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Arvind cracks unbeaten century for Farooq club

15 year old shines in Dubai Cricket Council’s two tournament­s

- Staff Report

Vriitya Arvind stole the thunder in the Dubai Cricket Council’s 4th Silver Challenge cricket tournament being played at the Sevens ground.

Playing in a senior tournament, the 15-year-old cracked a century for Farooq Cricket Club and ensured an 18-run win over Old School Boys team. He also performed brilliantl­y in the DCC’s League of Mammoths tournament for Commercial Bank Internatio­nal.

Arvind’s unbeaten 108 contained a dozen fours and two sixes. He was backed by Siddhant Raina (38) and Qais Farooq (32) and helped the Farooq team post 208.

Old School Boys kept up the chase through Harsh Chaturvedi (60), Deep Kundrani (29) and Jai Patel (28) but Fahad Al Hashmi (2 for 34), Mohammad Akasha (2 for 47) and Nilansh Keswani (2 for 33) restricted them to 198 for 8.

 ?? Courtesy: DCC ?? Vriitya Arvind
Courtesy: DCC Vriitya Arvind

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