Reliance-I claim title

Chasing a target of 227 runs in the allotted 50 overs,Dhawan was first associated in a 147-run partnership with skipper Parthv Patel to give Reliance-I a resounding start to the chase. The duo matched each other stroke by stroke and stepped up the tempo for the Reliance-I side. The MPCA total of 227 runs looked well within the reach when the duo was batting at the crease. Skipper Parthiv Patel departed after playing a knock of 89 runs off 82 balls. Patel gave a simple catch to Pandey off the bowling of Rameez Khan. At this point of time,Dhawan was joined by Aditya Waghmode but he did not last long and departed early. Dhawan meanwhile continued to hold the Reliance-I innings together and hit the ball all around the park. Before he departed at an individual score of 80 off 97 balls,Dhawan had made sure that Reliance-I romped home with ease. Reliance-I were 214 for 5 in 31.2 overs when Dhawan departed and it was an easy win for the Mumbai side. Dhawan smashed eight boundaries and one towering six during his stay at the crease. The Mumbai side won the match scoring 228 runs for the loss of five wickets in 38.2 overs. For MPCA,D Chaurasia claimed two wickets for 26 runs.

Earlier in the day,Reliance-I skipper Parthiv Patel won the toss and opted to field first. His decision proved to be a right decision as Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association lost three wickets for 31 runs in six overs.

Anad Singh and MPCA skipper Udit birla then steadied the MPCA innings with a 51-run stand for the fourth wicket before Birla was caught by Shikhar Dhawan off the bowling of Baltez Singh. Birla played a knock of 51 runs off 87 balls smashing four boundaries. Varunesh Sharma then added 56 runs for the sixth wicket with Salman Baig before Beg departed after playing a knock of 23 off 24 balls. Varunesh Sharma played a valiant knock of 73 runs off 56 balls before he was the last batsman out as MPCA posted a total of 227 in 49.2 overs. Sharma smashed five boundaries and two towering sixes during his stay at the crease. For Reliance-I,Pawan Suyal claimed four wickets for 44 runs while Rahul Shukla grabbed four wickets for 44 runs.

Reliance-I skipper Parthiv Patel was adjudged as the Man of the Match. The winning team got the winners’ trophy along with a cash prize of Rs two Lakh while MPCA got a cash prize of Rs one Lakh. Kiran Adhav of BPCl was adjudged as the best bowler of the tournament as he claimed 12 wickets for 105 runs. Gurkirat Walia of PCA Colts claimed the best batsman trophy with 203 runs at an average of 94.50. Parthiv Patel claimed the Best Man of the Series award for scoring 268 runs in the tournament.