Siddh Rathod's 95 helps Aryans Cricket Academy beat Adinath Academy by 333 runs in Unity Trophy

Aryans Cricket Academy made a strong start in the Unity Trophy one-day cricket tournament, organised by the Unity Committee in Pune. In a league round match, it beat Adinath Cricket (Pune) Academy by a big margin of 333 runs. The biggest reason for the win was a half-century by Siddh Rathod.

The tournament is being played at Cricplus in Loni Kalbhor. Batting first after the toss, Aryans Cricket Academy lost 9 wickets for 419 runs in 50 overs.

Siddh Rathod scored 95 off 77 balls with 13 fours and 3 sixes. Rajveer Hole supported him, hitting 6 sixes in his 53 off 55 balls. The two added 121 runs off 81 balls for the fourth wicket and gave the innings a solid shape.

The other batters also added runs. Varad Sagar made 41, Ritesh Munde remained not out on 38, Kevin Nazareth scored 26, Soham Chavan 18 and Rajveer Deshmukh 16. With these contributions, the team set a huge target of 419.

In reply, the entire Adinath Cricket Academy side was bowled out for just 86 in 21.2 overs. Saksham Ladda held one end and top-scored with 40, but the other batters could not back him.

Aryans' bowling was also impressive. Pritam Pawar took 3 wickets for 10 runs, Veer Kolekar took 3 for 6 and Soham Chavan took 1 for 5. Divisha Solanki took 1 for 26 and Lakshya Punamiya took 1 for 22. Siddh Rathod was named Man of the Match.

Meanwhile, in the final of the first DSP Trophy under-14 cricket tournament, organised by DSP Sports and Events, Sarthak Patil put in an all-round performance. Powered by him, Pune Cricket Club beat SARC Cricket Academy by 4 wickets to win the title.