AFTER being shot out for a paltry score, Lipton Cricket Club fought back with quick wickets against Ministerial Services Sports Club (MSSC) on opening day of their DR MN Dorairajan Invitation Cricket Tournament league match at Citi Gymkhana ground on Monday. Put into bat, Lipton were all out for 122 in 37.5 overs but they bounced back reducing MSSC to 79-7 in 27.1 overs who still trail by 43 runs. Lipton’s Harsh Shankpal (49; 67b, 10x4) stood tall and was unlucky to miss his fifty by a whisker. MSSC seamer Nachiket Bhute (9.5-5-20-5) and left-arm spinner Gaurav Farde (12-4-32-3) who shred the new ball took eight wickets between them while Sooraj Rai picked two for 47 from his nine overs. MSSC also had poor start. Opener-stumper Shivam Deshmukh (30; 50b, 3x4, 1x6) and number five Ryan Rajput (25; 41b, 2x4, 1x6) scored in double digits. In-form all-rounder Bhute was batting on five when play ended. For Lipton, skipper Akshay Dullarwar (8.1-4-12-3) was pick of the bowlers. Ankush Tammiwar and Niraj Bobde took two and one wicket respectively.

 

 

CAPTAIN Varun Bisht (107; 117b, 13x4, 2x6) led from the front with a hundred as Ruby Colts made a competitive 249 before being all out in 63.4 overs against Anurag Cricket Club Kamptee at NSSM New MS Dhoni Academy 1 ground. In reply, Anurag were tottering at 26-3 in 14 overs. Asked to bat first, Ruby scored most of their runs through Bisht and opener Digvijay Tiwari (62; 115b, 8x4) who played some solid cricket. For Anurag, the duo of Aryan Khan and Abhishek Pathak took five wickets each conceding 70 and 83 runs respectively bowling over 20 overs each. When stumps were drawn, Anurag’s Rupam Gawande was batting on 41-ball 13 and giving him company was Ethan Scot on 7. Ruby’s Sanath Nagarkar (5-2-8-2) and Dharmendra Thakur (2-2-0-1) share the spoils.

 

At Central Railway Ground: Eleven Star Cricket Club 259 AO in 57.1 overs (Tejas Soni 68; Pravin Rokade 4-57, Rahul Dongarwar 3-33, Aaditya Khilote 3-58) vs Reshimbagh Gymkhana 43-2 in 12 overs (Manish Patel 2-7). Reshimbagh trail by 216 runs. At Shri Binzani City College Ground: VMV 227 AO 69 overs (Himanshu Bante 94; Mandar Ghodmare 5-77) vs Advocate XI Cricket Club in 68-2 in 11 overs. Advocate XI trail by 159 runs. At VCA Kalamna Ground: Medical Representative Cricket Club 202 AO in 54.5 overs vs All India Reporter 76-2 in 22 overs. AIR trail by 126 runs.