6 Half Centuries witnessed in Bombay Gymkhana-PJ Hindu Gymkhana match in Police Shield ‘18

A match where both the teams give their best with all their batsman chipping in with contributions always turns out to be a neck to neck interesting encounters and one such match was between Bombay Gymkhana and PJ Hindu Gymkhana at PJ Hindu Gymkhana ground.

PJ Hindu Gymkhana batting first were off to a brilliant start as their top order fired with perfection. Sachin Katkar opening the innings scored a solid 72 off 86balls while his partner Ankit Revandkar fell 4 short of a deserving 50. Anup Revandkar who came at no.3 scored 90 ball 59 while also stitched a good partnership with Sachin Wagh. Sachin Wagh who had a great all-round season in Kanga continued his good form scoring an aggressive 87ball 97 (12 fours, 2 sixes). Sachin confidently took on the bowlers propelling his team towards a good total of 352/9 in 70 overs.

In reply, Bombay Gymkhana despite a poor start gave a good fight winning the match by 2 wkts and 4 overs to spare. Ishan Mulchandani at no.3 scored a crucial 64 while the 175run stand between Pratik Desai and Sujoy Thakkar changed the game for Bombay Gymkhana. Pratik 96(89 balls) fell just 4 runs short of a match winning ton while Sujoy played the anchors role with a 103 ball 81 pushing their team to a stunning win.