Prasad Patil century takes Western Railway 'B' to semis

MUMBAI: Prasad Patil slammed an unbeaten 116 (18x4, 1x6) to help Western Railway ‘B’ score a superb eight-win win over Tata in a Times Shield ‘B’ Division quarterfinal match on Thursday.Thanks to Patil’s ton, Western Railway ‘B’ chased down 187 in the fourth innings, losing just two wickets, to make the semis.Brief Scores: Mafatlal 218 & 209-2 (Harshad Khadiwale 68, Karansinh Nandey 86*, Siddhant Adatrao 50) vs Space 196. Result: Match draw. Mafatlal Cricket Club won on 1st Inng Lead., match conceded after 1st inng result; Nirlon 199 & 247 (Ishan Mulchandani 50, Sujay Thakkar 42, Amogh Bhatkal 55; Akshay Jambhekar 5-53, Javed Khan 4-68) vs Future Group 302 & 145-2 (Sachin Yadav 80*, Avdhoot Dandekar 58*) Result: Outright, Future Group won by 8 Wkts.; Tata 119 & 267-9 decl (Kaustubh Pawar 114 (176b, 4x9, 6x1), Vishal Dabholkar 33) vs Western Railway ‘B’ 202 & 187-2 (Prasad Patil 116* (4x18, 6x1), Amandeep Bawa 34*) Result: Outright, W Railway ‘B’ won by 8 Wkts.SEMI-FINAL LINE-UP:Mumbai Customs vs Western Railway ‘B.’ Mafatlal vs Future Group.Himanshu shinesHimanshu Singh’s brilliant all-round show (five for 10 & 50 not out) helped Al Barkaat take the first innings lead against Anjuman Islam (CSMT) on Day One of their Under-16 Harris Shield (2-day Super League match) on Thursday.Brief Scores: Group A: Don Bosco 141-7 (Arjun Dani 29; Om Vadher (RAM) 3-41) vs New English (Bandra). Anjuman Islam (CSMT) 47 (Himanshu Singh 5-10, Himanshu Singh 3-2) vs Al Barkaat MMI (Eng) 150 (Himanshu Singh 50*; Dhanaraj Gurav 3-17, Adnan Ahmed 5-51).Group B: Springfield Rizvi 287 (Owais Shaikh 110, Mayank Teotia 85; Arsh Krishnater 6-87, Ronit Thakur 4-72) vs Gokuldham 54-3 (Ronit Thakur 39*). VK Krishna Menon Academy 70 (Atharva Bhosale(LAS) 4-36, Aman Khan (LAS) 3-13) vs IES VN Sule Guruji 166-4 (Harsh Salunkhe 37*, Shubham Shinde 31*, Raj Deshmukh 31).