Prince Kumar’s composed unbeaten knock of 69 runs enabled MCC Santacruz register a 6-wicket victory against Spider Sports Academy in a third round league match of the MCC Talent Search Boys’ U-14 Cricket League 2025, organised by Jwala Sports Foundation and played at the Oval Maidan on Wednesday.
Aarav Advikar (4 for 26 runs) helped Comrades Cricket Academy defeat Shiv Seva Cricket Club by 6 wickets and won the Player of the Match award.
In another match, Aarav Advikar (4 for 26 runs) helped Comrades Cricket Academy defeat Shiv Seva Cricket Club by 6 wickets. Batting first, Shiv Seva CC were restricted to 159 for 9 from 40 overs. Later, Comrades CA, inspired by the unbeaten knocks from Veer Shah 45 runs and Vinay Patel 34 runs and Elmer Rodrigues 37 runs scored 161 runs for 4 wickets in 35 overs.
Deciding to bat first, Spider CC piled up a challenging total of 181 for the loss of 9 wickets from their quota of 40 overs. The top batters for Spiders CC were Yashwardhan Nike 67 runs and Parth Devalkar unbeaten 53 runs. Shrtunjay Singh 4 for 31 and Dhairya Gupta 3 for 23 picked the wickets.
In reply, MCC Santacruz riding on Prince’s solid innings surpassed the winning target reaching 185 for the loss of 4 wickets in 30.3 overs.
Brief scores: Spider Sports Academy 181 for 9, 40 overs (Yashwardhan Nike 67, Parth Devalkar 53*; Shrtunjay Singh 4/31, Dhairya Gupta 3/23) lost MCC Santacruz 185 for 4, 30.3 overs (Prince Kumar 69*, Daiwik R. Shahu 24; Sparsh patil 2/35). Results: MCC Santacruz won 6 wickets.
Player of the Match: Dhariya Gupta (MCC Santacruz).
Shiv Seva Cricket Club 159 for 9, 40 overs (Shook Gawali 52; Aarav Advikar 4/26) lost
Comrades Cricket Academy 161 for 4, 35 overs (Veer Shah 45*, Vinay Patel 34*, Elmer Rodrigues 37; Aahil Ali sayad 2/18). Result: Comrades Cricket Academy won by 6 wickets.
Player of the Match: Aarav Advirkar (Comrades Cricket Club).