Having won the toss, Kotak elected to filed first in the semi final match against All cargo in Milan Corporate Cricket 40 overs Tournament.
It was a wise decision by Kotak to field first since they got the opener batsman out on a golden duck. As usually seen in a longer format of the game, All cargo failed to play the entire 40 overs and their entire innings was folded for 103 in 24.5 overs. Kotak opening bowlers Meer Rbrahim and Premal S picked up 3 wickets each. Credit goes to the entire Kotak bowling unit for bowling a disciplined line and restricting the opponent to a low score.
Kotak also lost its opener batsman Abhiraj T for a duck , however the ship was steadied by Premal at the other end and he remained unbeaten on 43 off 74 balls. In the end Kotak comfortably chased the target in 27.2 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Shavin Shetty and Aniket L from All cargo picked up 2 wickets each.
Brief Scores
All Cargo – 103 all out in 24.5 overs | Kunal Chalke – 29(28) ; Shitesh Korpe 19(31)
Meer Rbrahim – 08-31-3 wickets ; Premal Sarbiya – 04-17-3wickets
Kotak :- Premal S – 43*(74)
Kotak won by 5 wickets against All Cargo in the semifinals of Milan Corporate 40 overs tournament