Great team perfomance by Prabhu Jolly Cricketers clinches them to a Finals win in the Kurla Bapat Tournament
Finals are always nail-biting and so was the match between Prabhu jolly Cricketers & Khandala CC of the Kurla Bapat Tournament. Prabhu jolly won the toss & took the gamble of bowling first in order to restrict them to a low total.
The gamble of bowling first did go in their favor as Khandala CC managed to score only 134/8 in 20 overs. Opener Kashif Poryani batted well & tried to give a good start but the rest of the batsman couldn’t fire. Kashif scored a quick 41 off 38 at the top of the order followed by their no.3 batsman Arjun tendulkar scoring a 30 ball 23 where he smashed 2 sixes. Left-handed Arjun smashed 2 sixes & gave us a déjà vu of his father ‘Sachin Tendulkar” . Eventually he could not convert his 23 into a substantial score. Tejas Shetty and the lower order came in and chipped in with a crucial 20 ball 25* which helped their team reach a total of 134 which is at least respectable if not defendable. Left arm spinner Vijendra Yadav who had performed exceedingly well in the semis continued his good form and came up with bowling figures of 3/12 in 4 overs followed by 3/31 by Birendra Rawat.
Chasing 135, Prabhu Jolly batsman chased the score in just 19 overs and 5 wkts to spare to win all-important finals of the Tournament. Right-handed opener Ravindra Vishwakarma was the leading scorer smashing a quick fifty (58 off 45 balls) at the top of the order which sealed the game for them. Ravi smashed 6 boundaries & almost remained till the end to finish the chase in style. Arjun Tendulkar was smashed for 40 runs in his 4 overs & was given the same treatment which he gave to the bowlers with his bat while Sandeep, Vikas & Tejas took a wicket each.
Prabhu Jolly Cricketers won the finals of the tournament & it was a collective team perfomance which led them to a victory. Virendra, Birendra & Ravindra especially played good cricket for their team. Ravi Vishwakarma was adjudged man of the match for his brilliant batting & fielding behind the stumps as he took 3catches and did 2 stumpings too.The winning team was also given a cash prize of 10,000 & the awards were distributed by esteemed guests like MCA member Shirkant Tigadi, Kurla Sports Club doctor Vibhakar Koparde, Naresh Khandelwal, G.S Vaidya, M.V Katti, Ulhas Babrekar & Santosh pednekar. Cricketgraph congratulates the team for their wonderful perfomance & wishes them that their good form continues for a long long time.