Run Machine Shashank Singh’s 113 & 2wkts plays a big role in DY Patil’s semi-final win in the Padmakar Talim Shield 2018

The man who has amassed centuries after centuries, the man who has amassed over 1500runs this season, yes Shashank Singh delivers once again with his trademark ton in a high pressure semi-finals of the Talim Shield Tournament 2018.

Played at the CCI ground, DY Patil won the toss and smartly elected to field first knowing that they have a strong batting to chase down any sort of scores. Cricket Club of India(CCI) batting first did a good job scoring 288/8 in 45 overs which is definitely not the lowest of scores to defend if not the highest. No.3 Vinit Indulkar smashed 48 but it was all-rounder Sujit Nayak who brought in his experience to play under pressure as he smashed an 81ball 92(8fours, 2sixes) to steer his team to a respectable total. Sujit played his natural game while Karan Nandey also looked good for his 43. Medium pacer Prashant Bhoir scalped 3wkts while Shashank also chipped in with some medium pace taking 2/45.

Chasing at more than 6runs per over is always a task but not when you have a batsman who is in a different zone altogether. Even though Shoaib and Aman fell early, two of the highest run getters in Mumbai cricket this season paired up to resurrect the innings. Shashank Singh (113 off 97balls) and Shubham Ranjane (57 off 50balls) stitched a crucial 113run stand and brought their team back into the game. Opener Shashank eventually went on to score another attacking hundred where in he smashed 7fours, 4sixes at strike rate of 116 to score his match winning 97ball 113. Sarvesh Damle  (47*) and Arun Yadav (29*) finished up the remaining work left behind by these two with an unbeaten 90run stand which sealed their spot in the finals. It was a collectively great team perfomance where in Shashank once again stood out with his all-round heroics while Shubham and the rest of the boys did their job perfectly well too.

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