Winning start for Mumbai Police in Talim Shield

MUMBAI: Mumbai Police Cricket Club made a winning start, recording a six-wicket win against Regal Cricket Club in a first round league match of the MCA-organised Padmakar Talim Shield (T20) cricket tournament 2020-2021 at the Cricket Club of India ground on Saturday.
Regal CC, deciding to bat first, could only manage a measly total of 65 all in 15.5 overs.Rushikesh Jadhav was the top-scorer with 13, while Mumbai Police medium-pacer Nadeem Shaikh picked up three wickets for 15 runs to restrict the opponents.
Meanwhile, at the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, Karan More, who undertakes a three-hour journey from Umbergaon, a village in Palghar district every day to play cricket, blasted 53 off just 17 balls, including seven sixes, to help Sainath SC chase down 197 against United Cricketers.
Brief scores: Regal CC 65 all out in 15.5 overs (Nadeem Shaikh 5-15) lost to Mumbai Police CC 67-4 in 8 overs (Anup Fulper 21; Rugved More 2- 24). Result: Mumbai Police won by 6 wickets