Rushikesh bags 6wkts while Prathamesh(96) & Pranav(105) steer Ajinkya Rahane XI to a must win game in the Madhav Mantri Tournament‘18

Played at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy-BKC, it was a very crucial clash between Ajinkya Rahane XI and Dilip Vengsarkar XI Ajinkya Rahane XI skipper won the toss and elected to field first on the back of their good bowling line up. It was a really important match for Ajinkya Rahane XI and a must win to remain alive for the semis birth.

Their decision to bowl first was accurate as Dilip Vengsarkar XI were all out for 146runs in 55.4overs. Umesh gujar top scored with 51 as the rest of the batting line up collapsed. From the bowlers, Khizar and Shams Mulani bowled really well bagging 3wkts each.

On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane XI showed their power with the bat scoring a mammoth 415/4dec in 89 overs. Talented openers Prathamesh Pawar and Jay Davane stitched a sublime partnership of 173 runs with Prathamesh Pawar scoring 96 contiuing his form from the last match where he scored 71 runs while last match’s centurion Jay davane scored 75 and later one down batsman Pranav Kela scored a century as others chipped in with 30 40 runs which helped Ajinkya’s boys to cross the 400run mark.

Dilip Vengsarkar XI were again bundled out for 176runs as medium pacer Rushikesh Jadhav ran through their batting line up bagging 5/28. Rushikesh bowled in the right areas with tight line and length which eventually helped Ajinkya Rahane win the match by an innings and 93runs.

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