Opening left-handed batsman Kevin D’Almeida’s blistering unbeaten innings, 84 runs (50 balls, 11x4s,4x6s), was the highlight of Souvenir Cricket Club’s fluent 9-wicket victory against Bohra Cricket Club in a quarter-final match of the 72nd Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament, organised by Islam Gymkhana under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association, and played at the Islam Gymkhana ground.
Kevin D’Almeida
Bohra Cricket Club after being sent in to bat first managed to score 142 runs for 5 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Opener Gandhar Bhatawadekar produced another good knock making a 49-ball 80 runs (8x4s, 5x6s), while Tejas Mankar scored 28 runs to prop the total. Left-arm pacer Atif Attarwala claimed 3 for 11 runs to restrict Bohra CC to a modest total. In response, Souvenir CC comfortably chased down the target reaching 143 runs for 1 wicket in 15.3 overs. D’Almeida and Prasad Pawar (29 runs) put together a solid 70-run partnership for the first wicket. Later, D’Almeida and Gaurav Jathar (24 runs) were associated in an unbroken 73-run stand to secure their 9 wickets success.
In another quarter-final clash, strong favourtites Parsee Gymkhana defeated P.J. Hindu Gymkhana by 4-wickets. Batting first, Hindu Gymkhana managed to score 137 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Awais Khan cracked an exact half-century 50 runs from 49 balls with 7 boundaries. Nipun Panchal (3/29), Aquib Qureshi (2/28), and Mehboob Shaikh (2/31) shared the wickets. Later, Parsee Gymkhana overhauled the wining target making 141 runs for 6 wickets in 17.5 overs. Opener Aakarshit Gomel top-scored with 45 runs (34balls, 5x4s,1x6s), and Sachin Yadav scored 30 runs (18 balls, 2x4s, 3x6s) to lead Parsee Gymkhana to a 4 wickets win. Kavipriyan Madhivanan (3/15) was Hindu Gymkhana’s only impressive bowler.
Brief scores: P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 137 for 8 wickets, 20 overs (Awais Khan 50, Bins Neyyoth 22; Nipun Panchal 3/29, Aquib Qureshi 2/28, Mehboob Shaikh 2/31) lost to Parsee Gymkhana 141 for 6 wickets, 17.5 overs (Aakarshit Gomel 45, Sachin Yadav 30; Kavipriyan Madhivanan 3/15). Result: Parsee Gymkhana won by 4 wickets.
Bohra Cricket Club 142 for 5 wickets, 20 overs (Gandhar Bhatawadekar 80, Tejas Mankar 28; Atif Attarwala 3/11) lost to Souvenir CC 143 for 1 wicket, 15.3 overs (Kevin D’Almeida 84*, Prasad Pawar 29).
Result: Souvenir CC won by 9 wickets.