Jehangir Chauhan’s quick 63 & Prashant Patil’s tight bowling ensures Islam Gymkhana a win in the Salarjung T20 Tournament ‘18

Played at the Islam Gymkhana Ground, it was the all-important clash between two really promising and young teams namely Bohra Cricket Club and Bombay Gymkhana where in Bombay Gymkhana won the toss and elected to field first.

Bombay Gymkhana batting first did make much of an impact as they managed to score only a modest total of 136/5 in 20 overs which is most of the times chaseable. Harshad Singha and Sufiyan Chauhan chipped in with 30’s but that did not seem to be enough as the rest of the batsman found it hard to loosen up their arms. From the bowlers it was Prashant Patil who was the pick of the bowlers coming up with very impressive bowling figures of 3/8 in 4 overs which is quite commendable in a T20 match. Prashant was spot on and economic with the ball while the rest of boys also successfully restricted the batsman not allowing them to score runs freely.

Chasing 137, Bohra CC were struggling at one point on 4/17 in 3.5 overs and a win from here was rather difficult. However, Jehnagir Chauhan who came at no.3 smashed a brutal 38ball 63 which had 5fours and 3sixes which kept his team’s hopes afloat. Jehangir was hitting the ball really well and was playing with confidence despite his team losing quick wickets while Ritik Sharma at no.5 played the anchors role scoring 41 off 45balls which eventually pushed Bohra CC to a win by 3wkts in 19.2 overs. Prashant Patil’s contribution was equally crucial with the bat too as he chipped in with a match winning 5ball 18* when 25runs were needed in the last 12balls which sealed the deal for Bohra CC.

It was a match where Bohra CC boys dominated right from the front and Prashant with the ball while Jehangir and Ritik with the bat stood out with their individual performances.

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