Mumbai did well in scoring 278 for eight off 115 overs on the opening
day of the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinal against Delhi
at the East Calcutta District Sports Council ground in Calcutta
Staff Reporter06-Jan-2001Mumbai did well in scoring 278 for eight off 115 overs on the opening
day of the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinal against Delhi
at the East Calcutta District Sports Council ground in Calcutta.Opting to bat, Mumbai lost Swapnoj Thakur (2), caught by P Singh off
Kuldeep Rawat with the score on 10. But R Kanojia (36) joined the
other opener S Kukreja (42) and the two added 78 runs for the second
wicket. Kukreja was the next to be dismissed caught by A Nag off P
Singh. Kanojia followed him soon after at the score of 100.Then S Bhaye (49) and H Shah (24) took the score to 161. Thereafter, P
Mayekar held the innings together as wickets kept falling at the other
end. Mayekar remained unbeaten at stumps on 56. In his 109-minute stay
at the crease so far, Mayekar has faced 105 balls and hit nine fours
and one six.
