Cricket Club of India defeated P J Hindu Gymkhana by five wickets to win the R.F.S Talyarkhan Memorial Invitational T20 Tournament in Mumbai. Akash Parkar starred with an unbeaten 82, while Chinmay Sutar added 54 in a crucial partnership.

Mumbai, April 27: The Cricket Club of India (CCI), chasing for the first time in the tournament, produced a composed display under pressure to snuff out the challenge of former champions P J Hindu Gymkhana by five wickets in the final of the R.F.S Talyarkhan Memorial Invitational T20 Cricket Tournament played under lights at the lush green Bombay Gymkhana ground here on Sunday.

Akash Parkar leads title-winning chase

Despite losing their top order cheaply, it was the brilliant unbeaten knock of 82 off 41 balls by in-form batsman Akash Parkar (Player of the Tournament) and his superbly crafted 110-run fourth-wicket partnership with Chinmay Sutar (54) that enabled Cricket Club of India to recover from the early damage before crossing the finishing line in the final over of this summit clash.

In the early stages, it looked like P J Hindu Gymkhana, with the early breakthroughs, would take control of this final, but credit to Cricket Club of India, while chasing the competitive total of 202, stayed in contention as they built their innings steadily while at the same time keeping up with the required run-rate.