Ketan Karnik drives Mediacom past Citi Bank to reach the final of Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament
Mediacom outperformed Citi Bank on 9th March in the semi-final of Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Citi Bank posted a defendable 141-9 in 20 overs. Opening pair of Sandesh and Hasnain gave a solid start to the innings, contributing 39 runs each. However the middle order collapsed like a back of cards, with no major contributions from any of the batsmen. Rajiv, Latesh and Amol bowled well in tandem to grab couple of wickets apiece.
Chasing 142 runs in a semi-final could have been otherwise tricky, if opening bat Ketan Karnik would not have provided a good start. Having lost the other opener Sachin cheaply for just 2 runs, Ketan (87) and Sahil (38*) shouldered the responsibility well to take their team home. Ketan batted exceptionally well and played some eye-popping cricketing shots. His innings was peppered with 15 boundaries. Karnik was a treat to watch. There was nothing much for Citi bowlers apart from Shravan and Amar who accounted for one scalp each. Mediacom chased down the target in just 17 overs, keeping eight wickets in hand.
Ketan Karnik (87 runs off 57 balls) was honoured with the Man of the Match for his wonderful batting performance.