Sanklecha slams second ton

MUMBAI, May 6: The Brijesh Patel-Imtiaz Patel Academy opener Pranay Sanklecha was again in his elements today at the Elf-Vensarkar Academy,...

MUMBAI, May 6: The Brijesh Patel-Imtiaz Patel Academy opener Pranay Sanklecha was again in his elements today at the Elf-Vensarkar Academy, Oval Maidan, here, today.

The 14-year-old lad compiled his second hundred of the national-level under-14 cricket tournament for the Elf Cup as the Bangalore outfit went on to pose a massive 266 for three in the alloted 35 overs and inflict a 66-run defeat over Elf-Vengsarkar Academy A’. It was their third successive victory for the winners, who have now emerged serious contenders for a berth in the final. Sanklecha, who struck 14 fours in his knock of 108 was also involved in a 139-run stand for the opening wicket with Deepak Chowgule (48). Arun Tangaraj too joined the run feast with a brisk 64, inclusive of 12 hits to the fence.

In reply, EVA A’ started on a rousing note but failed to sustain it and were bowled out for 200.

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In the second match of the day, Tissot Academy, Delhi downed Elf-Vengsarkar Academy B’ by five wickets to record their second win in the league.

Brief scores: BPIAA, Bangalore 266-3 in 35 overs (Pranay Sanklecha 108, Deepak Chowgule 48, Arun Tangaraj 64) bt EVA A’ 200 in 34.5 overs (Paul Valthaty 22, Vineet Indulkar 42, Sangram Bagul 25, Rohit Salunke 34; Stuart Binny 2-25, Vikrant Shetty 2-20, Robin Uthappa 2-23). Man of the Match: Pranay Sanklecha.

EVA B’ 153-6 in 35 overs (Neil Daftary 20, Abhijit Pandit 23, Mayank Dayal 24 n.o., Yogesh Kumar 3-4) lost to Tissot Academy, Delhi 156-6 (Yogesh Kumar 21, Himanshu Khullar 32 n.o., Manish Tomar 20 n.o; Abhijit Pandit 2-16). Man of the Match: Y Kumar.