Skipper Mangesh Nalavade’s crucial 67 steers Thane D The Champions XI to a win in the TASC Challengers Cup‘18

Played at JNPT, Navi Mumbai, Thane D The Champions XI after winning the toss elected to bat first managing to score 151/9 in 19.4 overs. Skipper Mangesh Nalavade who opened the innings scored a very crucial 67 off just 44 balls hitting 8 fours and 2 sixes. Had he not scored a half century, chances were high of Thane D collapsing under 100 runs.

On the other hand, Navi Mumbai Advocates Team were all out for 100 runs on the back of some really tight bowling by Thane D bowlers. Sushil Bhalerao (3/22) and Sameer Surve (2/11) were the pick of the bowlers as Thane D Champions won the match by 51 runs in a commanding manner. Skipper Mangesh Nalavade was declared man of the match for his crucial contribution of 67 runs.