Kanga League: Harmeet wrecks Mumbai Police with figures of 9-58

MUMBAI: Left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh took nine for 58 to help Payyade beat Mum bai Police Gymkhana by six wickets in a Kanga League 'A' Division game at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana on Sunday.

Harmeet's devastating spell ensured that Mumbai Police were shot out for 154, with the last nine wickets going down for 86 runs, before Payyade overtook the target for the loss of four wickets. All except opener Rajesh Tandel, were Harmeet's victims. The bowler's rich haul was a reminder of the talent the 25-year-old displayed as an India Under-19 cricketer.

"It's good that I'm bowling consistently well at the beginning of the season this time. I'm going in games with the confidence that I can pick wickets. It would help me when the first-class season comes. Since our team is normally packed with five-six good bowlers, it's difficult to get one long spell.

Brief Scores: 'A' Division

Mumbai Police Gym 154 (Shrikanth Limbole 36, Rajesh Tandel 35; Harmeet Singh 9-58) lost to Payyade SC (Praful Waghela 59, Harsh Tank 43; Neeraj Singh 4-40).MIG 219-3 decl (Sumit G 89, Kevin Almeida 61, Swapnil Pradhan 34, Gaurav Jathar 33 not out) drew with Dadar Union 184-7 (Yashasvi Jaiswal 70, Hardik Tamore 42).Sind 187 (Puneet Tripathi 42, Yash Nahar 33; Anjdeep Lad 5-45) drew with Parsee Gym 135-7 (Nikhil Patil 44; Javed Khan 4-42). Muslim United 205-8 decl (Prathamesh Pawar 108, Sandeep Kunchikor 41; Chinmay Patil 3-29) drew with National CC 113-6 (Krunal Nar 43).Karnatak 144-9 decl (Rudra Dhanday 40; Atif Attarwala 4-26; Rehemani Sufiyan 4-34) drew with Parkophene Cricketers 83-6 (Tanmay Mishra not out 36).New Hind 190-6 (Sagar Mishra 80, Dhaval Kulkarni not out 54; Ameya Dandekar 3-28) drew with Shivaji Park Gym 91-4.DY Patil 161 (Shashank Singh 40; Aiswary Surve 4-45, Farhan Kazi 3-37) drew with Fort Vijay CC 104-2 (Divyaansh Saxena 46, Rahul Lad not out 37).