Cricket: PDCA, Aryans Cricket Academy Teams Advance Victoriously!!
Pune, 1st December 2025: Pune District Cricket Association (PDCA) and Aryans Cricket Academy teams defeated their respective opponents easily in the ‘Ecole Trophy’ Under-19 Women’s One-Day Interclub Cricket Tournament organized by the Ecole Sports Foundation.
In this tournament, which was being held at the Ecole Cricket Ground in Bhare Gaon, Maval, with the help of runs by Pranjali Pise and Priyal Shingare, PDCA defeated Zoroastrian team by 161 runs and moved into the knockout round. Playing for the first time, PDCA scored a mountain of 339 runs. Pranjali Pise scored 83 runs, while Priyal Shingare (78 runs), Shreyasi P. (56 runs) and Siddhi Ghadge (29 not out) contributed runs to help the team reach a big score. In this, Pranjali and Priyal put on a partnership of 138 runs in 114 balls for the second wicket. Chasing this target, the Zoroastrian team’s innings ended at 178 runs. Mugdha G. (51 runs) and Tanvi Gupte (32 runs) and Ishwari Nimbalkar (30 runs) fought back from the Zoroastrian team. Yashasvi Waghmare took three wickets and Swara Shendurkar took two wickets to give the PDCA team an easy victory.
Aryans Cricket Academy easily defeated Recreation Blue team by 104 runs on the strength of accurate bowling by Ishanika Nigam. Batting first, Aryans Cricket Academy posted a total of 239 runs with the help of Ananya Chavan (55 runs), Mahi Divedi (54 runs), Miheeka Dingankar (37 runs) and Maithili Chaudhary (28 runs). While Aryans batted, Shreya Tikone of Recreation took 6 wickets for 22 runs. In response, Recreation Blue team was bowled out for 135 runs in 24.4 overs. Shreya Tikone (40 runs) and Swara Awhale (21 runs) contributed runs. Ishanika Nigam took 4 wickets for 22 runs. On the other hand, Arya Adgale and Ishi P. took three wickets each to ensure the team’s victory.
Brief results of the match: Group stage:
PDCA: 339 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 46 overs (Pranjali Pise 83 (71, 12 fours, 1 six), Priyal Shingare 78 (72, 11 fours), Shreyasi P. 56, Siddhi Ghadge not out 29, Sanchita Sapate 2-49); (Partnership: 138 (114) between Pranjali and Priyal for the second wicket) V.V. Zoroastrian: 178 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in 37.4 overs (Mugdha G. 51, Tanvi Gupte 32, Ishwari Nimbalkar 30, Yashasvi Waghmare 3-6, Swara Shendurkar 2-42); Player of the Match: Pranjali Pise;
Aryans Cricket Academy: 239 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in 43.1 overs (Ananya Chavan 55, Mahi Divedi 54, Mihika Dingankar 37, Maithili Chaudhary 28, Shriya Tikone 6-22) V.V. Recreation Blue Team: 135 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in 24.4 overs (Shriya Tikone 40, Swara Awhale 21, Ishani Nigam 4-22, Arya Adgale 3-27, Ishi P. 3-24); Player of the match: Ishanika Nigam.
