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Abraj Dhurandhar claimed a convincing 66-run victory against Abraj Indians in the latest matchweek of season seven in Abraj Premier League (AAPL7).
Put into bat, Dhurandhar posted 191/5 in their 20 overs at a run rate of 9.55. Anand struck twice early to leave them at 16/2 after two overs, but the batting depth soon took over.
Satheesh was once again the star, smashing an unbeaten 40 off just 16 balls with three fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 250.
Ali Asgar added a quick 18 off nine with two sixes, while Ashish Rawat (16 off 10), Mega (11 off five), Vivek Mandowara (11), Surender Singh Thakran (11), and Deepesh Madan (10) kept the scoreboard moving. Extras added a costly 37 runs, including 28 wides.
For Indians, Anand took two wickets for 30 runs, while Ajay Khubani (1/29) and Varun Sood (1/22) took one wicket each.
Sagar (3-0-16-0) and captain Vinay Gupta (3-0-19-0) bowled tight spells with 11 dot balls each, and a run-out by Haresh Balan Nair and Vinay Gupta accounted for Swaminathan Venkataraman.
Chasing 192, Indians never recovered from a disastrous start, slumping to 37/5 inside five overs. Two sharp run-outs involving Mega added to the pressure.
Anand fought back with 31 off 19 balls, hitting a four and three sixes, while Krunal Kapasi chipped in with 11. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals, and the Indians were bowled out for 125 in 17.4 overs.
For Dhurandhar, Pankaj Kherajani was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for 13 runs in just 1.4 overs.
Ankit Bhutda bowled a brilliant spell of 2-0-6-1 with eight dot balls, while Satheesh (3-0-15-1) delivered 12 dot balls.
Captain Mishal Soni (1/4), Mega (1/18) and Lauv Lahoti (1/14) also took wickets, and Mishal added two catches behind the stumps.
In another clash, Abraj Lions defended a modest total with a disciplined bowling effort to win by 12 runs against Abraj Violets.
Batting first, Lions were bowled out for 113 in 17.2 overs. They lost early wickets to slip to 22/2, and Collin Dominic Dsilva struck twice in three balls to leave them at 48/4 in the seventh over.
Ashish Lopes top-scored with 26 off 20 balls, hitting two fours and two sixes, while Jignesh Dhanesha remained unbeaten on 16 off 17 and celebrated a special milestone of 100 career sixes. Rohit (13 off 11) and Kalpesh (nine) chipped in, and 20 wides added valuable runs to the total.
For Violets, Sushant Khar was outstanding with three wickets for just 8 runs in 2.2 overs, including a maiden and back-to-back wickets in the 16th over.
Dsilva took two for 12, while Kartik Mistry (1/12 with 12 dot balls), Amit Maity (1/11), Prem Devassy (1/17) and Bharath Jain (1/24) took one wicket each. Bharath Jain also ran out Vivek Rokade, and Devassy took two catches.
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