Union Bank of India defeated New India Assurance by 8 wickets in the RBI Bank Shield Tournament, with Farhan Shaikh delivering a match-winning bowling performance to restrict the opposition to 101.

Mumbai, April 23: Union Bank of India registered an authoritative 8-wicket win against New India Assurance in an Elite Group first round match of the 64th Sir Benegal Rama Rau RBI Bank Shield Cricket Tournament 2026, played at the Sunder CC ground, Cross Maidan on Thursday.

New India Assurance restricted to low total

Sent in to bat first, New India Assurance were restricted to a low total of 101 runs for 9 wickets from their 20 overs. Akash Sharma was the leading scorer with a 37-ball 50 runs, which contained 3 hits to the boundary ropes and 2 powerful hits over the fence.

Ravikant Jaiswal contributed 26 runs, while UBI's left-arm spinner Farhan Shaikh 2 for 12 and medium pacer Deep Gaurav 2 for 15 were the successful bowlers.