Hosts Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Sports Club defeated Union Bank of India SC by seven wickets in an Elite Group semi-final of the 63rd Sir Benegal Rama Rau RBI Shield Cricket tournament, played at the National Cricket Club, Cross Maidan on Tuesday.
After medium pacer Vijay Kumawat claimed 4 for 25, a 45-run start between Sumit Ghadigaonkar (31 runs) and G.S. Chiranjeevi (30 runs) set the tone for a clear cut victory for the RBI side.
Top order batsman, Roop Kumar was the leading batter with a half century knock of 52 runs as Union Bank reached 132 for 7 in 20 overs. Shreyansh Kumar 32 runs and Tanay Khandeshi 32 runs lifted the innings.
RBI will meet Bank of Baroda in the summit clash. Bank of Baroda defeated New India Assurance by 11 runs in the second semi-finals to advance to the finals.
Brief scores: Union Bank of India 132 for 7 in 20 overs (Shreyansh Kumar 32, Roop Kumar Yadav 52, Tanay Khandeshi 32, Vijay Kumawat 4 for 25) lost to RBI Sports Club 136 for 4 in 17.1 overs (Sumit Ghadigaonkar 31, Chiranjeevi 30, Jyot Chaya 28 not out, Ameya Dandekar 23 not out, Deep Gaurav 3 for 14) by 6 wkts.
Bank of Baroda 137 for 6 in 20 overs (Chetan Bisht 36, Varun Sood 49 not out, Mayank Bharadwaj 2 for 23, Meet Jain 2 20) bt New India Assurance 126 for 9 in 20 overs (Meet Jain 25, Krushang Patel 3 for 23, Mairaj Khan 3 for 16, Laukik Ramane 2 for 6) by 11 runs.
