T20 Mumbai: North Mumbai Panthers storm into final
Young prodigy Prithvi Shaw's 76 helped North Mumbai Panthers defeat ARCS Andheri by 2 wickets in the first semi-final of the T20 Mumbai league here Friday.
They will now face the winner of Sobo Supersonics versus Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburb in the final to be played on Sunday.
Chasing 167, skipper Shaw was the cynosure of eyes at the Wankhede stadium, as he hammered 6 fours and 3 sixes in his 48 ball-knock.
He found an able partner in Swapnil Salvi (62 off 38 balls; 2x4, 5x6) as the duo conjured 114 run stand for the fourth wicket and brought their side close to the target.
Shaw, was in his usual self, and raced to his fifty in 39 balls and made optimum use of the 'lives' which he got, thanks to the sloppy fielding by the Andheri team.
However, left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdulla brought the Andheri team back into contention after removing Shaw and Sairaj Patil (0) in the 18th over, with Panthers still needing another 13 runs from 15 balls.
Pacer Tushar Deshpande ...