
MUMBAI, March 4: Medium Pacer Sameer Patwardhan helped Siddharth beat Chinai by 278 runs to enter the quarter-finals of the Inter-zonal Collegiate cricket tournament at Cross Maidan today.
Chandran Muthuswamy (102), Sharad Shetty (50) and Mahesh Wakkar (55) enabled Siddharth score 360. In reply, Chinai could manage only 82. Patwardhan took seven for 35 in 13 overs.
Amit Velaskar was the top scorer with an unbeaten 200 against Kirti in Ruparel’s 528 for four. Amol Rane (84), Sachin Vichare (84) and Ojas Mehta (85) were the other main run-getters. Kirti were bowled out for 70, leg-spinner Vineet Sarang taking three for 23.
A six-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Premal Rachh (6-35) was instrumental in Podar’s victory over Rizvi. Rizvi were out for 159 after being 123 for two at one stage in reply to Podar’s 206.
Brief scores: Podar 206 (Hrishikesh Shende 43, Himanshu Waingankar 32, Abhishek Ghosalkar 35; Amit Vedpathak 3-39, Sachin Sawardekar 4-25) and 121-3 (Abhishek Jaywant 32) bt Rizvi 159 (Atiq Sayad33, Deep Jaywant 59; Premal Racch 6-35) on the basis of first inning lead.
Siddharth 360 (Chandran Muthuswamy 102, Mahesh Wakkar 55, Sharad Shetty 55, Kamlesh Malvankar 41; Mahesh Dubli 4-78) bt Chinai 82 (Sandeep Pardeshi 30; Sameer Patwardhan 7-35, Sundar Shetty 3-6).
Ruparel 528-4 (Sachin Vichare 85, Ojas Mehta 84, Amol Rane 84, Amit Aroskar 200 not out, Saket Adhikari 51 not out; Prakash Howal 4-139) bt Kirti 70 (Vinet Sarang 3-23).