Mumbai Police’s left-arm spinner Aryaraj Nikam receives the Man of the Match award from M. Ramesh, ED (Purchase), RCF |
Greater Mumbai Police SC ‘A’ put a determined performance to snatch a close 9-run victory against Jain Irrigation SC in a thrilling first round match of the RCF T20 Cricket Tournament 2025 for the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Cup, organized by Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF) Sports Club under the auspices of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and played at the RCF Colony ground in Chembur on Wednesday.
Sent to bat, Greater Mumbai Police SC ‘A’ batted well to amass a total of 168 all out from their 20 overs. Captain and opening bat Sunil Patil top-scored with 49 runs (23-balls, 7×4,2×6). Tanish Meher 34 runs and Harsh Aghav 25 runs made useful contributions. Jain Irrigation bowlers Shubham Sharma 2 for 22, Shivram 2 for 25 and Amit Pandey 2 for 41 picked the wickets.
In response, Mumbai Police’s left-arm spinner Aryaraj Nikam’s inspired bowling spell of 3 for 23 runs restricted Jain Irrigation SC to 159 for 8 wickets from their quota of 20 overs and crashed out. Aditya Pabalkar 30 runs, Prateek Yadav 28 runs and Omkar Malekar 27 runs were the only batters to get some runs on the board. Aryaraj Nikam was named ‘Man of the Match’ and received his award from M. Ramesh, ED (Purchase), RCF.
Later, Mafatlal Sports Club defeated Mumbai Port Trust in the second match by 8 wickets. Batting first Mumbai Port Trust scored 152 for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Mafatlal SC comfortably achieved their target scoring 153 for the loss of just 2 wickets in 17.3 overs.
Brief scores: Greater Mumbai Police SC ‘A’ 168 all out, 20 overs (Sunil Patil 49 (23-balls, 7×4,2×6), Tanish Meher 34, Harsh Aghav 25; Shubham Sharma 2/22, Shivram 2/25, Amit Pandey 2/41) beat Jain Irrigation SC 159 for 8, 20 overs (Aditya Pabalkar 30, Prateek Yadav 28, Omkar Malekar 27; Aryaraj Nikam 3/23). Result: Greater Mumbai Police SC ‘A’ won by 9 runs.
Mumbai Port Trust 152 for 8, 20 overs (Riday Khandke 59 (31-balls, 5×4,4×6), Ayush Jethwa 35, Kush Karia 25; Ajay Mishra 3/24) lost Mafatlal Cricket Club 153 for 2 in 17.3 overs (Vishwajit Jagdale 71 not out (38-balls, 8×4, 3×6), Aditya Rawat 40 (27-balls, 4×4, 3×6), Sai 39*). Result: Mafatlal Cricket Club won by 8 wickets.
