The experienced pair of Shubham Ranjane (71*) and Praful Waghela (45) seal a win for Arcs Andheri in T20 Mumbai’19

North Mumbai Panthers batting first posted a decent total of 160/7 in 20 overs. It was a good start by the top order with opener Auti (31) and no.3 bat Karan Nande (40) top scoring the innings. Atif Attarwala’s late cameo down the order where he smashed 26* off just 10 balls further ensured that the team crossed the 150 run mark with ease. The experienced duo of left arm spinners Iqbal Abdullah (2/27) and Salil Agharkar (2/27) were the pick of the bowlers. For the uninitiated, Salil has also played for Maharashtra Ranji team!

With 3/1 and 41/3 at the end of the 9^th over, the chips were already down and North Mumbai were looking clear favourites until Shubham Ranjane and Praful Waghela stitched a magical 113 run stand in mere 62 balls. Shubham scored a match winning 71* off 42 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes) while Praful Waghela scored 45 off 31 (3 fours, 1 six) before he unluckily got run out on the 116^th ball of the game.

But the damage was already done by this too as Gaurav Jathar once again smashed the winning runs for his team! Shubham and Praful though may haven’t played too many games together but both are Mumbai players who have been toiling hard at the local level where many a times they may be pitted against one another. It was a match today full of experienced players showing their worth be it Iqbal or Salil with the ball and Shubham and Praful with the bat as Arcs Andheri won the match by 6 wkts.

• Brief Scores-
• North Mumbai Panthers-160/7 in 20 overs, V Auti 31, Karan Nande 40, Iqbal Abdullah (2/27), Salil Agharkar (2/27)
• Arcs Andheri-163/4 in 20 overs, Shubham Ranjane 71*, Praful Waghela 45, Rahul Sawant 1/14, Shashikant Kadam 1/12
• Result-Arcs Andheri won the match by 12 runs