Velaskar, Dahad excel in SPY win

He and Amit Aroskar (77) raised 143 for the third wicket. Velaskar and Dahad (66) added 123 for the unfinished fifth wicket.

Islam Gymkhana could manage only 158 with Zahid Khan contributing 75. Dahad, a left-arm medium-pacer snapped up five wickets for 25 in just 8.4 overs.

A five-wicket haul by off-spinner Anand Yalvigi (5-56) and Nishit Shetty’s all-round heroics (3-59 and 73 n.o.) helped Karnataka Sporting Association to beat Dadar Union by eight wickets at Cross Maidan. Shetty and Hrishikesh Shende (73) raised 140 for the unbroken third wicket.

An unbeaten 73 by former MumbaiRanji player, Manoj Joglekar and useful knock by Vishwas Walawalkar (5) enabled Shivaji Park Gymkhana beat Khar Gymkhana by three wickets as the latter’s ground. Left-handed batsman, Sujit Gadkari scored 98 in Khar Gymkhana’s total of 253.

In an exciting finish, National Cricket Club prevailed over New Hind by 10 runs. New Hind, chasing 207 for victory, were 171 for five before they lost five wickets for just 26 runs to be bowled out for 197.

BRIEF SCORES

Bombay Gymkhana 149 in 49.5 overs (Vijay Naidu 55; Hakim Khan 4-51, Mayank Khandwala 5-45) lost to CCI 150-3 in 40.2 overs (Rajesh Sanghi 49, Vinayak Samant 38 n.o.). Dadar Union 198 in 60.2 overs (P Manjrekar 57, Parag Paigankar 44, Rohit Jaykar 30; Nishit Shetty 3-59, Anand Yalvigi 5-56) lost to Karnatak SA 199-2 in 43 overs (Hrishikesh Shende 77 n.o., Nishit Shetty 73 n.o.). Rajasthan 149 (Mayur Vichare 50; Mandar Gokarna 5-42) lost to MB Union 150-4 in 26.5 overs (Praful Dhule 44, Milind Tamhane 44, TusharShringare 37 n.o.). Shivaji Park Youngsters 391-4 in 70 overs (Amit Velaskar 207 n.o.; Amit Aroskar 77, Sandeep Dahad 66 n.o.) bt Islam Gymkhana 158 in 46.4 overs (Zahid Shaikh 75; Sandeep Dahad 5-25). National 207 in 58.3 overs (Sameer Apte 44, mahesh Wakkar 39, Yeshwant Bhosle 42; Vineet Sarang 3-49, Pramod Masurkar 3-21) bt New Hind 197 in 69.2 overs (Sachin Koli 38, Atiq Sayad 66; Zahir Khan 3-51, Santosh Jagtap 4-66). MIG, Bandra 217 in 67.4 overs (Rajesh Sanil 32, Ashpak Shaikh 63, Faizal Shaikh 39; Marood Khan 3-38) lost to Victory 218-5 (Vinod Salvi 54, Maroof Khan 41). Khar Gymkhana 253 in 68.5 overs (Ajit Kolte 46, Sujit Gadkari 98, Dinesh Nanavaty 51; Bhimesh Shah 4-64) lost to Shivaji Park Gymkhana 257-7 in 54.5 overs (Amol Rane 48, Vishwas Walawalkar 50, Manoj Joglekar 73 73 n.o.; Rupam Malviya 4-73). Young Maharashtra 280-6 in 70 overs (S Manikam 82, S Padmanabhan 43, Uday Bhogle 76; Nitin Surve 3-70) bt PJ Hindu Gymkhana 237 in70 overs (Ashok Kadam 88, Anil Sakpal 31, Nitin Sawant 38, O Salvi 3-56, Rajan Pandit 3-71, Vineet Mehta 3-36).