Two of the rising talents: Shubham & Parag smash match winning fifties in the Mumbai Premier League T20 ‘18

Played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, Arcs Andheri and North Mumbai Panthers took on each other where in North Mumbai Panthers won the toss and elected to bat first with as Wankhede has always been a wicket where batsman gets some advantage.

Batting first, Arcs Andheri were at one point were struggling for 16/4 and were not looking for more than 100runs but Shubham Ranjane-one of the most prolific and highest run getters in Mumbai Cricket in 2017-18 season once again silently showed everyone how big an asset he can be scoring a solid 65 off 50balls(6fours,1six). Another experienced chap, Parag Khanapurkar who came at no.6 ensured that he took the team total to 164/7 in 20overs scoring a superlative 38ball 61 while also engaging in a 117run stand with Shubham which brought Arcs Andheri back into the game. Medium pacer Rakesh Prabhu was the pick of the bowler taking 3/20 in 4overs.

Chasing 168, North Mumbai Panthers who also have a good batting line up faced real tight bowling from Arcs Andheri bowlers where in fast bowler Tushar Deshpande bowled a really impressive bowling spell of 3/25 in 4 overs while Vineet Sinha and Shibham Ranjane took 2wkts each which restricted Mumbai Panthers to 141 all out in 19.1 overs.

Arcs Andheri won a thriller of a match by 24runs where in Shubham with his all-round show and Parag’s quick 61 played a big role. Tushar’s bowling was also equally commendable wherein he gave crucial breakthroughs.

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