Ajit Naik Memorial Cup: Souvenir CC Declared Champions

Souvenir Cricket Club won the Ajit Naik Memorial Cup after defeating MV Sports Club in a closely fought final. Batting first, Souvenir declared their innings at 379/6 in 93.5 overs with Shahid Khan top scoring with 80 and Shardul Fagare adding 74 runs. Both batters hit 11 boundaries each. Ishan Pathak (59) also struck half century while Arhan Patel made 46. Nikhil Gurav took 3/79 for MV Sports.

MV Sports responded with 218/7 in 61 overs. Yuvraj Bhingare scored 74 while Nirvaann Shah (35) and Darshan Rathod (31*) also made crucial contributions. Chinmay Patil took 3/40 for Souvenir while Shiv Tripathi and Shane Raza picked two wickets apiece. The thrilling final match ended in a draw but Souvenir CC having scored more runs and lost lesser wickets were declared winners on better quotient (63.17 against 31.14).

Brief Scores: Souvenir CC- 379/6 in 93.5 overs declared (Shahid Khan 80, Shardul Fagare 74, Arhan Patel 46, Ishan Pathak 59; Nikhil Gurav 3/79,

Nirvan Shah 1/40, Aarav Yadav 1/28) beat M.V Sports 218/7 in 61 overs (Yuvraj Bhingare 74, Nirvaann Shah 35, Darshan Rathod 31; Chinmay Patil 3/40, Shiv Tripathi 2/31, Shane Raza 2/60)