Opener Sahil Jadhav ( 76 not out) was the lone warrior for title contenders MCC (Green) in their four-run defeat against MCC (Black), in their concluding tie 6-team MCC Double-Leg Pro-40 league, played at Oval Maidan here today.
Opting to bat first, MCC (Black) did well to hit up 154 for six against some tight bowling by spinners Zaid Khan (3/23), Vivek Tiwari (3/38) and Chetan Wagh (2/27). But, in reply, despite openers Sahil Jadhav (76 n o) and Saurabh Paswan (32) putting on 94 runs, rest of the batting crumbled and were bowled out for 150. Both “Green” and “Black” ended with second and third positions behind winner MCC (Yellow) with nine wins and a solitary defeat.
Brief scores:
MCC Double-Leg Pro-40 League: MCC (Black) 154/6 (Nitin Vishwakarma 48; Zaid Khan 3/23, Vivek Tiwari 3/38, Chetan Wagh 2/27) bt MCC (Green) 150 all out (Sahil Jahav n.o. 76,mSauabh aswan 32; Faizan Rabbani 3-24, Utkarsh Upadhyay 2/7) by 4 runs.