Panhala Panthers after being put to bat first at Brilliants Academy Ground in Pune made a total of 126/9 in 20 overs with no.3 bat Varad Hande top scoring with 39 runs. Sinhagad Bowlers did an excellent job with Kartik Kulat and Nayan Bhansali bagging 3 wkts a piece.
Chasing 127, Sinhagad Lions did lose their openers early but it was their wicket-keeper batsman Nikhil Jain at no.3 bringing in his experience bailing the team out of trouble. Nikhil scored a solid 61 off 48 balls smashing 6 fours and 2 sixes while he was ably supported by Siddhant Purandare and Captain Abhishek Dave (29 runs) crossing the victory line with 4 balls to spare.
Sinhagad Lions won the match by 6 wkts, Nikhil Jain declared ‘Man of the Match”
