da premier bet： Mumbai did well in scoring 278 for eight off 115 overs on the openingday of the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinal against Delhiat the East Calcutta District Sports Council ground in Calcutta
Staff Reporter06-Jan-2001Mumbai did well in scoring 278 for eight off 115 overs on the openingday of the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 quarterfinal against Delhiat the East Calcutta District Sports Council ground in Calcutta.Opting to bat, Mumbai lost Swapnoj Thakur (2), caught by P Singh offKuldeep Rawat with the score on 10. But R Kanojia (36) joined theother opener S Kukreja (42) and the two added 78 runs for the secondwicket. Kukreja was the next to be dismissed caught by A Nag off PSingh. Kanojia followed him soon after at the score of 100.Then S Bhaye (49) and H Shah (24) took the score to 161. Thereafter, PMayekar held the innings together as wickets kept falling at the otherend. Mayekar remained unbeaten at stumps on 56. In his 109-minute stayat the crease so far, Mayekar has faced 105 balls and hit nine foursand one six.