LEG-SPINNER Shantanu Chikhale once again attracted VCA selectors attention with an impressive bowling in the ongoing Dr MN Dorairajan Trophy cricket tournament. Representing Navniketan Cricket Club, Chikhale spun his web snaring 14 wickets in the match to help his side beat All India Reporter by five wickets. In the first innings, Chikhale took six wickets to floor AIR at 239 as Navniketan (402 runs) enforced follow-on after taking a lead of 163. The leggie returned with vengeance scalping eight wickets restricting AIR to 270 runs. Navniketan knocked off the required runs (107) with five wickets in hands. With 14 wickets from the match, Chikhale is leading the bowlers’ chart with 27 scalps from six innings. He took six wickets in their 29 runs win over Reshimbagh Gymkhana and then bettered his performance with seven wickets (with a five-wicket haul) in their eight-wicket victory over MRCC. BRIEF SCORES At Central Railway Ground: Navniketan CC 1st innings 402. All India Reporter 1st innings 239.

 

All India Reporter 2nd innings (f/o) 270 all out in 68.3 overs (Satyam Bhoyar 77, Daksh Yadav 72; Shantanu Chikhale 8-86). Navniketan CC 2nd innings 109-5 in 24.2 overs (Kaustubh Salve 5-35). Result: Navniketan CC won by five wickets. At NSSM, Ground 1, Jamtha: SGR Sports Academy 1st innings 293 all out in 72.1 overs (Adi Bajaj 104, Avesh Shaikh 81, Harsh Shankpal 39; Rohit Dattatraya 6-61, Arnav Sinha 3-63). Eleven Star CC 1st innings 264 all out in 69 overs (Gautam Vaidya 35, Krishna Tiwari 59; Pratik Gangadhari 8-91). SGR Sports Academy 2nd innings 180 all out in 44.4 overs (Kashyap Pataskar 30, Avesh Shaikh 51, Harsh Shankpal 44; Rohit Dattatraya 8-88). Eleven Star CC 2nd innings 210-5 in 45.2 overs (Gautam Vaidya 61, Aman Khan 36, Akshay Dullarwar 62 not out; Pratik Gangadhari 3-75). Result: Eleven Star CC won by 5 wickets. At SB City College Ground: VMV CC 1st innings 237 all out in 84.4 overs (Yash Pawar 43, Kush Sharma 51, Saisha Bishe 62; Mandar Mahale 5-72, Avinash Jadhav 3-32). MSSC 1st innings 119 all out in 39.5 overs (Sahil Sheikh 32, Mandar Mahale 30; Hinmanshu Kawale 5-53, Kunal Nagar 4-20). VMV CC 2nd innings 73 all out in 26.5 overs (Mandar Mahale 5-72, Avinash Jadhav 6-19). MSSC 2nd innings 194-5 in 60 overs (Gaurav Nikam 80, Mandar Mahale 64). Result: MSSC won by 5 wickets. At WCL Ground: Qidwai CC 1st innings 180 all out in 43.2 overs (Preetesh Dwivedi 38; Varun Bisht 3-24). Ruby Colts 1st innings 359 all out in 83.4 overs (Abhishek Agrawal 119, Sarvesh Ikhankar 142; Gaurav Barabde 5-106, Adib Rehman 3-40). Qidwai CC 2nd innings 255 all out in 64 overs (Robin Singh 68, Preetesh Dwivedi 44; Varun Bisht 5-68). Ruby Colts 2nd innings 73-3 in 17.5 overs. Result: Ruby Colts won by 7 wickets.