MITSUI SHOJI T-20 LEAGUE-SEASON- 7
Title hopeful Bandra Heroes thrashed Thane Marathas by 5 wickets in a low scoring return tie in the double-leg Mitsui Shoji T-20 League, sponsored by Lal Bharwaney and held at Oval Maidan, here today. Bandra outfit with six wins in seven outings are at the top of the table.
Opener Akhtar Shaikh hit an unbeaten 78 with seven fours and five sixes, as defending champions, Ghatkopar Jets routed Shivaji Park Warriors by 10 wickets in the afternoon. However, the only bright spot in Shivaji Park Warriors’ innings was Dhrumal Matkar’s fine knock of 52, with six fours and two sixes ..
Thane Marathas, who are languishing at the bottom of the five-team table, opted to bat first after winning the toss. But their batsmen once again failed miserably and were shot out for 70. In reply, Bandra Heroes, though did lose their openers with 10 runs on the board in 2.3 overs, Nishant Williams and Shoaib Siddqui batted untroubled to take the score to 43 before Nishant fell. Shoaib, too, followed with just seven runs away from victory. He was caught in the deep while trying for a big hit off Imtiaz Ahmed.
Brief scores:Thane Marathas 70 (Shashi Kadam 2/7) lost to Bandra Heroes 71/5 Shoaib Siddqui 27; Imtiaz Ahmed 2/15) by 5 wickets. Shivaji Park Warriors 103 (Dhrumal Matkar 52 – 6×4, 2×6); Puneet Tripathi 4/4, Yash Dicholkar 3/16) lost to Ghatkopar Jets 104/no wkt (Akthar Shaikh n.o.78, Kushal Shah n.o. 22) by 10 wkts.