MI Junior: Balla scalps six to help Rizvi enter semi-finals
Updated On: 03 March, 2020 10:01 AM IST | A correspondent
However, Rizvi middle-order batsmen showed their experience to negate a mighty scare from the inexperienced RV Nerkar bowling line-up and romped to a five-wicket win and qualify for semi- finals
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Rizvi Springfield High School, Bandra were made to struggle for runs in a low scoring encounter by RV Nerkar Secondary School, Vasai bowlers in the boys' U-16 quarter-final match of the Mumbai Indians Junior Cricket Tournament at Azad Maidan on Monday.
However, Rizvi middle-order batsmen showed their experience to negate a mighty scare from the inexperienced RV Nerkar bowling line-up and romped to a five-wicket win and qualify for semi- finals.
Nishit Balla who took a seven-wicket haul against Dhirubhai Ambani International School on Saturday followed up with a six-wicket haul on Monday to play a key role for Rizvi in bowling them out for 76 in 17.2 overs. The Bandra school chased the target in 15.4 overs.
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