Inter-school cricket: Shardashram girls clinch Manoramabai Apte Trophy

The Thane school were bundled out for 72 in 16.4 overs with Prisha Deorukhkar (3-5) being the pick of the bowlers for Shardashram. Mugdha Parte (2-4) and Madhura Dhadke (2-15) played a part too. Ira and Prisha bagged the best batter and best bowler award respectively

Ira Jadhav’s blistering 119 off 59 balls helped Shardashram Vidyamandir English (Dadar) defeat Vasant Vihar HS (Thane) to claim a 138-run win in the girls’ T20 Manoramabai Apte Cricket Tournament final at the Parsee Gymkhana on Tuesday Opting to bat, Shardashram posted a massive 210-6 in their allotted 20 overs. Opener Ira did the bulk of the scoring and was assisted by Sarathi Bhakare who scored 56 runs off 41 balls for a second wicket partnership of 185 runs. 

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Both retired out at the end of the 17th over to give others a chance to finish the innings. However, the move backfired as Shardashram lost three wickets for just nine runs. Pacers Sharvari More (1-46) and Saee Bhide (1-30) were the only wicket-takers for Vasant Vihar while Reeya Bhavsar and Anushree Dixit effected a run out each. The Thane school were bundled out for 72 in 16.4 overs with Prisha Deorukhkar (3-5) being the pick of the bowlers for Shardashram. Mugdha Parte (2-4) and Madhura Dhadke (2-15) played a part too. Ira and Prisha bagged the best batter and best bowler award respectively.

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