MCC (Green), having lost two of their earlier ties, came back strongly to beat Bhosale Cricket Academy by 7-wickets in the B4S MCC PRO – 40 double-leg 5-Team league played at Dadar Union Ground (Matunga) here today. It was ‘Green’ second win in the league, having earlier beaten MCC (Blue) for their solitary win so far.
Altamash Khan and Pranath Jadhav receiving their prizes from Mr Uday Bhosale
Batting first, Bhosale CA put up challenging 192 runs before they were all out. Pranath Jadhav returned with figures of five for 36. MCC (Green), in reply, chased down the score for the loss of only three wickets, with Altamash Khan hitting up 79 with eight fours and two sixes to take them home. A newcomer Henry Hamilton (36) from England who is on a tour for cricket exchange programme with MCC, played a good supporting role. played a good supporting role.
Brief scores: Bhosale CA 192 all out (Harshal Jadhav 57, Aditya Tawde 28; Pranath Jadhav 5/36, Irfan Khan 2/22) lost to MCC (Green) 193/3 off 33.3 overs ( Altamash Khan 79, Henry Hamilton 36) by 7 wkts. MOM – Pranath