Rising Vision won the hearts and Friendship Trophy 2019

At the Asahi Glass Cricket Ground Taloja, Navi Mumbai on 28th April, they played out perhaps the best and easiest final ever seen in a major tournament. SHM Ulhasnagar slumped to their last straight loss in finals of Friendship Trophy 2019. They first struggled to 116 for all out, and then saw skipper Jitesh Raut unbeaten wallop 61. This knock helped Rising Vision overcome a little-late wobble to secure a nine-wicket win. They won the championship final match.

SHM Ulhasnagar won the toss and elected to bat first. They face difficulty in negotiating the rival bowling attack and scored runs hardly and they amassed a low total. They lost two major wickets in first three overs. While, they were keep losing the wickets without any favorable partnership. Deepak and Simit produced a 24 run partnership for the third wicket. Vinayak Joil (4/9) was the pick of the Rising Vision.

While chasing, Rising Vision lost first wicket of Akash Tambe in 14th over. And they lost the first wicket after a strong partnership of 99 runs. Skipper Jitest Raut made the most significant contribution, scoring the quick half-century of his career.

Jitesh Raut of Rising Vision won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’. He smashed stormy 61 off 52 balls, including nine fours and a single six. Rising Vision won the hearts by the mid of 17th over, Vision won convincingly.

Apart from this, here’s the list of title winners.

Player of the Tournament – Ranjeet Patki (FCC Smashers)

Best Batsmen of the Tournament – Jitesh Raut (Rising Vision)

Best bowler of the Tournament – Vinayak Joil (Rising Vision)

Brief Stats –
Rising Vision vs SHM Ulhasnagar Final Match Full Scorecard ….
Best Batting Figures from Ulhasnagar – Kamal (29*)
Best Batting Figures from Rising – Jitesh Raut (61* off 52) and Akash Kadam (41 off 38)
Best Bowling Figures from Ulhasnagar – Sanjay 1-16
Best Bowling Figures from Rising – Vinayak Joil 4-9, Vishweshwar 2-13 and Aniket 2-20