Tight bowling by Anil Julka helps Deutsche Bank defeat Orange advertising in the Masters Cup

Deutsche bank had a great encounter against Orange advertising into the quarter final match of the Masters cup. A high intensity match like quarter finals are always fun to watch & so was this match. Winning the toss, Deutsche bank elected to bat first.

Their openers wadekar & wagh fell early which gave the opposition team some momentum. However, Abhishek Sharma came in to change the fortunes of his side. With some support by Ponkshe (25 ball 20), Abhishek Sharma smashed a very important half century. Sharma scored a brisk 37 ball 57 which were laced with 8 fours and a big six. The best part about his batting was he perfectly mixed aggression with composure on the crease as he also rotated the strike & kept the scorecard ticking.

Apart from Sharma & Ponkshe not a single batsman crossed 20 run mark & that was one of the major reasons deutsche bank managed to score only 132/8 in 20 overs. It was simply wonderful to see Mahesh take 5/24 in his 4 overs. He was the lone warrior in the battle against deutsche & was very effective with the ball. Chasing 133, it was the same case for Orange advertising too as their openers failed to give a good start.

The only part where they were not same in terms of batting was they did not had someone like Sharma in their line-up who could chip in with the bat as 10 out of 11 batsman failed to cross the 20 run mark. Orange team were all out for 117 in 18 overs. Even if they would have played till the end they could have managed to win but it was also some good bowling by the Deutsche team. Eric Bacha (2/13 in 4 overs) & Jigar parikh (2/20 in 4 overs) were fantastic with the ball. Anil Julka picked up 3 wickets & broke partnerships. The right arm medium pacer took crucial breakthroughs which helped his side to win the game. He was the pick of the bowlers & was adjudged man of the match for his effective bowling.

Deutsche team won the quarter finals & will certainly be high on motivation & spirits to give their best in the semis & eventually reach finals to lift the Masters Trophy cup.