Sandeep (107), Amogh (101) Ishan (104*), Saurabh (100), Ankit (93) and Hemant (5 wkts) come to the fore as Nirlon SC win in the Times Shield ‘18

Nirlon Sports Club electing to bat first at Western Railway (Cross Maidan) notched up a very big total of 522/5 dec with openers Sandeep Kunchikor and Ankit Shastri giving a flying start of 164 runs. Opener Sandeep who scored a sparkling 93 in Purshottam continued his good run this time scoring a solid 107 off 132 balls while Ankit (93 off 108 balls) falling short of 7 runs for a well deserved ton. Apart from them, youngster Amogh Bhatkal who came at no.3 scored a brilliant 101 off 109 balls while & Ishan Mulchandani (104*) and Saurabh Singh (100) smashed tons at the middle order as Nirlon had  a massive 1^{st innings} total in hand.

Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd in reply were all out for 161 and 136 runs as Nirlon won the match outright by an innings. Hemand Buchade with 5 wkts in 1^st innings and all-rounder Ankit Shastri with 4 wkts in 2^nd innings were the chief tormentors with the ball as Nirlon team dominated with full confidence.