Ninad Mazumdar scores a 62ball ton while Suvankur Das with his crucial 59 steers Thane A Advocates to a win in the TASC Cup ‘17

Played at the All Saints Ground in Thane, two promising teams namely Thane A(Adv) and CMM challengers took on each other where in Thane A won the toss and elected to field first as the wicket had something for the bowlers and looked good for chasing.

Batting first, CMM partially did a good job only because of their opener Ninad Mazumdar. The whole batting line up crumbled and were not able to convert their scores in two digits apart from their lone warrior Ninad Mazumdar who scored one of the finest tons of the tournament scoring 104 off mere 62deliveries(14fours & 2sixes) at a strike rate of 167. Ninad was the only batsman who took on the bowlers with confidence, kept the scorecard ticking and helped his team post a respectable total of 149/7 in 20 overs. From the bowling side, Roshan Shetty took 2/28 while the rest of the bowlers chipped in with a wicket each.

Chasing 150 is always a mixed bag in a T20 but Thane A eventually  chased down the score successfully in mere 19.4 overs with the loss of 6wkts. Even though the top order struggled, Suvankur Das at no.5 scored a match winning 59* off 39balls (2fours, 3sixes) to steer his team towards the victory line. Suvankur also got good support from Dinesh Bhoir who scored 28 off just 21balls. Thane A won the match by 4wkts and Suvankur was adjudged ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates the winning team while also appreciates Ninad’s valiant ton which was a treat to watch.

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