Mumbai: Shivaji Park Warriors and Bandra Heroes, have notched up two wins apiece and virtually have placed themselves in the trophy round of the Mitsui Shoji T20 League, at Police Gymkhana (Marine Lines) here on Wednesday. The Warriors after beating Thane Marathas on Tuesday, defeated Mumbai Police Cityriders by 19 runs for their second win, while Bandra Heroes likewise, who inflicted a six-wicket win over Police Cityriders on the first day, gave a similar treatment to Thane Marathas on Wednesday. For both the winners, it will be their maiden entry into the final of this league which is slated to be played on Thursday.
Brief scores
Shivaji Park Warriors 169-9 (Kushal Davane 65 (3×4, 5×6), Ravindra Jadhav 39; Anirudh Mainkar 3-18, Yogesh Jagtap 3-27) bt Mumbai Police Cityriders 150 (Swapnil Kuley 66 (5×4, 5×6), Ravindra Jadhav 2-24, Jayesh Pawar 2-27, Mayur Kshirsagar 2-28) by 19 runs.
Thane Marathas 118-6 in 18 overs (Landev Chavan 80 (6×4, 5×6); Shivam Malhotra3/8) lost to Bandra Heroes 121-4 (HardikTamore 83 (8×4, 6×6; Vedanth Patil 2/24) Mumbai Police Cityriders 165-7 (Prasad Pawar 62, Shreekant Limbole* 39; Vijay Gohil 2-29, Ajay Kothari 2-11) lost to Bandra Heroes 170-4 in 15.5 0vers (Rudra Dhandey* 65, Nikhil Patil 62; Anirudh Mainkar 3-27 ) by six wickets; Shivaji Park Warriors 191/5 (Kushal Davane 35, Arsalan Shah 81,Ravindra Jadhav 22; Ayaz Khan 3/32) bt Thane Marathas 119/7 (Ayaz Khan 34, Ankur Singh 32; Kushal Davane 3/17) by 72 runs.
