Brabourne stadium: Cricket News & Match Updates

The curtain raiser lived up to its promising expectations as the match went right down the wire, requiring the poise and composure of Mumbai’s seasoned duo – Brandon Lane and Glauka Carvajal Lane to seal the deal with a sweeping 16-9 win in the decisive mixed doubles tie against Talia Saunders-William Sobek. Mumbai Pickle Power had served off the game convincingly, bagging the opening two men’s singles and the women’s doubles clashes to take a decisive 2-0 lead.

However, the Pune men’s doubles duo of Louis Laville and Vanshik Kapadia handed a 12-5 defeat to their counterparts from Mumbai, Kim Eung Gwon and Mayur Patil. The game got further electrifying in the women’s singles fixture, as Mihae Kwon drew 15-15 with Brooke Revuelta. Pune could have still forced the game into a tie-breaker in the mixed doubles, but the Lane duo of Mumbai Pickle Power brought their absolute A-game to the table, sweeping aside a shaky start to assert their authority into the contest and secure the clash by a terrific 16-9 margin.   Read More...