Mumbai Cricket Tournament Update: Citibank and ICICI Bank Face Off in Plate Group Final

The 63rd Sir Benegal Rama Rau RBI Shield Cricket Tournament has reached its climax, with Citibank set to face off against ICICI Bank in the Plate Group final at PJ Hindu Gymkhana on Wednesday. In the semi-finals, Citibank secured a seven-wicket win against HDFC Bank, with Rahul Soni scoring an unbeaten 60 and Sagar Chemburkar claiming two wickets for 27 runs and scoring 35 runs. Meanwhile, ICICI Bank's off-spinner Aniket Kshirsagar took six wickets against Deutsche Bank, helping his team win by nine wickets.

Key Takeaways:

• Citibank will face ICICI Bank in the Plate Group final of the 63rd Sir Benegal Rama Rau RBI Shield Cricket Tournament.
• Citibank secured a seven-wicket win against HDFC Bank in the semi-finals, with Rahul Soni scoring an unbeaten 60 and Sagar Chemburkar contributing 35 runs.
• ICICI Bank won their semi-final match against Deutsche Bank, with Aniket Kshirsagar taking six wickets for 6 runs.
• Vasai Centre's Jatin Jethwa claimed six wickets for 6I runs to bundle out Thane Centre for 171 in the Under-19 inter-camp Naren Tamhane tournament match.
• The tournament will continue with matches between Kandivali Centre and Matunga Centre, and Shahpur Centre (B) and Worli Centre B.

Statistics:

• Citibank scored 141/3 against HDFC Bank, with Rahul Soni scoring an unbeaten 60 and Sagar Chemburkar scoring 35 runs.
• ICICI Bank took six wickets against Deutsche Bank, with Aniket Kshirsagar taking six wickets for 6 runs.
• Vasai Centre won the Under-19 inter-camp Naren Tamhane tournament match, with Jatin Jethwa claiming six wickets for 6I runs.
• Kandivali Centre scored 171 runs against Thane Centre, with Aryan Sakpal scoring 66 runs and Vedant Nirmal scoring 50 runs.
• The Under-19 inter-camp Naren Tamhane tournament match saw Kandivali Centre score 69/3 against Matunga Centre.

Sources:

• HT Mumbai (Daily) - May 20
• HT Digital Content Services with permission from HT Mumbai