Chintamani Team and TC Challengers qualify for the finals of the Friends Premier League ‘19

In the match between Chinatamani Team and Taneesh Sports at the Yashwant Nagar Cricket Ground in Virar, Chinatamani Team who were at one stage 3 wkts down for 14 runs got back into the game thanks to some match saving cameos by Nikhil Kanchan and Mihir Shah at no.4 and 5. Nikhil chipped in with 38 runs while Mihir’s 53 ball 64 laced with 5 fours and 2 sixes proved to be a game changer as he propelled his team’s total from 14/3 to 145/8 in 20 overs. Abhijeet Karkhanis with 4/16 in 3 overs was the pick of the bowlers for Taneesh Sports.

Taneesh Sports did gave a tough fight with all-rounder Abhijeet Karkhanis (32*) and Praful Tambe (31*) putting on 61 runs in the last 6 overs but eventually their hard fought efforts fell short by just 4 runs reaching 141/5 in 20 overs. Chintamani team won the match by 4 runs and win the semi-finals of the tournament.

In the match between TCC and High Flyers on the same ground, High Flyers after opting to bat first scored were all out for 112 runs. TCC bowlers did a commendable job with as many as 4 bowlers picking up 2 wkts each. Chasing 113 was a mere formality as they chased down the score in just 13.4 overs winning the match by 7 wkts. Opener Upendra Yadav top scored anchoring the chase with 49* off 39 balls as TCC won the semi-finals.

Brief Scores – 

1st Match – TC Challengers v/s High Flyers – 

High Flyers Team (Batting Inning) 

Bharat Singh – 24 runs in 21 balls, Mukesh Gupta – 22 runs in 28 balls 

TC Challengers Team (Bowling Inning) 

Ayush Raghuvanshi – 2/25, Tejas Rathod – 2/16, Roger Mavane – 2/24, Jeevan Joma Mukadam – 2/12 

TC Challengers Team (Batting Inning) 

Upendra Yadav – 49 runs in 39 balls, Ganesh Patil – 35 runs in 29 balls 

High Flyers Team (Bowling Inning) 

Chandan Jha – 2/6, Mukesh Gupta – 2/34

2nd Match – Chintamani v/s Taneesh Sports – 

Chintamani Team (Batting Inning) 

Mihir Shah – 64 runs in 53 balls, Nikhil Kanchan – 38 runs in 37 balls 

Taneesh Sports Team (Bowling Inning) 

Abhijeet Karkhanis – 4/16, Akash Kharvi – 2/34

Taneesh Sports Team (Batting Inning) 

Abhijeet Karkhanis Notout- 32 runs in 25 balls , Praful Tambe Notout – 31 runs in 20 balls 

Chintamani Team (Bowling Inning) 

Vikas Bhosale – 1/16, Vijay Kumavat – 1/26