Route SMS beats HUS Films to win the Gold Shiraz-e-Hind 40 over Cricket Tournament
Route SMS posted a challenging 246 in 40 overs against HUS Films on 25th March in Mumbai during the Gold final match of Shiraz-e-Hind 40 over Cricket Tournament. Bhushan Tandel (45 runs off 43 balls), Saeed Shaikh (50 runs off 46 balls) and Siddharth (55 runs off 30 balls) were the batting pillars that helped Route SMS to put up a strong total on board. Siddharth was simply exceptional with the bat and was a treat to watch. He had the perfect blend of defence and aggression in his entertaining knock. Irfan Ansari and Hitesh Singh shined with the ball for HUS as they picked up three wickets apiece.
Chasing over six runs per over was always going to be tough. HUS batted well and held on to their nerves to score 202-8 in 40 overs. They lost the match by 44 runs. Mehtab Shaikh (44 runs off 54 balls) and Suresh Kamble (54 runs off 46 balls) tried hard but could not help their team to cross the line. Shailesh Dubli and Bhushan Tandel grabbed couple of wickets each for Route SMS.
Siddharth (55 runs off 30 balls) was declared as the Man of the Match for his batting brilliance. Bhushan Tandel of Route SMS and Suresh Kamble of HUS were announced as the Best Bowler and Best Batsman respectively.
