Opener Salman Ahmed & Sairaj Patil impress one and all despite Sobo Supersonics clinching a win in the Mumbai Premier League ‘18

Played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, North Mumbai Panthers and Sobo Supersonics took on each other where in SOBO Supersonics who have a solid batting line up to chase any sort of targets elected to field first with an aim of restricting the opposition to a low total.

However, North Mumbai Panthers did a fantastic job notching up 192/4 in 20 overs. North Mumbai Panthers did not look affected after made to bat first. Right handed opener Salman Ahmed anchored the innings till the very end smashing a solid 74* off 52deliveries. Salman who smashed 7fours and 4sixes co-ordinated with every batsman not only smashing some excellent shots but also rotating the strike nicely. Salman’s knock was one of controlled aggression while he also got good support from Sairaj Patil who smashed an enterprising knock of 54* coming of mere 26balls which also included 5big sixes. Sairaj was equally impressive as he and Salman stitched a 48ball 84run stand to take the team total to 192.

Chasing 193, it was a tough fight given by North Mumbai Panthers. They did not allow Sobo supersonics to win easily, not before taking away their 7wkts. Opener Jay Bista once again top scored with a 39ball 60 while Prasad Pawar(35 off 17), Prashant Naik(35 off 19) and Gaurav Jathar (20* off 9balls) at the middle order gave crucial contributions to push their team towards the victory line. What’s more Gaurav smashed the winning runs in Dhoni ‘esque’ style with a six to register a 3wkt win over North Mumbai Panthers for Sobo Supersonics.

While Salman Ahmed and Sairaj were simply impressive with the bat, but it was a combined and collective efforts from Sobo Supersonics which helped them win over them.

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