USMANI’S TON PROPS UP PARKHOPENE

MUMBAI: Middle-order batsman Adeeb Usmani smashed a fine 134 to lift Parkhophene Cricketers to 371 all out in their first innings against Payyade Cricket Club on the opening day of their three-day final of the Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd-sponsored 71st Police Invitation Shield Cricket Tournament 2018, being played at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana ground, Marine Drive, on Saturday.

Put into bat, Parkhophene batsmen batted confidently and opener Amogh Bhatkal (62 runs) and number four Prasad Pawar (49 runs) provided the momentum to their innings. Later, Usmani took charge as he plundered 12 boundaries and seven sixes during his 181-ball knock.

Payyade medium pacer Badri Alam Khan (5/98) and leg spinner Parag Khanapurkar (2/58) shared the spoils.

BRIEF SCORES

Parkophene Cricketers 371 all out in 83.5 overs (Adeeb Usmani 134, Amogh Bhatkal 62, Prasad Pawar 49; Badri Alam Khan 5/98, Parag Khanapurkar2/58) Vs Payyade Sports Club: 3 for no loss in 1 over.

Purshottam Shield Brief Scores

Fort Vijay 173/5 in 54 overs (Monu Chauhan 37, Pratik Prabhu 41*, Pankaj Jaiswal 39*; Sahil Madgaonkar 3/26) vs Parel Sporting Club; Young Comrade CC 221/8 in 58 overs (Swapnil Bivalkar 35, Mayuresh Tandel 123) vs Karnataka SA; Parsee Gymkhana 255/3 in 53 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 116*, Akarshit Gomel 86, Aditya Tare 38; Saksham Parashar 2/36) vs CCI; National CC 300/6 in 62 overs (Shrideep Mangela 149, Jiniv Joshi 52, Sachin Gill 37) vs DPC; Young Mohammedan 221 in 52.5 overs (Kadir Patel 113, Sunil Chawri 35; Rakesh Prabhu 3/28, Jay Bista 3/3) vs Victory; Dadar Union 284/2 in 59 overs (Divyansh Saxena 49, Agni Chopra 75, Hardik Tamore 49*, Sairaj Patil 101*) vs Bhatnagar S&CF.

TRIALS FOR SPG CRICKET ACADEMY

Shivaji Park Gymkhana will be conducting trials for admission to select players for their free cricket academy for boys under the age of 12, 14 and 16. The trials will be conducted on Nov 16 from 10.00am at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana. Those interested are requested to carry birth certificates and residence proofs.

FAHAD TRIUMPHS

Fifth seed Fahad Mohammed of Tamil Nadu outplayed Pune teenager Atharva Sharma in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in the men’s