Magic man Vaibhav Mali steals the show for Kwality Sports Club against Surve Sports in Thane
Kwality Sports Club posted a daunting total of 389-6 in 45 overs against Surve Sports on 6th April at Central Maidan, Thane. Vaibhav Mali left the spectators speechless with his fantastic batting performance as he cruised to a blistering 174 runs, smacking 15 sixes and nine boundaries. It was a magical batting display and Vaibhav was just unstoppable on the day. Mali was undoubtedly the star of the day and was shining bright and big for his team. Kiran Arothe (51) and Nitin Shenoy (35) were the other batters who chipped in useful contributions. Pratap and Kundan picked up two wickets each.
Surve Sports was no match to the power packed batting of Kwality, as they were cheaply bundled out for a paltry 131 in 21 overs, losing the match by a mammoth margin of 258 runs. Shantanu Phanse’s well-made half century went in vain as none of the other batsmen could chip in. Tushar Shilotre (24) was the other batsman, who looked good, but could not capitalize on his start. Vaibhav Mali was not yet done for the day, as he came back into the game with a splendid five wicket haul. Mali finished off with excellent figures of 5-3 in three overs. He bowled consistently in right areas for which he was rewarded with as many as five wickets. Darshan Dyante grabbed three wickets as well.
Vaibhav Mali (174 runs and 5-3 in 3 overs) was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his mind-blowing all-round performance.