Bank
Shield Cricket Tournament 2026
UNION
BANK SCRIPT COMMANDING WIN WITH ALL-ROUND DOMINANCE
Chaudhary’s brilliance and Koragaokar’s calm finish power a convincing 4-wicket triumph
Mumbai
: Union Bank of India registered a comfortable
four-wicket win over Central Bank of India in an Elite group first round
match, of the RBI Sports Club organised 64th Sir Benegal Rama
Rau Bank Shield Cricket Tournament 2026, conducted under the auspices of MCA
and played at Oval Maidan on Tuesday.
Batting
first, Central Bank posted 170 for 8 wickets in their 20 overs. Harsh Tathare
led the charge with a brisk 69 off 35 balls. He was supported by Tanveer
Chauhan 31 runs, Anish Shetty 31 runs and Pratham Pawar 23 runs. For Union
Bank, Satyam Chaudhary and Farhan Shaikh were the standout bowlers, claiming
three wickets each to restrict the opponents total.
In
reply, Union Bank chased down the target comfortably, reaching 171 for 6 in
just 17 overs. Satyam Chaudhary impressed with the bat as well, scoring 43,
while Manthan Koragaokar remained unbeaten on 43 to guide the chase. Useful
contributions from Krish Singh 26 runs, Farhan Shaikh 25 runs and Princely
Pereira 21 runs ensured a smooth finish.
Kaustubh
Tathare picked up three wickets for 29 runs for Central Bank.
Brief
scores (Elite Group): Central Bank of India 170 for 8, 20
overs (Harsh Tathare 69 (35-balls, 5x4, 5x6), Tanveer Chauhan 31, Pratham Pawar
23, Anish Shetty 31; Satyam Chaudhary 3 for 23, Farhan Shaikh 3 for 26) lost to
Union Bank of India 171 for 6, 17 overs (Manthan Koragaokar 43*, Satyam
Chaudhary 43, Krish Singh 26, Farhan Shaikh 25, Princely Pereira 21; Kaustubh
Tathare 3 for 29). Result: Union Bank of India won by 4 wickets.
Photo: Avinash
Kapoor (2nd left), General Manager, Reserve Bank of India along with the Union
Bank of India and Central Bank of India captains at the inaugural ceremony of
the Elite Group matches of the 64th Sir Benegal Rama Rau RBI Bank Shield
Cricket Tournament 2026 at the Oval Maidan on Tuesday.

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