BoI to take on mighty Income Tax in final

AHMEDABAD: When Bank of India (BoI) will take on Income-Tax (I-T) in the final of Reliance Foundation Major Tournament, they will know that their task will be cut out against a team which is full of star performers.
A star-studded I-T went past Ranji CC (RCC) by virtue of the first innings lead in the three-day semifinal contest while while BoI defeated Sunrise CC (SCC) by seven wickets.
Playing at Gujarat College 'A' ground, out-of-favour Jesal Karia showed mettle with an all-round show as he took four wickets with his off-spin to help taxmen bowl out RCC for 189 in the first innings. Nilesh Chauhan too chipped in two wickets.
For RCC, Aja Shah put up a valiant show with 168-ball 74.
Bringing his Ranji Trophy experience to the fore, Jesal returned to haunt the opposition with 142-ball 105 while Jay Desai led the charge with 163-ball 136 as taxmen flexed their batting might to declare their first innings at 583 for seven.
For RCC, it was once again Aja to shone, but this time with the ball with Terla Desai and Virendra Shah too picking up two wickets each.
With the fate of the match already settled, RCC posted 35 for no loss in their second innings.
BoI had a tough match against SCC where bowlers ruled the roost. But they scraped through with a seven-wicket win. However, in the final, I-T will be starting as overwhelming favourites because of their experienced players.