Batters fail to get going as Mumbai lose to Railways by four wickets

MUMBAI: Mumbai batters failed to get going as the in-form team went down to Railways by four wickets in their Elite Group A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Rajkot on Thursday.

Batting first, Mumbai were bundled out for 107 in their 20 overs, with only No 8 Shivam Dube (29 not out) and No 10 Tanush Kotian (28) crossing the 20-run mark. Opener Prithvi Shaw, who has been in sizzling form, was bowled by Yuvraj Singh for a 5-ball 10 while captain Ajinkya Rahane too was cleaned up by the same bowler for 12. Shreyas Iyer could not find his rhythm before he as dismissed for 8 off 12 balls.

Tottering at 52 for eight, the 40-run partnership between Dube and Kotian ensured Mumbai got to the three-figure mark.

In response, Railways got home with five balls and four wickets to spare, with opener Shivam Chaudhary top-scoring with a 38-ball 40. Tushar Deshpande, Shams Mulani and Kotian picked up two wickets apiece for Mumbai.

Vedika records three successive victories

Vedika Jaiswal won all her three girls’ U-11 Group C matches in the JVPG-TSTTA District Table Tennis Championship at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club.

In the opening group match, Vedika defeated Pranshi Upadhyay 11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-8 and then beat Rittanya Deolkar 11-5, 12-10, 11-8. Vedika also outplayed Anaisha Dwivedi 11-3, 11-6, 11-3.

Patel pockets five gold to emerge best swimmer

Bombay YMCA’s Heeva Patel, with five golds in the girls’ under-9 section, emerged as best swimmer in the Greater Mumbai Amaetur Aquatic Association’s lower age group swim meet held at Khar Gymkhana.

Pratyakshvir Parmar won four gold medals apart from one silver in the boys’ U-9 section.