Rajasthan Royals Academy win two in a row in Pune Under-13 T20 inter-club event

Rajasthan Royals Academy (Pune) have won two successive matches in the Poona Western Club Trophy, an Under-13 boys' inter-club T20 cricket tournament under way in Pune. The tournament is jointly organised by DJSG Cricket Academy and Sports Venture. Both matches were played at the ground of The Poona Western Club (PWC) in Bhugaon.

In the first match, Rajasthan Royals faced Lineup Cricket Academy. Winning the toss, Rajasthan batted first and posted a strong 180 for 4 in 18 overs. Viraj Pharate was the star of the innings, scoring an unbeaten 73 off 37 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes. He got good support from Vardhan Kumar (39) and Aryan Uchit (34). Om Burke took one wicket for Lineup, conceding 26 runs.

In reply, Lineup Cricket Academy were all out for 112 in 16.5 overs. Om Burke and Avneesh Kulkarni made 21 each. The Rajasthan bowlers bowled tightly. Arjun Mishra took 2 wickets for 1 run, Aniruddh Shivkumar 2 for 4 and Sanchit Kumar 2 for 17. Rajasthan Royals Academy won by 68 runs, and Viraj Pharate was named Man of the Match.

In the second match, Rajasthan Royals Academy beat Spark Cricket Academy by 89 runs. Batting first, Rajasthan scored 215 for 5 in 20 overs. Bhujang Dhulgund hit a blistering 95 off just 44 balls with 7 fours and 10 sixes. Ranveer Malwadkar contributed a vital 64 off 46 balls and Vinayak Jadhav added 23. Spark's Yash Gaikwad took 4 wickets for 37 runs.

Chasing 216, Spark Cricket Academy were bowled out for just 126 in 14.2 overs. Vihaan Kardekar made 44 and Yash Gaikwad 29, but their fight was in vain. For Rajasthan, Aryaman Pavia took 3 wickets for 3 runs, while Sadguru Reddy (2 for 21) and Vinayak Jadhav (2 for 24) took two wickets each. Bhujang Dhulgund was Man of the Match. Both contests were group league round matches.