Sanket Jadhav’s 5wkts falls flat as Jolly Gymkhana lift the prestigious trophy of Cosmopolitan shield on the back of great team perfomance
Played at the iconic Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, it was the all important grand finale of the cosmopolitan Shield Tournament where in Gaud Saraswat and Jolly Gymkhana who have fought hard throughout the tournament reached this stage for a final clash to lift the cup. Gaud Saraswat CC who won the toss elected to field first in the finals in order to restrict Jolly Gyhmkhana to a low total.
Their decision to field first seemed accurate as Jolly Gymkhana lost early wickets and at one point they were struggling at 69/6. It was not before the experienced Jayesh Thakkar rescued the innings a bit with his 81ball 48 (2fours) wherein he somehow took his team total to a three digit score of 146. The rest of the batsman struggled with opener Prashant Karia being the 2nd highest scorer with 27. Off-spinner Sanket Jadhav came up with a stunning spell of 5/16 in 9 overs(2maidens) which dented Jolly Gymkhana’s batting line up. Sanket bowled really well in the right areas and that too in such a pressure game speaks a lot about a player’s caliber.
However chasing 147, Jolly Gymkhana’s bowlers teamed up to give a comeback with the ball bundling out Gaud Saraswat CC to just 120 runs all out in 39.1 overs. It was a thriller of a finals where in Sanket’s heroic efforts fell in vain as 4 bowlers of Jolly Gymkhana (Mohit, Satyak, Rajesh, Chetan) chipped in with 2wkts to help Jolly Gymkhana win the match by 26runs.
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