Cellar outfit MCC (Orange) scored a sensational 1-run win over table topper MCC (Yellow) in the 6-team MCC Double-Leg Pro-40 league, played at Oval Maidan here. Having won just two of the eight matches so far, “Orange” boys, thanks to sensational spell by Saurabh Paswan (4/16) and Shoaib Khan (3/11), bowled out “Yellow” for 118 in reply to their score of 119.
Opting to bat first, the “Orange” batters fumbled badly against pace and spin attacked of Zaid Khan (6/28), Chandan Jaswal (2/20)and Nishant Trivedi (2/31) and were dismissed for 119. However, their bowlers bowled with a lot of fire and just pipped “Yellow” by solitary run. The earlier match hero Nitin Vishwakarma was a sole batter to stand tall with well made 46. “Yellow”, however, continue to be at the top of the table with six wins out of nine matches so far.
In the other tie, played at adjacent pitch, MCC (Green), who too are at the bottom of the table along with MCC(Orange), shocked MCC (Black) by seven wickets to upset “Black” dream of making the title round.
Brief scores:
MCC Pro-40 Double-leg League:
MCC (Orange) 119 all out (Israel Nayak n.o. 27; Zaid Khan 6/28, Chandan Jaiswal 2/20, Nishant Trivedi 2/31) bt MCC (Yellow) 118 all out (Nitin Viswakarma 46; Saurabh Paswan 4/16, Shoaib Khan 3/11). Man-of-the-match: Saurabh Paswan.
MCC (Black) 154/9 off 40 overs (Aryan Lahane 36, Vishal Vishwakarma 30, Lucky Sisodia 4/17, Satyan Tripathi 2/35) lost to MCC (Green) 158/3 (Shubham Sonkusare 95) by 7 wkts. Man-of-the-match: Shubham Sankusare.