Matkar bags fifer while Jay Bista (110) & Tank (93) shatter records as Sobo Supersonics reach the finals of T20 Mumbai’19

Opting to bat first, Sobo Supersonic openers raised to the occasion as both Jay Bista and Hersh Tank shattered the bowlers rhythm en-route their record breaking 196 run stand for the 1^st wicket which is the highest opening stand for any wicket in the history of T20 Mumbai. Bista who scored 110 off 60 balls (9 fours, 5 sixes) was at his superlative best hitting some enigmatic shots which were truly a sight to behold. On the other hand, Hersh who scored a swashbuckling 93 off mere 51 balls (6 fours, 5 sixes) displayed amazing clean hitting to the bowlers. There was nothing for the Aakash Tigers bowlers to boast about as most of them went for a thrashing but Sylvester D Souza looked impressive in his spell of 2/30 in 3 overs.

Aakash Tigers who were off to a shaky start despite Gomel’s quick 43 and Subbu chipping in 34 runs at no.4, things did look difficult for them as wickets were tumbling from the other end with the scoreboard reading 116/6 in the 12^th over. However, skipper Dhawal Kulkarni ensured that Aakash Tigers would not lose the game so easily as he went on to score a hard fought 68* off 37 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes). In a game full of records, left arm spinner Dhrumil Matkar became the 1^st bowler in T20 Mumbai to come up with a 5wkt haul. Dhrumil came up with his career best 5/32 in 4 overs which cleaned up the middle order in grand fashion.

Aakash Tiger eventually reached a total of 191/9 on 20 overs as Sobo Supersonics won the finals in what was a thriller of a match.

• Brief Scores-
• Sobo Supersonics-217/4 in 20 overs, Jay Bista 110, Hersh tank 93, Sylvester D Souza 2/30, Dhawal Kulkarni 1/39
• Aakash Tigers-191/9 in 20 overs, Dhawal Kulkarni 68*, Aakarshit Gomel 43, Dhrumil Matkar 5/32, Rohan Raje 1/26
• Result-Sobo Supersonics won the match by 26 runs