U19 Ravi Bopara T20 Finals Day
Garon Park, Southend
Monday 26 August 2024
Semi-Final 1: Shenfield CC U19 v Ilford CC U19
10:00am start
Team News
Shenfield: Evan Ackerman*, Tom Arnold, Joe Radford, William Howard, Theo Robinson+, J Sedgley, William Dunleavy, Freddie Wren, Hayden Bonnington, Daniel Green, Johnny Pilgrim, Jamie Kirby
Ilford: Vrishin Sangireddy+, Usman Ul-Haq, Gaurav Nair*, Kyan Lehal, Chetan Gorthy, Aryan Mayo, Moin Waseem, Ayan Syed, Gautham Nair, Ruwaifi Hassan, Anas Obaid Syed
Match Details
Toss: Shenfield won the toss and elected to field
Result: Ilford won by eight runs
Scorecard: View here
Match Report
Opener Vrishin Sangireddy top-scored with a measured 49 as Ilford edged out Shenfield with a narrow eight-run win to progress to the final of the Ravi Bopara U19 T20 Cup.
Sangireddy hit his runs off 44 balls, as Ilford, put in after losing the toss, posted 132-8, with Usman Ul-Haq contributing 26 and number ten Ruwaifi Hassan blasting a crucial 12-ball 20 at the death.
In response, some expressly economic bowling that saw no member of the Ilford attack go at more than 6.25 runs per over restricted Shenfield to 124-6.
William Howard top-scored with 44 from 36 and captain Evan Ackerman made 41, but their efforts were in vain as Shenfield fell narrowly short.
Semi-Final 2: Harold Wood CC U19 v Woodford Wells CC U19
1:00pm start
Team News
Harold Wood: Dhruv Talati, Saad Ali Baryar, Yousaf Choudhary, Umar Shafi, Eesa Faheem*, Aayush Baluja, Mohammad Hassaan Rehman, Aditya Singh, Talor Gibson+, Sarim Alam, Justin Godfrae
Woodford Wells: Aayush Aiyar, Harry Boparai, Kabir Sungeen, Harry Douris, Kyuren Chetty*, Gus Peddy, Caspian Coupe, James Kumar, Will Packer, Louis Channer+, Kazmeen Ul Hassan
Match Details
Toss: Harold Wood won the toss and elected to field
Result: Harold Wood won by six wickets
Scorecard: View here
Match Report
Yousaf Choudhary’s unbeaten 62 underpinned Harold Wood’s six-wicket victory over Woodford Wells that saw them progress to the final of the Ravi Bopara U19 T20 Cup.
Choudhary batted for 52 balls, hitting nine fours and one six, as Harold Wood successfully chased down a target of 151 with an over to spare, with Saad Ali Baryar also contributing 27.
Woodford Wells had earlier posted 150-7 after being put in, but a haul of 4/22 from Baryar restricted their efforts to add anything more.
Opener Aayush Aiyar and Harry Douris both hit 38 to jointly top-score for Woodford Wells, but only two other batters made it to double figures as Harold Wood completed a relatively serene chase.
Final: Ilford CC U19 v Harold Wood CC U19
4:45pm start
Team News
Ilford: Vrishin Sangireddy+, Usman Ul-Haq, Gaurav Nair*, Kyan Lehal, Abdul Ghaffar, Chetan Gorthy, Aryan Mayo, Moin Waseem, Ruwaifi Hassan, Anas Obaid Syed, Ayan Syed
Harold Wood: Dhruv Talati, Yousaf Choudhary, Saad Ali Baryar, Umar Shafi, Eesa Faheem*, Mohammad Hassaan Rehman, Aditya Singh, Talor Gibson+, Sarim Alam, Justin Godfrae, Aayush Baluja
Match Details
Umpires: Paul Richardson & Jagroop Singh
Scorer: Kieron Coburn
Toss: Ilford won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Harold Wood won by eight wickets
Scorecard: View here
Match Report
Harold Wood were crowned champions of the 2024 Ravi Bopara U19 T20 Cup as Saad Ali Baryar continued his standout day by hitting an unbeaten 61 to tee up an eight-wicket win over Ilford.
Baryar, who helped Harold Wood to the final with a bowling return of 4/22 as well as a score of 27, also claimed 2/18 from four overs in the final alongside his blistering innings that came off just 26 balls.
It helped Harold Wood overhaul a target of 141 with more than five full overs to spare as he blasted nine fours and two sixes, while Dhruv Talati played a supporting role with a 32-ball 45.
Ilford used eight bowlers, but to no avail as their earlier score, which had been underpinned by captain Gaurav Nair’s 28 but restricted by Aditya Singh’s 3/23, was comfortably chased down.
