Half centuries by Ritik Thakur ( 56) and Sagar Sethi (50 not out) highlighted former champions MCC (Red)’s shock two-run win over current table-topper MCC (Black) in the 6-team MCC Pro-40 league, played at Oval Maidan here. However, “Black” still continue to be at the top of the table with five wins out of seven.
Opting to bat first, MCC (Red) hit up 226 for five off the allotted 40 overs with top order batters Ritk and Sagar scoring half centuries. For the “Black” Arjun Chintala and Avshay Khanna excelled with the ball. Chasing 227 to win, Rohan Karande (92) and Arju Chintala (67) gave “Black” a perfect start but in the end they short by two runs. It was fighting display by MCC (Red) after they had suffered an embarrassing 32 runs defeat at the hands of MCC (Blue) earlier.
Brief scores:
MCC Pro-40 League: MCC (Red) 226/5 off 40 0vers (Ritik Thakur 56, Sagar Sethi n.o. 50; Arjun Chintala 2/31, Avshay Khanna 2/50) bt MCC (Black) 224/4 off 40 overs (Rohan Karande 92, Arjun Chintala 67). Man-of-the-match: Ritik Thakur.