SBI Sports Club spent anxious moments before chasing down a small target of 97 set by RBL Bank to advance to the next round of the 63rd Sir Benegal Rama Rau RBI Bank Shield tournament on Monday.
SBI SC won by two wickets with 17 balls remaining in the Twenty20 competition at the Oval maidan.
Brief Scores: RBL Bank 96 in 19.5 overs (Dipesh Munde 25, Ameya Ubale 3 for 12) lost to SBI Sports Club 98 for 8 in 17.1 overs (Awadesh Singh 28, Suraj Jawle 2 for 26, Dhanesh Srinivasan 2 for 25, Sushil Khane 2 for 15) by two wickets.
Deutsche Bank 172 for 4 in 20 overs (Mahrishi Desai 32, Mayuresh Karkhanis 40, Nishit Shriyan 44) bt Saraswat Bank 134 for 6 in 20 overs (Mrunal Todankar 35, Darshan Patil 44, Daval Sangani 2 for 24, Nitish Shriyan 2 for 17) by 38 runs.