Mumbai, May 29 -- Ayush Makwana scored 110 as MCA Academy beat Thane Centre by 39 runs in the final of the U-19 Manohar Sawant Trophy on Thursday. Brief scores: MCA Academy 233 (A Makwana 110; A Koulgi 4/40) beat Thane Centre 194 (S Bhat 89; S Kumaresh 3/26). Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals are confident of mounting a strong defence of its T20 Mumbai League crown, declared captain Siddhesh Lad on Thursday. Speaking on the sidelines of his team's official jersey lunch, Lad said last season's title win has instilled more belief among their players. "We have got more belief this season after winning, the confidence is high and you know the special thing about being a champion is the opponents start respecting you more. It clicked well for us last season," said Lad. Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy trainee Aarush Kolhe, who recently won the player of the tournament at U-16 Kalpesh Koli tournament, has been selected for an exposure trip to the UK from May 31 to July 2 by Cricket Beyond Boundaries (CBB). Kolhe will be based at Durham School, one of UK's oldest schools, founded in 1414, where his cricket programme will be overseen by Mike Fishwick, Director of Cricket....