Automotive thrashes Nomura to reach the finals of Champions Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament
Automotive Cricket Club had a fantastic outing with the bat when they faced Nomura in the semi-final of Champions Milan Mega Corporate T20 Tournament on 2nd April at Karnataka Ground, Mumbai. Batting first, Automotive posted a daunting 208-5 in their full quota of 20 overs. The openers Aamir Tase (63 runs off 35 balls) and Dipesh Golam (72 runs off 51 balls) provided the best possible start to their team and were a treat to watch. Golam was outstanding with the bat as he found gaps at regular intervals and peppered the boundary rope 11 times, including one six. He made a mockery of a relatively decent Nomura bowling attack. Deepak Nayak was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2-23 in his two overs.
In reply, Nomura made a mess of the run chase as they were restricted to a humble 130-9 in 20 overs, thus losing the match by a huge margin of 78 runs. Coming in at no.3 Anshul Garz played brilliantly for his 85 which came off just 58 balls, but his efforts went in vain as none of his team-mates could step up. Laxman Manjrekar was the wrecker-in-chief, who finished off with envious figures of 3-14 in three overs.
Dipesh Golam (72 runs off 51 balls) was announced as the Man of the Match for his match-winning knock.
