Arjun Tendulkar clicked with the ball for the third time in age-group cricket this season, with his five-wicket haul paving the way for Mumbai’s innings win over Railways in the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy on Tuesday.
Arjun had picked up a five-for against Madhya Pradesh three weeks ago and later picked up a four-for against Assam.
He had remained wicket-less in the first innings, returning figures of 0-23, but came back strongly in the second to take five wickets at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in suburban Kandivali.
Arjun, a promising left-arm pacer, grabbed 5 for 44 in 11 overs as Mumbai bundled out Railways for 136 in their second innings to win the match by an innings and 103 runs.
Electing to bat, Mumbai had posted 389 courtesy a double century by Yashavi Bhupender Jaiswal in their first innings. They bowled out Railways for 150 with A Vashishtha taking eight wickets for 30 runs.
The 18-year-old removed the top four batsmen of Railways and then the ninth wicket to complete his five-for. This was the second such instance for Arjun this season, as he had repeated the feat of removing the opponent’s top four against Madhya Pradesh as well, in the course of his first five-wicket haul.
His performances with the ball as the opening bowler for Mumbai Under-19 have been impressive. In the seven innings he has bowled, he has taken 16 wickets overall with an average of 19.69.
Here are the numbers from his season so far in the Cooch Behar Trophy:
Mumbai vs Gujarat - Didn’t play
Mumbai vs Andhra - 18 off 14 balls, 22-4-58-1
Mumbai vs MP - 17-4-42-1, 31 of 58 balls, 26-4-95-5
Mumbai vs Assam - 10-6-9-0, 2 off 8 balls, 15-4-44-4
Mumbai vs Railways: 21 off 37 balls, 6-1-23-0 and 11-1-44-5