Islam Gymkhana powered by the explosive batting from opener Pranay Kapadia who smashed an unbeaten 157 runs and the disciplined bowling performances from left-arm spinner Vinayak Bhoir and Azhar Mansuri 5 for 39 registered a crushing 196-run defeat on Shivaji Park Gymkhana in a Group-B league match of the 78th Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2025-26, organized jointly by the Commissionerate of Police Greater Mumbai and the Police Shield Committee and played at the Police Gymkhana ground on Sunday.
Electing to bat, Islam Gymkhana inspired by Kapadia’s 199-ball knock (15×4,4×6) amassed a mammoth total of 293 for 9 wickets from their 70 overs innings. Gandhar Bhatawadekar 70 runs played a good supporting role. Satyam Chaudhary (5 for 108) was Shivaji Park Gymkhana’s most successful bowler.
In reply, Shivaji Park batters found the going tough and lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 97 runs in 31.3 overs. Satyam Chaudhary 42 run and Raza Mirza 30 runs were the only two batsmen to get some runs.
Brief scores: Parsee Gymkhana 243 all out, 68.1 overs (Naman Jhawar 58 (98-balls, 6×4), |Ishan Mulchandani 36, Mairaj Khan 36, Darshan Mangukiya 36; Praful Devkate 6/64, Aishwary Surve 2/57, Vishwajit Jagdale 2/60) beat Karnatak SA 88 all out, 33.3 overs (Varun Joijode 7/27).
New Hind SC 148 all out, 39.4 overs (Riday Khandke 31, Kush Kariya 28; Sairaj Patil 5/33, Sachin Gupta 3/26, Aaditya Singh 2/16) beat National CC 98 all out, 27.5 overs (Sairaj Patil 35, Vedant Patil 31*; Jugraj Mehta 7/38).
Islam Gymkhana 293 for 9, 70 overs (Pranay Kapadia 157*( 199-ball, 15×4,4×6), Gandhar Bhatawadekar 70; Satyam Chaudhary 5/108) beat Shivaji Park Gymkhana 97 all out, 31.3 overs (Satyam Chaudhary 42, Raza Mirza 30; Vinayak Bhoir 5/17, Azhar Mansuri 5/39|).