All-rounder Samrat shines as Trafigura beats Loreal to reach the Plate B semi-final of Dreamz T20 Tourney
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, L’Oreal managed to put up a humble 116 in 19.2 overs against Trafigura in the Plate B quarter final of Dreamz T20 Cricket Tournament that was played in Mumbai on 7th May. Rishi (25 runs off 25 balls) and Malay (27 runs off 17 balls) played well together but failed to take their team to a challenging total as they received no support from rest of the batting line up. Samrat, Bakul and Anil picked up couple of wickets apiece. Samrat was electrifying on the field as he was responsible for two run outs as well.
117 runs did not seem to be a daunting task and the Trafigura batsmen achieved the target easily in 13.4 overs, winning the match by six wickets. Opening bat Samrat (72 runs off 44 balls) was the best batsman and played a pivotal role in his team’s victory. He read the bowlers well and played some good looking cricketing shots in his innings. Among the L’Oreal bowlers, Sandeep was the pick of them grabbing two scalps.
Samrat (2-11 in 3.2 overs and 72 runs off 44 balls) was awarded with the Man of the Match for his match winning all-round performance.