by Maharashtra U19s rout Sikkim for 24Rightarm medium pacer Yash Borkars sevenwicket haul helped Maharashtra Under19 boys bundle out Sikkim for 24 in their first innings of their Cooch Behar Trophy cricket match on SaturdayBorkar bowled eight overs, gave aw ay only 12 runs Sikkim could survive only 153 overs on the first day of the match in Solapur Prathmesh Gawade took a wicket in 7 overs, gave away 12 runsMaharashtra declared their innings after making 2492 in 46 overs courtesy of opener Yash Boramanis 126ball 119 His partner Arshin Kulkarni made 68 while No 3 Digvijay Patil hit an unbeaten 61 In their secon d innings Sikkim were staring at an innings defeat as they were 474 in 19 overs Gawade took all four wicketsBrief scores Sikkim U19 1st inngs 24 in 153 overs Yash Borkar 712 amp 474 Purna Battarai 15 Prathamesh Gawade 413 vs Maharashtra 1st innings 2492 decl Yash Boramani 119 Arshin Kulkarni 68 Digvijay Patil 61 Vivek Yadav 278Niraj Ganesh fire Ambitious into PBKJ semifinalHalfcenturies from Tanishq Khedkar 69, Shreyas Jadhav 51 helped Ambitious beat Aryans by 69 runs, enter the semifinals of the inaugural PBKJ Under19 club cricket championship at SD Katariya High School ground Nitya Shah 640 restricted Ambitious to 271 in 474 overs but Niraj Joshi 426, Ganesh Kalel 347 were even more destructive as Aryans were bundled out for 202 with eight overs to spareBrief scores Ambitious 271 in 474 overs Tanishq Khedkar 69 Shreyas Jadhav 51 Tejas Tolsankar 40 Nitya Shah 640 Mrigank Rawal 259 bt Aryans 202 in 42 overs Rishi Nale 59 Niraj Joshi 426 Ganesh Kalel 347 by 69 runs TNN
Published in The Times of India (Online) (04.12.2022)