<p>The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to continue hosting tournaments despite the city witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases.&nbsp;</p>
<p>MCA&rsquo;s vice-president Amol Kale had requested the association&rsquo;s president Dr Vijay Patil (as reported in mid-day on March 30) to postpone all tournaments including the Dr HD Kanga knockouts.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Matches galore</h2>
<p>The MCA is set to conduct 50 Kanga knockout matches at various maidans today. &nbsp;&ldquo;We are going as per schedule. Till the government issues further guidelines, we will continue. Even though Bombay Gymkhana is closed [due to the pandemic], they will be playing a match tomorrow [on Sunday v Combined CC] at their ground,&rdquo; MCA&rsquo;s tournament coordinator Abhay Hadap told mid-day on Saturday. &nbsp;</p>
<p>The 45-over Kanga knockouts will see 137 teams in action. Hadap added: Meanwhile, Kale appeared unimpressed by the MCA&rsquo;s business-as-usual attitude. &ldquo;Ideally, MCA has to postpone all tournaments, but I don&rsquo;t know how they can come to the conclusion that they should continue,&rdquo; Kale said.</p>
<h2>Dadar Union win&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Meanwhile, riding on a 199-run opening stand between Onkar Jadhav (118 not out) and Divyaansh Saxena&rsquo;s (91), Dadar Union Sporting Club chased down Sainath SC&rsquo;s 247-8 in the 35th over, losing only three wickets in the Young Comrade Shield at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana in Kandivli.</p>
<p>Mumbai wicketkeeper-batsman Hardik Tamore, who led Dadar Union, said: &ldquo;It is better to play matches by taking all precautions. What can we do by staying home? However, I think cricketers below the age of 16 should avoid travelling and stay home for their own safety.&rdquo;</p>

MCA’s vice-president Amol Kale had requested the association’s president Dr Vijay Patil (as reported in mid-day on March 30) to postpone all tournaments including the Dr HD Kanga knockouts. 

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