Borivali CC emerge Champions of Madhav Mantri Tournament’22

Borivali Cricket Club opting to bat first at MCA BKC ground in Mumbai posted a total of 205/7 in 40 overs. After losing both the openers cheaply, no.3 batsman Sushant Kadam brought the momentum back scoring 48 runs off 45 balls. The savior for Borivali CC was again Rakesh Naik at the middle order as he came in at no.6 and scored a brilliant 72* off 74 balls smashing 2 fours and 6 sixes pushing his team towards a respectable total.

Bharat Cricket Club in reply gave a tough fight but eventually fell short by a small margin reaching 197/7 in 40 overs losing the match by 9 runs. Suraj Lalwani at no.7 gave his best with an unbeaten 47* but Borivali CC bowlers delivered well under pressure. Prathamesh Golatkar with 2/48 in 8 overs was the pick of the lot as Borivali CC emerged victorious in the finals winning the match by 9 runs.

The tournament witnessed some amazing performances right from Rakesh Naik scoring 267 runs in 6 innings alongwith 11 wkts, Neelaksh Tambe scoring 383 runs in 5 innings and Prathamesh Golatkar bagging 13 wkts in 7 matches.

Normally we say well thought and handpicked individuals is half work done for strong performance of team and Borivali CC is no exception. With all hard work and strong mettle Rakesh Naik has built yet another champion team to win the maiden Madhav Mantri one day league for E,F& G division. Rakesh Naik is thala of Borivali CC, on the winning trot from Kanga knock-out to Kanga G division championship and now one day league championship to his credentials as leader. He has shown all round performance right from captaincy to middle order batting to guiding team through his left arm spin. Absolute utility player with his hard work and team bonding, he has brought faith in players from different background to common objective of winning the championship. True leader is all we can say. All the very best for future endeavours.