Maxicon Lines won the hearts and Masters Cup T20 (Green) 2018-19
At the Elf Vengsarkar Ground, Churchgate, Mumbai on Thursday, they played out perhaps the best final ever seen in a major tournament. Rika Global slumped to their last straight loss in finals of Masters Cup T20 (Green) 2018-19 . They first struggled to 167 for 8, and then saw Harshad Terwankar wallop 55. This knock helped Maxicon Lines overcome a late wobble to secure a six-wicket win. They won the championship final match.
Rika Global won the toss and elected to bat first. After the early wicket of Yasin, opener stole the show,53-run stand off 38 balls between P. Akash and Manish had already set Rika Global on track for a defendable score. P. Akash was by a distance the more explosive of the two, hitting a single six and fourteen fours – to hurtle to 78 off 49 balls. Harshad Terwankar (2/23) was the pick of the Maxicon Lines.
Harshad Terwankar of Maxicon Lines won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’. Harshad picking up 2 for 23 in four overs, including the master Eco of 5.75 . He also smashed 55 of 32, including eight fours and two sixes. Maxicon Lines won the hearts by the start of 17th over, Lines won convincingly.
“Rika Global won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a good wicket to bat. First over was pretty bad but we also got the wicket. And the second wicket partnership was quite good. We were trying to stop them by 150. But, their opener Akash was playing furiously and finally got out in the 17th over. And they ended up at 167. In reply, during the power plays, I was trying to play slowly. After the first wicket, Jayesh was giving me a good company. It was a good start for our team. Then we lost three wickets in a low interval. That was a moment of scary for our team. Fortunately, kadam was there to handle the situation for the sake of the team. ” – Harshad Terwankar said to Cricketgraph.
Brief Stats – Maxicon Lines vs Rika Global
Best Batting Figures from Rika Global – Aakash Patil (78 off 49)
Best Batting Figures from Maxicon Lines – Harshad Terwarkar (55 off 32) and Neel Kadam (50* off 30)
Best Bowling Figures from Rika Global – Amit Rathore 2-21
Best Bowling Figures from Maxicon Lines – Harshad Terwankar 2-23, Neel Kadam 2-40
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