State Bank of India registers a mean 73-run victory over Kotak Mahindra Bank in the Plate division match of the 62nd Sir Benegal Rama Rau Bank Shield Cricket Tournament 2024 organized by Reserve Bank of India All-rounder Ashish Gramjoshi's unbeaten knock of 84 runs was the highlight. India played the match at the LIC CC ground at Oval Maidan on Sunday under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association.
State Bank of India, who chose to bat first, fought back and recovered after the initial setback and finished their innings at 163 for 7 wickets in 20 overs. It hurt Gramjosi, who faced 59 balls, smashed nine boundaries and retired two sixes, but his efforts kept State Bank to a decent total. Ganesh Makhte contributed 21 points. Kotak Mahindra off-spinner Vikash Chaubey was the main bowler with 3 for 24 and Subbu M took wickets with 2 for 22.
Kotak Mahindra's batsmen struggled to get going after that and were bowled out for just 90 runs in 16.1 overs, nine wickets. Anant Kambli was the only batsman who stayed in the middle for a long time and scored 36 runs (32 balls, 5×4). State Bank's middle-order pacer and opening bowler Sarvesh Rane contributed to his team's victory by taking a fall wicket and scoring 10 runs.
In another match played at the Thunder CC ground in Cross Maidan, Standard Chartered Bank comfortably defeated Yes Bank by 26 runs.
Quick Score – Plate Division: Standard Chartered Bank 183 in 3, 20 overs (Shreyas M. 67 (44 balls, 4×4,5×6), Prashant Mamunkar 40, Kaushtab Botale 33, Yogesh Wagh 26, Vivek Tatkare 2/24) by Yes Bank 157 for 6, 20 in a winning over (Harshal Khedekar 36, Abhishek Saab 32, Subhash Salian 30, Shridhar Taraskar 25, Madhava Prasanna 23, Sandeep Pawar 2/27). result: Standard Chartered Bank won by conceding 26 points.
State Bank of India 163 for 7, 20 overs (Ashish Gramjoshi 84 (59 balls, 9×4, 2×6), Ganesh Makhte 21, O-SP Vikash Chaubey 3/24, O-SP Subbu M. 2 Banked 90 for 9, 16.1 overs (Anant Kambli 36 (32 balls, 5×4), MP Sarvesh Rane 4/10). result: State Bank of India won by a margin of 73 points.
Published on: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 6:12 PM IST