EDIFICE edges over AVENGERS in a thrilling Super Over Tie in Group-A of AT20 opening day | Mumbai
Who would think to see Opening game of T20 Tournament to go into the Super Over and that to Tie in Super Over? May be in thoughts? But Sorry, it’s a Reality!!!! This reality has happened in Opening game of hot popular Architect T20 tournament Group-A match.
The match was played between last year Champions EDIFICE CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. (ECC) and AVENGERS at Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul. After winning the toss; ECC elected to bowl. Avengers started slowly maintaining 6 runs per over before falling their first wicket at 54 in 9.1 overs and set a total of 159/7 for ECC. Unlike Avengers, ECC opener Mahesh Hirpara gave a cracking start for ECC before getting out at 29 in 2.1 overs. This solid start was taken ahead by the other opener S Vengilat and A Jiwani. Both together they put a partnership of 66 in 61 balls. Towards the end, N Thomas took a challenge of chasing the score and succeeds to equal the score on last ball of the innings. The match was tied.
However to decide the winner it was decided to play a Super Over. Batting 1st in Super Over; ECC put a total of 16 runs hitting 2 sixes. In return, Avengers also put 16 runs but they hit only 1 six. Based on Maximum Sixes the Winner was decided and it was ECC.
Mahesh Hirpara of Edifice was declared MoM
Brief Score:
14th November’2015: (Venue – Vengsarkar Academy, Mahul)
AVENGERS
159/7 – A Tibrewal 44 (4×4, 6×1), I Lakhani 25 (4×2), R Sarangan 4/34
EDIFICE CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. (ECC)
159/6 – M Hirpara 22 (4×4), S Vengilat 32 (4×5), A Jiwani 42 (4×6), N Thomas 31 (4×3, 6×1), T Patel 2/25
Result: ECC won in Super Over Tie based on maximum Sixes hit in Super Over
Article by Sachin Rajput, Sr. Business Associate, www.cricketgraph.com
