Mumbai, 12 November: Off-spinner Aarav Yadav took seven for 33 to bowl out Shivaji Park Gymkhana for 143 on the first day of their Ajit Naik Memorial Under-14 Cricket Tournament semi-final against MV Sports Club.
MV Sports Club reached 45 for one in 14 overs by stumps at the Worli Sports Club ground, trailing by 98 runs with nine wickets in hand.
Ten maidens and two hat-trick chances
Shivaji Park Gymkhana chose to bat, but only Tanish Kadam, who made 39 off 101 balls, and Swaroop Raut, who scored 44 off 122, offered prolonged resistance. Yadav bowled 20 overs, ten of them maidens, and twice had the chance of a hat-trick as most of the batters struggled against his off-spin. The innings ended in the 76th over.
Raut had been unbeaten on 177 at the end of the opening day of Shivaji Park Gymkhana’s quarter-final. The tournament is organised by Worli Sports Club.
Dadar Parsee Zoroastrian make 229 against Souvenir
In the other semi-final, 11 wickets fell on the opening day. Dadar Parsee Zoroastrian CC batted first at their home ground and were bowled out for 229 in 91.3 overs. Shivoham Tiwari (48), Swarn Katkar (41), Sharvil Nalawade (36) and Harsh Dolas (36) all got starts without going on to a big score. Shreyans Singh, Vihaan Wade and Rajveer Kashid took two wickets each for Souvenir CC, who lost a wicket without scoring in the one over before the close.
Brief scores
Shivaji Park Gymkhana 143 all out in 75.1 overs (Tanish Kadam 39 off 101 balls, Swaroop Raut 44 off 122 balls; Aarav Yadav 20-10-33-7) vs MV Sports Club 45/1 in 14 overs.
Dadar Parsee Zoroastrian CC 229 in 91.3 overs (Shivoham Tiwari 48 off 105 balls, 5 fours; Swarn Katkar 41 off 98 balls, 5 fours; Sharvil Nalawade 36 off 94 balls, 5 fours; Harsh Dolas 36 off 118 balls, 6 fours; Shreyans Singh 20.3-6-44-2, Vihaan Wade 18-4-55-2, Rajveer Kashid 12-0-35-2) vs Souvenir CC 0/1 in 1 over.
Read the quarter-final report and more local sports news.
