A Record 7 Sixes in 7 Balls by Makarand Patil in the F Div Finals as Viva Supermarkets win the Times Shield’19

Viva Supermarkets opting to bat first at SRT Ground Kandivali notched up a competitive total of 315/6 in 45 overs. After a fantastic start by their openers-Shikhar Thakur (87 off 93) and Akshay Mhapankar (83 off 99) putting up more than 150 runs on the board without losing a wicket, they did suffered some jolts with some quick wickets in between. However, there was a climax left to make the finals interesting as Makarand Patil coming at no.8 lended the finishing touch to his team’s innings scoring a quickfire 84*in mere 26 balls.

The pace at which he was going, had he faced a few more deliveries, he would have achieved the feat of fastest Times Hundred ever! What’s more, Makarand’s whirlwind knock included 6sixes in the 2nd last over vs Sachin Mayekar . Overall he smashed 7 sixes in a row out of the 12 biggies he smacked in mere 26 balls becoming the 1st batsman in India at the local level to hit 7 sixes in 7 balls in a professional level match.

Mahindra Logistics in reply were all out for 237 runs chasing 316 thanks to some tight bowling by the Vivasupermarket bowlers. Akshay who has been the backbone of his team’s batting line up picked up 3/30 becoming the pick of the bowlers too while 3 bowlers chipped in with 2 wkts each.

A team which has consistently played well throughout the season- Viva Supermarkets win the Times Shield F Division with dominance.