Mumbai Police Cityriders openers Jay Bista and Hardik Tamore went hammer and tongs as they put on a record 215 partnership to see their side to beat Thane Marathas by 181 runs in the double-leg Mitsui Shoji T-20 League, sponsored by Lal Bharwaney and held at Oval Maidan, here today.
Hardik Tamore (Left-113) and Jay Bista (96) , who put on record 215 runs
Sent in to bat, Jay and Hardik were at their cracking best. Jay, who has been consistent right through the league, was unlucky to miss the three figure mark by four runs as he, going for a big hit, was caught in the deep for 96, which contained 14 fours and four sixes in the 13.4 overs. An over later, Hardik after duly completing his century too departed. Hardik’s whirlwind 113 had 10 sixes and nine fours. Chasing 283 for a win, Thane Maratha batsmen were never in the hunt and were bowled out for 101.
Kalpesh Sawant, coming at No.3 after Shivaji Park Warriors lost both the openers early, hammered 87 with 13 fours and three sixes as Shivaji Park Warriors upset defending champions Ghatkoper Jets by 51 runs. This was Shivaji Park’s second win, while the defending champions suffered their third loss in seven outings.
Brief scores:
Mumbai Police Cityriders 282/2 off 20 overs (Jay Bista 96- 14×4, 4×6), Hardik Tamore 113 – 9×4, 10x6t) bt Shivam Dubey n.o. 38, Rakesh Prabhu n.o.26) bt Thane Marathas 101 all out (Siddharth Agnihotri 30, Umesh Gujjar 24; Rakesh Prabhu 2/20,Shivam Dubey2/10, Prasad Patil 3/37, Neeraj Singh 2/28) by 181 runs.
Shivaji Park Warriors 183/7 off 20 over)s (Kalpesh Sawant 87 – 14×4, 3×6); Siddarth Adatrao 24, Dhrumal Matkar n.o.38; Dhiraj Solanki 3/23) bt Ghatkopar Jets 132/5 (Gaurish Jadhav 42, Aryan Chitroda 32, Yash Dicholkasr 23; Dhanraj Sharma 2/13, Sagar Mishra 2/12) by 51 runs.