Harsh Aghav smashed a brilliant unbeaten 92 runs and steered Bank of Baroda to a comfortable 6-wicket victory over hosts Reserve Bank of India Recreation Club in the Elite Division final of the 64th Sir Benegal Rama Rau RBI Bank Shield T20 Cricket Tournament 2026, organised by RBI under the auspices of the MCA and played at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana ground on Wednesday.
Player of the Tournament, Harsh Aghav of Bank of Baroda
Chasing a target of 158 to win, Aghav played a stellar innings from 41 balls which included six hits to the boundary ropes and eight powerful sixes which anchored his team to victory. Aghav’s teammate Nutun Goel chipped in with 21 runs, while RBI’s Anuj Giri claimed 2 wickets for 25 runs.
The triumphant Bank of Baroda players pose with their trophies along with Chief Guest Puneet Pancholy, Chief General Manager, RBI and Guest of Honour Sameer Dighe, former Indian cricketer.
Earlier, RBI electing to bat first, were restricted to 157 for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Ameya Dandekar was RBI’s leading scorer with 40 runs, Sairaj Nair scored an unbeaten 23 runs, Tejas Kalyankar 22 runs and Ganesh Masurkar 21 runs added respectability to the total. Bank of Baroda bowler Irfan Umair took 2 wickets for 23 runs.
Brief scores (final): Reserve Bank of India Recreation Club 157 for 8, 20 overs (Ameya Dandekar 40, Sairaj Nair 23*, Tejas Kalyankar 22, Ganesh Masurkar 21; Irfan Umair 2 for 23) lost to Bank of Baroda 158 for 4, 17.5 overs (Harsh Aghav 92* (41-balls, 6×4, 8×6), Nutun Goel 21; Anuj Giri 2 for 25).
Result: Bank of Baroda won by 6 wickets.
Player of the tournament: Harsh Aghav (Bank of Baroda).