MITSUI SHOJI T-20 LEAGUE-SEASON- 7
Thanks to opener Aman Khan’s blistering 62 with six sixes and five fours, Bandra Heroes chased down Shivaji Park Warriors’ score of 209 to record their fourth win in the double-leg Mitsui Shoji T-20 League, sponsored by Lal Bharwaney and held at Police Gymkhana ground, here today.
Aman Khan (Bandra Heroes-left) and Sagar Kerkar (Shivaji ParkWarriors) receiving their respective Man-Of-The-Match Awards from Mr Jwala Singh, the Director of the Mitsui Shoji League
Bouyed by their earlier win over Thane Marathas, Shivaji Park Warriors’ opener Sagar Kerkar hammered an unbeaten 129 with six sixes and 14 fours. He alongwith Akshay Jambekar put on 171 for the second wicket as they ended with 209 for three off 20 overs.
With mountain to climb, Bandra Heroes openers Aman Khan (62) and Shams Mulani put on 71 runs before Aman fell, caught in the deep while going for a big hit. The Bandra outfit did face anxious moments as wickets fell at regular intervals and at one stage they were 190 for 7 with seven overs to go. However, Shoaib Siddiqui bailed them out with controlled aggression as they reached the target without any further hiccups. Shoaib remained unbeaten with 48 (5×4,3×6).
Brief scores:
Thane Marathas 109 (Vijay Reddy 23, Mukesh Gupta 29; Roystan Dias 2/33, Dhrumil Matkar 3/23, Parth Sawant 2/11,Kalpesh Sawant 2/16) lost to Shivaji Park Warriors 111/6 in 15 overs (Kalpesh Sawant 29, Sunil Chawria 29, Akshay Jambekar n.o. 27; Imtiyaz Ahmed 2/12)by 6 wkts.
Shivaji Park Warrior 216/7 (Sagar Kerkar n.o. 129, Akshay Jambekar 74; Shashikant Kadam 2/51) lost to Bandra Heroes 219/5 0ff 17.1 overs ( Aman Khan 62, Shams Mulani 25, Khizar Dafedar 28,Shoaib Siddiqui n.o.48; Dhrumil Matkar 5/35).