar spun a web of discomfort around the Khandu Rangnekar XI bats...
MUMBAI, OCT 4: Vijay Merchant XI spinners Shakti Prasad and Omkar Khanvilkar spun a web of discomfort around the Khandu Rangnekar XI batsmen on the opening day of the second round matches of the Sportstar Trophy MCA under-19 selection trial cricket tournament.
Left-arm spinner Prasad 4-37 and off-spinner Khanvilkar 3-42 shared seven wickets between them at the Brabourne Stadium to restrict Rangnekar XI to 162. But for No. 8 batsman Amit Kadam 28, Rangnekar XI8217;s fate would have been worse considering the fact that they were struggling at 118-6 at one stage.
In reply, Merchant XI 30-0 saw the day through without any loss.
Batsmen continued to struggle at the Elf-Vengsarkar Academy too, where overnight dew delayed the contest between Vijay Manjrekar XI and Dattu Phadkar XI by 90 minutes.
Phadkar XI were reduced to 157-8 when stumps were drawn for the day. Skipper Vijay Singh led the fightback with atopscore of 48 runs, inclusive of four boundaries and two sixes.
Brief Scores
At Brabourne Stadium 8212; Khandu Rangnekar XI 162 in 71.5 overs Amit Kadam 28, Samir Chitre 22; Shakti Prasad 4-37, Omkar Khanvilkar 3-42, Agam Pandit 2-45 vs Vijay Merchant XI 30-0 in 16 overs.
At Elf-Vengsarkar Academy: Dattu Phadkar XI 157-8 in 78 overs Vijay Singh 48, Bhavin Thakkar 27, Sripad Sansare 24; Rohan bane 2-25, Aniruddha Dichwalkar 2-33, Praful Mahajan 2-19 vs Vijay Manjrekar XI.
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