Patil’s 5-37 takes Viva into semis of C Division

Mumbai: Bharat Patil’s 5-37 enabled Viva Supermarkets to bowl out Automotive Cricket Club for 145 and coast to a 88-run win at Western Railway Cross Maidan in the C division quarterfinal of the Times Cricket Shield last week. The 40-overs-a-side contest saw Viva Supermarkets score 233 in 38.3 overs. There was a five-wicket haul at Khar Gymkhana too as left-arm-spinner Shreyas Keskar 5-31 helped Merck Sports Club bowl out Navi Mumbai Police CC for 161 and win by 71 runs. At Sunder CC, Sumeet Ghadigaonkar slammed 151 (115 balls, 14x4, 3x6) to help RBI Sports club post 284 for 5 in 37 overs. The total proved 121 runs too many for BMC Kreeda Bhavan. At: Western Railway, CrossVIVA Supermarkets Pvt. Ltd 233 in 38.3 overs (Mayur Mangela 39, Aman Tiwari 38, Makrand Patil 35, Akash Kharvi 3/58) beat Automotive Cricket Club 145 in 32.5 overs (Aditya Shemadkar 42, Bharat Patil 7.5-0-37-5) by 88 runs.At: Khar Gymkhana Merck Sports Club 232/8 in 40 overs (Prateet Gotsurve 85, Jai Dawane 31, Abhishek Kanojia 27, Atharva Chavan 3/52) beat Navi Mumbai Police C. C 161 in 30.5 overs (Arun Ghogare 43, Tasyam Chavan 29, Vinod Bhoir 31*, Shreyas Keskar (SLA) 8-1-31-5) by 71 runs. At: Sunder CC CrossRBI Sports Club 284/5 in 37 overs (Sumeet Ghadigaonkar 151 (115b, 4x14, 6x3), Sayed Dilshad 82) beat BMC Kreeda Bhavan 163 in 30 overs (Hrishikesh Patkar 41, Harkesh Meher 37, Paras Nandgavkar 37, Amey Dandekar 3/38, Anil IG 4/25) by 121 runs.At: Police GymkhanaCipla Sports Club 80 in 20.2 overs (Jash Lalan 4/25) lost to Gr. Mumbai Police S. C. 'B' 81/1 in 16.1 overs (Chintamani Kamble 50*) by 9 wkts.Semifinal 1: VIVA Supermarkets Pvt. Ltd Vs Gr. Mumbai Police S C ‘B’ at Police Gymkhana on Tue, 24 Jan 2023Semifinal 2: Merck Sports Club Vs RBI Sports Club at Sachivalaya Gymkhana on Wed, 25 Jan.