Sensational Jitesh Raut fires Rising Vision to emphatic win with an solid 116* in Friendship Trophy 2019

Rising Vision won the toss and elected to bat. Rising Vision’s top-order batsmen gave them a immense start. Strong hands from Jitesh Raut with the bat set up a comprehensive 97-run win for Rising Vision in the first T20 match of Friendship Trophy 19 against FCC Sunrisers in Asahi Glass Cricket Ground,Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Player of the match, Jitesh Raut produced a sustained assault, hitting 116 not out off 58 balls in an innings that featured thirteen fours and four sixes (including strike rate of 200). It was the first century for this tournament. As Rising Vision defended their mammoth 213 for 6 in style.

FCC Sunrisers  suffered a top-order slump as they lost three wickets for 32 runs. Imran and Deepak struck twice as the Sunrisers’ collapsed from 32 for 3 to 116 for 8 in pursuit of 214 in 20 overs. The middle-order ensured FCC Sunrisers survived their 20 overs, with Vishal and Teli adding 31 runs for the fifth wicket, but that didn’t change the fact that Rising Vision were the better team by far, on all counts, on the day.