CRICKET ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 India Vs. South Africa: Rohit Sharma Rocks India’s Opening Match: An outstanding century from ‘Man of the Match’, Rohit Sharma (122), with Yuzvendra Chahal’s four wicket haul (4-51) helped India start their World Cup campaign with a 6-wicket win against South Africa at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, England. Batting […]
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SPORTS ROUNDUP 1st June 2019 To 7th June 2019
CRICKET England Kick-off World Cup 2019 With A Win Ben Stokes great batting, 79 off 89 balls comprising nine fours ensured a win for host team England by a huge 104 run margin against South Africa in the opening match of the World Cup at Kennington Oval, London. Batting first, the Englishmen notched up a […]
SPY Holds Box Cricket Tourney
The Salsette Parsi Youth (SPY) held the second edition of their All Parsees Box Cricket Tournament (powered by Platinum Corp.) over the 18th and 19th of May, 2019, at the Salsette Parsi Colony. 14 teams, each comprising ‘5 Boys + 1 Girl’, were divided in 4 groups; with top 2 teams from each group qualifying for […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP 4th May 2019 To 10th May 2019
. CRICKET IPL 2019 Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in Super Over: A thrilling super over finish at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, ensured Mumbai Indians two more points and a place in the play-offs, making it the third team after CSK and DC to qualify. Hardik Pandya and Pollard ensured that MI crossed the […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP 27th April 2019 To 3rd May 2019
CRICKET IPL 2019: AB de Villiers Helps RCB Beat KXIP: Man of the Match AB de Villiers’ scintillating knock of an unbeaten 82 in 44 deliveries, which included seven sixes and three fours, helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Kings XI Punjab by 17 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The Royals notched up […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP 20th April 2019 To 26th April 2019
CRICKET India Announces World Cup Team: India announced its 15-member-squad for the ICC World Cup to be played in UK starting May 30th 2019. Virat Kohli will lead the side with Rohit Sharma as his deputy. Unfortunately, Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant were given the miss as experienced pro Dinesh Karthik steps in as the […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP 13th April 2019 To 19th April 2019
CRICKET IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians Win Nail-biting Thriller: Man of the Match and stand-in skipper Kieran Pollard’s outstanding knock of 83 in just 31 deliveries helped Mumbai Indians (MI) win a thrilling contest by three wickets against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Wankhede Stadium. Batting first, the Kings notched up 197-4 in their 20 […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP – 23rd March 2019
FOOTBALL Bengaluru FC Win Maiden Indian Super League Title: An outstanding display of great tactics by Bengaluru FC resulted in their victory during this season. Both teams, Bengaluru and FC Goa, ended up locking scores at 0-0 even after their allotted 90 minutes. When the goalless contest headed into extra time, Bengaluru’s Rahul Bheke scored […]
Sports Roundup: 9th March 2019 to 16th March 2019
SPORTS ROUNDUP CRICKET India Beat Aus In A Thrilling 2nd ODI An outstanding last over finish by Vijay Shankar with a blistering century of 116 from skipper and Man of the Match – Virat Kohli, which also happens to be […]
Wisden Cricket Monthly Applauds Parsis
. The year 1886 is extremely important and noteworthy as the first team to tour England consisted of an all Parsi unit. The team was led by Dr. Dhunjeeshaw Patel. This tour was note-worthy as the Parsi’s had played no international cricket back then, but were extremely passionate and dedicated to the game. During the […]
PPSC Organises Friendly Cricket Match
Pune Parsi Sports Club (PPSC), under the leadership of Captain Adi Mistry, organised a friendly cricket match at Sir J N Petit School grounds, on 16th December, 2018, in a 25-overs-a-side match. Held annually for 25 years, Chief Administrators, Zubin Lakka and Mistry prepped the ground and provided the necessary cricketing gear for the participants. […]