Friendship Cup’18 Updates: Abhijeet, Chetan & Tushar impress one and all while also help their teams win

By CricketGraph Editor Last updated Apr 17, 2018

This year’s edition of Friendship Cup has been nothing short of an entertainment while it has also witnessed some exciting players giving some impressive individual performances. The latest matches of the tournament were played on Saturday and Sunday and here are the latest updates:

FRIENDSHIP TROPHY 2018 –APRIL 14 Saturday MATCHES

1st Match – 9 AM – 11.30 AM – CCD vs INDIA FIRST INSURANCE

In the 1^st match played at the Asahi Glass ltd, India First Insurance won the toss and elected to field first. CCD batting first did a great job as they notched up 146/6 in 15overs. Attacking opener Abhijeet Pednekar who opened the innings top scored with a quicfire 43 off 31balls which had 7fours which set the tone for the CCD innings while the rest of the batsman also chipped in with 20’s and 30’s.From IFI, Sandip bowled well taking 3wkts.IFI in reply managed to score only 91/8 as CCD won the match in a dominating fashion by 55runs. Sachin and Vasu were impressive with the ball taking 3 and 2wkts each while Abhijeet was declared man of the match for his blazing innings.

MoM – Abhijeet Pednekar

2nd Match – 11.45 AM – 2.15 PM – FCC SMASHERS vs DATAFRIENDS

In the 2^nd match held at the same ground, FCC Smashers who won the toss elected to bat first and scored a massive total of 155/6 in 20overs. Opener Deepak gave a good start with a quick 43 while it was Tushar Armarkar at no.4 who scored a mind blowing 58 off 24balls smashing 8fours and 3sixes in it. It was a pure carnage by Tushar as he took on the bowlers with supreme domination. Datafriends were all out for 95runs in 13.5 overs on the back of Pandurang’s fantastic spell of 4/20 in 4overs. It was a big win for FCC smashers where in Tushar was declared ‘man of the match’while Pandurang also played a crucial role.

MoM – Tushar Armarkar

3rd Match – 3 PM – 5.30 PM – FCC PHANTOMS vs MULUND EXCEL

In the 3^rd match at the same ground, Mulund Excel after batting first managed to score only 63/6 in 15overs as Chetan and Mahendra bowled a fantastic spell taking 3wkts each. Chetan was particularly impressive giving away mere 5runs in 3overs with a maiden which spoiled the game of Mulund Excel. The openers of FCC phantoms sealed the chase with Rugved(19*) and Prashant (45*) finishing off the game in mere 7.2 overs. FCC phantoms won the match by 10wkts and Chetan Dunakhe was declared ‘man of the match’

MOM – Chetan Dunakhe

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