Parkophene Cricketers after being put to bat first at Islam Gymkhana Ground in Mumbai made a total of 179/6 in 20 overs with left-handed opener Aayush Jethwa scoring 88 runs off 55 balls while rest of the batters chipping in with starts and batting around him. From the bowlers, Dhurv Thakkar with 3/27 in 3 overs was the pick of the lot.
Muslim United Sports Club almost took the game away from Parkophene giving a tough fight in a match which turned out to be a close encounter. Openers Dhruv Thakkar and Shashwat Jhunjhunwala gave a decent start while it was Alsaadh at no.3 who almost took the game away batting brilliantly till the end for his unbeaten half century. Alsaadh went on to score 70* off 51 balls which included 5 sixes and 3 boundaries while stitching crucial partnerships of 84 runs with opener Dhruv followed by 51* run stand with Tanay Khandeshi during the death overs.
Parkophene Cricketers ultimately got the upper hand during the final over where they restricted Muslim United SC to 173/2 in 20 overs winning the match by 6 runs.
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