All-rounder Manish Rao stars for Bandra Heroes against Mumbai Police City Riders in Mitsui Shoji T20 game
Batting first, Mumbai Police City Riders posted a mammoth 211-6 in 20 overs against Bandra Heroes on 12th May at Mumbai Police Gymkhana during the Mitsui Shoji T20 Tournament. Sunil Patil (46 runs off 47 balls) and Shrikant Limbole (47 runs off 43 balls) played some good knocks helping their team to put a daunting total on board. Karsh Kothari, though went away for plenty of runs picked up three wickets in his four overs. Manish Rao was economical and grabbed 2-19 in his four overs. Rao was exceptional with the ball not allowing the batsmen to score freely of him.
Chasing 212 runs was going to be tough but the Bandra Heroes held their nerves and achieved the target in just 17.5 overs, winning the match by six wickets. Jiniv Joshi (62 runs off 37 balls) provided a solid start right at the top and was well-supported by the middle order. Manish Rao (51 runs off 27 balls) and Alpesh Ramjani (52 runs off 19 balls) hit twin half centuries to see their team through. Amir Khan was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2-38 in his 3.5 overs.
Manish Rao had a fantastic day with both, bat and ball was deservingly awarded with the Man of the Match prize for his outstanding contribution.
Scorecard link: http://mitsuishojit-20-season-6-mumbai.cricketgraph.com/tournament/scorecard/6782/mumbai-police-city-riders—–_v_bandra-heros—–_2016