Arjun Tendulkar scalps 6 wickets for Vijay Merchant XI in U-19 tournament

Arjun took six wickets for 70 runs to help his team Vijay Merchant XI defeat Vijay Manjrekar XI by six wickets

Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, is back in the headlines following his terrific bowling performance in an Under-19 KC Mahindra Shield match on Thursday. The Left-arm young speedster took six wickets for 70 runs to help his team Vijay Merchant XI defeat Vijay Manjrekar XI by six wickets.

The Vijay Majrekar XI batted first and managed to score 233 runs in the first innings. In return, Arjun’s team amassed 335 runs following Pragnesh Kanpillewar’s 155 and took a 102-run lead. Later, Manjrekar XI were skittled out for 216 as Junior Tendulkar went on to scalp six wickets to set up a straight-forward run-chase for the eventual victors.

Recently Arjun claimed a five-wicket haul at the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, bagging the figures of 5/30 to help Mumbai thrash Gujarat by 9 wickets.

Brief Score - Vijay Merchant XI vs Vijay Manjrekar XI

1^st innings:

Vijay Manjrekar XI - 233 in 75.3 overs (Varun Lavande 54, Mukund Sardar 53; Vighnesh Solanki 4-49)

Vijay Merchant XI - 335 in 82.3 overs (Pragnesh Kanpillewar 155, Gautam Waghela 43, Purav Parikh 42; Praful Devakate 6-67)

2^nd innings

Vijay Manjrekar XI - 216 in 55 overs (Aarya Satpute 92*, Varun Lavande 33; Arjun Tendulkar 6-70, Vighnesh Solanki 3-28)

Vijay Merchant XI - 120-4 in 25 overs (Sahil Jadhav 37; Praful Devakate 3-23)