Medium pacer Akash Pawar’s disciplined bowling effort (4 for 32) helped Cricket Club of India register a 84-run win over Marwari Cricket Club in the semi-final of the 76th Salar Jung Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament 2026, organised by Islam Gymkhana and played under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association and played at the Islam Gymkhana ground.
Marwari CC chasing a mammoth CCI total of 271 for 7, were restricted to 187 all out thanks to the fine bowling of Akash Pawar who claimed four wickets for 32 runs. Pawar received good support from Yashraj Joshi who finished with 2 for 19.
Earlier meaningful contributions from Akash Anand 45, Shams Mulani 31, Dhrumil Matkar 27, Chinmay Sutar 25, Akash Parkar 22, Yashraj Joshi 22* saw CCI pile up their huge total.
CCI will take on Modern CC in the final. In the other semi-final, Modern eked out a two-wicket win over Sponsors XI.
Brief scores: Cricket Club of India 271 for 7, 20 overs (Akash Anand 45, Shams Mulani 31, Dhrumil Matkar 27, Chinmay Sutar 25, Akash Parkar 22, Yashraj Joshi 22*; Rahul Sawant 2 for 42, Saksham Parashkar 2 for 48) beat Marwari CC 187 all out, 17.2 overs (Shashwat Jagtap 27, Pragnesh Kanpillewar 24; Akash Parkar 4 for 32, Yashraj Joshi 2 for 19).
Result: CCI won by 84 runs
Sponsors XI 205 all out, 20 overs Rushabh Rathod 64, Bhuvan Patil 51, Karan Shah 49; Aquib Shaikh 3 for 31, Vishwajit Jagdale 2 for 15, Ahmer Karte 2 for 38) lost to Modern CC 206 for 8 wickets, 19.4 overs (Vishwajit Jagdale 79*, Nishant Mane 28, Pranav Dhanawade 24, Srujan Athawale 23).
Result: Modern CC won by 2 wickets