MCA President Cup: Matunga Gymkhana Ride on Ihsaan Amin's Half Century To Qualify For Final

Opening batsman Ihsaan Amin solid unbeaten knock of 59 runs helped Matunga Gymkhana coast to a fluent 10-wicket win against Ours Cricket Club in an MCA President Cup ‘C & D’ Division semi-final match played at the Matunga Gymkhana ground, on Sunday.

Chasing a modest 90 runs for victory, Matunga Gymkhana easily achieved their target scoring the required runs in 10.1 overs. Raj Gohil was also unbeaten on 31 runs as they crossed the finish line.

Earlier, Matunga Gymkhana’s medium pacer Nikhil Date 3 for 12 and off-spinner Kunal Gawand 3 for 23 picked the wickets to dismiss Ours Cricket Club for 89 runs in 13.4 overs.

In the final, Matunga Gymkhana will clash with Ghatkopar Jolly Gymkhana who defeated Koli Combined Cricket XI by six wickets in the second semi-final.

Brief scores: C & D Division (semi-finals): Ours Cricket Club 89 all out, 13.4 overs (Nikhil Date 3/12, Kunal Gawand 3/23) lost Matunga Gymkhana 90 for no loss, 10.1 overs (Ihsaan Amin 59*, Raj Gohil 31*) by 10 wickets.

Koli Combined Cricket XI 115 for 9, 20 overs (Shashwat Nijai 35, Aditya Koli 29) lost Ghatkopar Jolly Gymkhana 119 for 4 wickets, 15.3 overs (Shivam Kumar 54, Jay Sangani 29*) by 6 wickets.

G & H Division (semi-finals): Dashing SC 87 all out, 17 overs (Krish Yadav 4/16, Aniket Juvekar 3/27, Abhishek Pandey 2/19) lost Bombay Union SC 90 for 5 18.3 overs (Chinmay Mohite 41; Tanish Save 2/27) by 5 wickets.