Mahindra Logistics wins a thriller as Rohan Kalbhor stars in the superover in the Shri N.M Shipping Shield 2018

Played at the Century-Oval Maidan, it was an exciting clash between Mumbai Port Trust “B” and Mahindra Logistics where in Mahindra Logistics batted first on a track which has equal amount of support for the batsman as well as the bowlers.

Batting first, Mahindra Logistics notched up a very decent total of 151/9 in 20 overs which is always a defendable total.  Even though the openers fell early but Ankit Juvekar and Vedant Ingle scored a handy 37 and 48 respectively which pushed their team towards a healthy total. The bowlers did a nice job with Siddhant, Sunil and Sarvesh taking 2 wickets each.

Chasing 152, Mumbai Port Trust chased really well with Gajendra Kohachade smashing an unbeaten 55* which almost did the job for his team. But in a twist to the tale, the last over was super exciting as the match remained a thriller till the last ball with Mumbai Port Trust eventually managing to equal the score which resulted in a draw.

As per the rules a super over match was held between both the teams where in Mumbai Port Trust smashed 16runs in one over batting first. With just 4runs in the first 2balls which chasing 17, the onus was on Rohan Kalbhor to help his team clinch a thriller of a win. Just like what DK did for India a few days ago, in an entertainment of sorts Rohan smashed 16runs in the last 4balls which helped Mahindra Logistics help win an exciting super over.

Mahindra Logistics won the match on the basis of super over win and it was certainly Rohan who became an instant star in the tournament with his brilliant hitting in the last 4balls of the superover.

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