Karnataka Sporting registers narrow win over MIG in police shield | MCA | Mumbai

Tournament : Police Shield Trophy                               Venue : MIG

Match : Karnataka Sporting Association Vs. M.I.G.

Playing on home ground, M.I.G. captain chose to bat after winning the toss. M.I.G. openers proved their captain right by giving a good opening stand of 48 runs but introduction of bowler Moondip Mangela changed the complexion of the game. Moondip took 3 wickets of the top 4 M.I.G. batsmen. Moondip was superbly supported by Akshay Girap who took 3 wickets as well. M.I.G. s innings folded for a partly 200 runs in the 69th over. Akash Parkar top scored with 62 for M.I.G.

In reply, Karnataka sporting did not get off to a good start but their opening batsman Kausub Pawar showed resilience against some top class bowling. Kaustub scored brilliant 69 off 109 balls. He shared an excellent partnership with No. 4 batsman Eknath. But there was a mini collapse towards the end of the Karnataka innings but Karnataka managed to achieve the target keeping 3 wickets in hand.

Brief Scores:

Toss : MIG batting first 200 All out in 68.2 overs ( Akash Parkar 62, Kevin D’Almeda 29, Moondip Mangela 3-33, Akshay Girap 3-39, Vinit Sinha 2-41)

Karnataka Sporting Association 203-7 in 48.4 overs (Kaustub Pawar 69, Eknath 76, Dabholkar 3 wickets)

Result: Karnataka  won by 3 wickets