Karnataka Sporting Team lifts the Police Shield after winning against M.I.G
It was a match which had kept everybody’s nerves high. It was the finals of the police shield tournament between Karnataka and M.I.G Cricket club who fought their way to the finals after playing some really good cricket!
Winning the toss first, it was expected that Karnataka would put themselves to bat first as they have a strong batting line up. Their decision reaped dividends as they managed a mammoth 502/7 in the first innings which included a 123 from Eknath Kerkar & a fantastic double century from the talented Shivam Dubey who scored 211*. Shivam played a gem of an innings and it came at the right time when it was needed in the high staked finals! Though he was initially reluctant to play shots since the ball was seaming and the bowlers were really bowling good. Dubey stayed calm for the first hour but started scoring freely once he crossed his century. M.I.G managed to put a good show scoring 276/4 in 40 overs.
Karnataka again posted a big total in 2nd innings declaring at 400/8. In reply, M.I.G again managed to work hard but it wasn’t enough as they lost by 86 runs. Eknath Kerkar’s performance cannot be sidelined as he again scored a back to back hundred in the 2nd innings too for Karnataka where in his team eventually won the match and Shivam Dubey was awarded “man of the match” for his 211.
THE TOP PERFORMERS OF POLICE SHIELD TOURNAMENT
The tournament was quite a success and a lot of players came out emerging from the tournament right from the likes of Harsh Tank who was awarded “man of the tournament” for his great batting in the tournament which included a huge 182 and 94. Tank also took 6 wickets along with a string of good knocks.
Right arm off spinner Akshay Ghirap was awarded “bowler of the tournament” for taking 15 wickets in 4 matches for Karnataka with his fifer against Jain Irrigation being his personal favorite in terms of performance.
While Eknath Kerkar of Karnataka was the “batsman of the series” with his twin centuries in the finals being the highlights of his performance in the tournament while Sahil Madgaonkar of M.I.G was awarded the best fielder of the tournament.
Not only was the tournament a success but it also gave many players the wings to perform. It won’t be a surprise if we get to see a few names like Shivam Dubey, Akshay Ghirap amongst others come in the reckoning for the IPL.
