Insurance
Shield Cricket Tournament
NIA
snatch tight 22-run victory
Mumbai, March 15: New
India Assurance (NIA) SC snatched a 22-run victory against Bank of Maharashtra
in a quarter-final match of the 14th Insurance Shield T20
Inter-Office Cricket Tournament 2024, organised by Oriental Insurance Company
under the aegis of MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) and played at Cross
Maidan on Saturday evening.
Sent in to bat, New India
Assurance reached a total of 186 for the loss of five wickets from their 20
overs. Opening batsmen Harsh Ubale 60 (49-balls), and Anish Shetty 55
(26-balls) provided their team with a solid start. Later, Sanskar Dahelkr
contributed 29 runs to prop the innings. Left-arm spinners Nayan Jadhav 2 for
41 and Himanshu Sonthalia 2 for 49 managed to take the wickets. In reply Bank
of Maharashtra batsmen batted cautiously and were restricted to 164 for 4
wickets in 20 overs. Their leading scorer was Azim Khan 59 (46-balls) runs and
Omkar Patankar 29 runs.
In another match, United Patni
registered an emphatic 10-wicket victory against Reserve Bank of India in
another last eight match.
Brief scores
(quarter-finals): New
India Assurance SC 186 for 5, 20 overs (Harsh Ubale 60 (49-balls), Anish Shetty
55 (26-balls), Sanskar Dahelkr 29; Nayan Jadhav LAS 2/41, 2/49) beat Bank of
Maharashtra 164 for 4, 20 overs (Azim Khan 59 (46-balls), Omkar Patankar
29). Result: New India Assurance won by 22 runs.
Reserve Bank of India 53 all out, 13.4 overs (Ashwin Shelke 4/6, Sandesh Koli
3/11, Omar Patni 2/12) lost United Patni SC 54 for no loss 5.5 overs (Omar
Patni 36*, Shreyash Singh 16*). Result: United Patni won by 10
wickets.
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