It was a day of contrasting wins with first Paradigm Borivali Warriors thumping Bandra Busters by 109 runs in the first match, followed by Shivaji Park Superstars pipping Juhu Heroes by a solitary run in the second tie in the 8-team SAI-Mumbai Masters T-20 League, powered by Paradigm Reality, at the Police Gymkhana’s floodlit ground here last night.
Centurion Shaheen Mistry , acknowledges his feat after hammering an unbeaten 114 for warriors in the second tie of the 8-team SAI-Mumbai Masters T-20 League
For the Warriors, it was their opener Shaheen Mistry, who stole the limelight by hammering an unbeaten 114 with 14 fours and six sixes as they hit up 197 for two in the allotted 17 overs. Chasing such a huge score, Bandra Busters batsmen just could not get going and were shot out for 88.
But the tie between Shivaji Par Superstars and Juhu Heroes proved to be a a thriller affair. Replying to Superstars score of 159 for seven, Juhu Heroes, thanks to fine 72 runs opening stand between Vipin Chaurasiya (53) and Pratik Patil (42), followed by substantial contributions from their middle order batsmen, they inched closer to victory. They were 153 for four with just eight balls remaining. However, they could add just five runs and in the process they lost wickets in a heap with three of them being run out to let the Superstars off the hook.
Brief scores:
Paradigm Borivali Warriors 197/2 off 17 overs (Shaheen Mistry n.o. 114 (14×4, 6×6), Pratik Sanghvi 30, Sanket Kankonkar n.o. 44) bt Bandra Busters 88 (Sunil Sangle 29, Rahul Bhadreshwara 3/5, Gautam Minocha 3/22) by 109 runs.
Shivaji Park Superstars 159/7 off 17 overs (Amar Padhye 68 (10×4, 2×6), Kedar Kango 32; Kailash Chavan 3/27) bt Juhu Heroes 158/8 (Vipin Chaurasiya 53, Pratik Patil 42, Sagar Ghadigaonkar 31; Yogesh Patel 3/23, Prashantd Awade 2/22) by 1 run.