Shiva B. & J.jayachandran steer BARC to a win in the semis of the 42nd Thane Vaibhav Tournament ‘18

Played at the Central Maidan, thane, it was the all important finals between Century Rayon and BARC of the prestigious Thane Vaibhav Tournament. Century Rayon won the toss and elected to field first with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total.

BARC batting first made a decent total of 193/9 in 35overs where in opener Ravi gave a good start with 38 while Shiva.B at no.8 played a crucial hand chipping with 41* off 48balls accelerating the team total. Fast bowlers Himanshu Patel and Pradeep Pandey bowled well taking 2 wickets each.

Even though 193 is not the biggest of totals to defend but not an easy one either. BARC bowled really tight as they restricted Century Rayon to just 136runs in 26overs. Right arm medium pacer J Jayachandran was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/26 in 5 overs which turned out to be a match winning spell. Left-arm spinner Vishnu Garje was also really good with the ball taking 3/20 in 5overs. BARC won the all important semis by 57runs where in Shiva and J.Jayachandran stood out with their individual performances.

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