Bombay Gymkhana wins on the back of all-rounder Sohrab & opener Shailesh Daga’s quick 47 in the Gannon Dunkerley Tournament ‘18

Played at the Central Railway Ground, it was the all important match between clash between NSCI and Bombay Gymkhana where in Bombay Gymkhana won the toss and elected to bat first with an aim of making a big target to defend.

NSCI batting first managed to score 166/8 in 20 overs which is a fairly decent total to defend in a T20 match. The batsman gave quick starts which helped them cross the 160run mark. Opener Kamran Ahmed top scored with a 41ball 49 while Karan Chugh at no.6 gave a crucial contribution of a quick 48 coming off just 23balls which accelerated their team total in the end overs. All-rounder Sohrab Khushrushahi and Burzin Dubash were the pick of the bowlers taking 2wkts each in their spell of 4overs.

Bombay Gymkhana were off to a flying start on the back of their attacking openers Armaan Jain and Shailesh Daga. While Armaan scored a 20ball 33, Shailesh smashed a quikfire 47 off just 25balls smashing 5fours and 2sixes. Both the batsman took on the bowlers with pure dominance while Shailesh fell just 3runs short of what could have been a deserving half century.  In-form All-rounder Sohrab Khushrushahi once again played an anchoring knock smashing a 41ball 47 while Shailendra Singh scored the winning runs with a 21ball 32*.

Bombay Gymkhana won the match by 7wkts and an over to spare while Shailesh Daga was declared ‘man of the match’.

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