The two-day
cricket match between K. C. Gandhi High School and Arya Gurukul School was part of the Bhandari Cup, an under-16 inter-school tournament recognised by the
Mumbai Cricket Association. Dhanawade scored 1,009 runs in an
innings that lasted 6 hours and 36 minutes, and included 59 sixes and 129 fours at a strike-rate of 308.56. Arya Gurukul School scored 31 runs in their first innings, bowled out after facing just 20 overs. In reply, K. C. Gandhi High School made 546 runs before losing their first wicket and by the end of the day were 956 for one, a lead of 925. Yogesh Jagtap, the coach of Arya Gurukul School, revealed after the match that they had struggled to enter the competition with their main cricket team because of their exams, and therefore his side consisted mostly of 12-year-old students who were selected to play against 15-year-old students. Jagtap said they had also entered the tournament only so they would not be denied future entry. He estimated there were 21 dropped
catches and three missed
stumpings during the single K. C. Gandhi High School innings. Jagtap also said that some members of the Arya Gurukul School team had only ever played with a tennis ball before and were scared of the
leather ball. Many were under 12 and much of the boundary was only from the wicket. Despite the scoreline, Jagtap thought the match was a positive experience for his team and praised Dhanawade's shot selection during his innings. The accomplishment has led to further suggestions of compulsory retirements for batsmen upon reaching a certain score. ==Recognition==