Bombay Gymkhana riding on Rahul Sagar’s all-round show fought till the end and managed to register a tense 1-wicket win against Stylo Cricketer in an exciting Group-B semi-final match of the MCA Dr. H.D. Kanga knockout cricket tournament 2022, and played at the Bombay Gymkhana ground, Azad Maidan.
Stylo Cricketers choosing to bat first, looked set to pile up a massive total as Vishal Pendurkar cracked a century 129 runs. But, Bombay Gymkhana bolwers Rahul Sagar 4 for 42 runs and Mohit Parwal 3 for 41 runs restricted the rivals to 223 all out in 42.3 overs. Later, Bombay Gymkhana held their nerves and did well to make 224 for 9 wickets in 42.2 overs. Mayur Barade 66 runs, Mohit Parwal 39 runs, Farhad Daruwala 38 runs, and Rahul Sagar 31 runs ensured Bombay Gymkhana cross the finish line.
Meanwhile, Garware Club House dominated their semi-final against New Era CC and charged to a comfortable 8-wicket win. Garware Club preferring to field dismissed New Era for a paltry 144 in 42.2 overs and in reply easily chased the target reaching 146 for 2 wicket in 19.1 overs. Deepak Bhogle smashed 89 runs and Mehul Gokani scored an unbeaten 36 runs.
Brief Scores:
Group A: Rajawadi CC 307 for 5, 44 overs (Divyang Hingnekar 111 not out, Rahul Desai 108) beat S.F. Sassanian CC 241 for 9, 45 overs (Rupesh Sonkar 88, Ajay Patil 52; Adarsh Yadav 3/36). Result: Rajawadi Cricket Club won by 66 runs.
New Era CC 144 all out, 42.2 overs (Ankit Patel 48, Pratik Singh 46 not out, Bhavik Patel 3/27) lost to Garware Club House 146 for 2, 19.1 overs (Deepak Bhogle 89, Mehul Gokani 36 not out). Result: Garware Club House won by 8 wickets.
Group-B: Our Own Club 193 for 8, 45 overs (Gaurav Suryavanshi 44) beat Jaico CC 154 all out, 43 overs (Imran Patel 38, Harikesh Yadav 34 not out; Aniket Kshirsagar 3/17). Result: Our Own Club won by 39 runs.
Stylo Cricketers 223 all out, 43.3 overs (Vishal Pendurkar 129; Rahul Sarag 4/42, Mohit Parwal 3/41) lost to Bombay Gymkhana 224 for 9, 42.2 overs (Mayur Barade 66, Mohit Parwal 39, Farhad Daruwala 38, Rahul Sagar 31). Result: Bombay Gymkhana won by 1 wicket.