Leggie Nayan Salunkhe spins Young Maharashtra to 9-wkt win

Leg-spinner Nayan Salunkhe impressive bowling performance 6 wickets for 6 runs was the highlight of Young Maharashtra CC’s 9-wicket win against Aarey CC in a second-round match of the 29th Late Ajit Naik Memorial MCA Boys’ U-14 Selection Trials Cricket Tournament 2025, played at the Young Maharashtra ground on Friday.

Batting first the Aarey CC batters struggled against the mesmerising spin of Nayan and were bowled out a paltry 68 runs in 28.4 overs. In reply, Young Maharashtra easily chased the winning target reaching 72 runs for  the loss of just one wicket in 11.5 overs. Wahid Senge 49 runs was the top-scorer.

Meanwhile, hosts Worli SC riding on Ishaan Pathak’s century knock 114 runs and Akshit Jain 64 runs amassed a mammoth total of 232 runs for 7 wickets from their 45 overs. They later bundled out Wellington CC for a measly 68 runs in 28.1 overs record a 164 runs victory. Rinkesh Tiwari took 4 wickets for 10 runs.

Brief scores: Bharat CC 112 all out, 34.4 overs (Ansh Kamble 55; Arjun Bhosale 3/11, Aarush Garate 3/20) lost Dilip Vengsarkar Academy 113 for no loss, 21 overs (Aarush Kolhe 70). Results: Dilip Vengsarkar Academy won by 10-wickets.

Police Gymkhana 183 for 3, 38 overs (Ritvik Gharat 73, Abuzar Waseem 67) beat Bombay Gymkhana 82 all out, 28.2 overs (Aaraadhya Pawar 20; Yash Kadam 3/15, Ritvik Gharat 2/14). Result: Police Gymkhana won 101 runs.

Cricket Club of India 115 all out, 28 overs (Veer Shah 45; Pranav Paswan 5/23) lost Rizvi Sports Club 116 for 1, 21.2 overs (Dev Singh 82*). Results: Rizvi SC won by 9 wickets.

Fort Vijay CC 208 for 4, 35 overs (Atharva Pachkude 42, Kabeer Nalawade 46*, Rudra Kumar 44) beat Sind SC 83 all out, 27.4 overs (Manthan Mangela 3/29). Result: Fort Vijay CC won by 125 runs.

Aarey CC 68 all out, 28.4 overs (Nayan Salunkhe 6 for 6) lost Young Maharashtra 72 doe 1 (11.5 overs (Wahil Senge 49). Result: Young Maharashtra won by 9 wickets.

Worli SC 232 for 7, 45 overs (Ishaan Pathak 114, Akshit Jain 64) beat Wellington CC 68 all out, 28.1 overs (Rinkesh Tiwari 4/10). Result: Worli SC won by 164 runs.