Opener Herwadkar continues to impress, this time with an aggressive 79*helping Arcs Andheri seal the chase in T20 Mumbai’19
With wickets falling at regular intervals Shivaji Park Lions were off to a mixed start with opener Swapnil Pradhan scoring a 33 ball 44. With scoreboard reading 86/5 at one stage in the 13th over, they required someone who could up the ante and Raunaq Sharma just delivered at the right moment hitting a brilliant 51* off 30 balls (3 fours, 4 sixes) pushing the team towards a respectable total of 159/6 in 20 overs. On the back of sharma’s half century, Shivaji Park Lions were able to score 73 runs in their last 7 overs.
Left arm spinner Iqbal Abdulla proved his worth and experience with the ball as he came up with envious bowling figures of 2/16 n 4 overs. Salil Agharkar despite going wicketless was quite impressive in his spell of 0/24 in 4 overs.
Chasing 160, opener Akhil who smashed a match winning half century in his previous outing changed the gears this time showing he can play according to the situation the game demands. The left hander went on to score a brilliant 79* in just 58 balls (9 fours , 3 sixes) at a time when wickets were falling from the other end.
The match which went into the last over again was finished in style by Akhil as he plonked the 2nd last ball for a sixer helping Arcs Andheri win the match 4 wkts.
- Brief Score-
- Shivaji Park Lions-159/6 in 20 overs, Raunaq Sharma 51*, Swapnil Pradhan 44, Iqbal Abdullah 2/16, Salil Agharkar 0/24
- Arcs Andheri-163/6 in 20 overs, Akhil Herwadkar 79*, Sufiyan Shaikh 25, Shivam Dube 2/41, Tanush Kotian 1/24
- Result- Arcs Andheri won the match by 4 wkts.
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