MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 3: Defending champions Bank of India meet Dena Bank while Union Bank take on Reserve Bank in the semi-finals of the XIth Western Region Inter-Bank Cricket Tournament (45 overs) conducted by Bombay Mercantile Co-Op Bank.In a close finish Dena prevailed over Bank of Baroda by 12-runs in the quarter-finals at the Cross Maidan today.
A five wicket haul by off-spinner Nilesh Bhosle and a 94-run stand for the first wicket between Ajit Kolte and Sudhakar Harmalkar enabled Union Bank beat Unit Trust of India by nine wickets.
Brief Scores: Dena Bank 234 (Amit Buch 64, Nikhil Sukhadia 30; Bharat Adicha 3-29, Niraj Patel 4-19) bt Bank of Baroda 223 (Bharat Adicha 47, Niraj Patel 61; Amit Joshi 3-34) MoM: Niraj Patel
Oriental Bank of Commerce 78 (Ajay Wantekar 3-16) lost to Bank of India 80-1 (Paresh Sutane 39 n.o.) MoM: Ajay Wantekar
Unit Trust 95 (Mutturaman 30; Nilesh Bhosle 5-13) lost to Union Bank 98-1 (Ajit Kolte 38 n.o., Sudhakar Harmalkar 48) MoM: Nilesh BhosleReserve Bank 240-7 (JituDesai 42, Umesh Belsare 44, Raju More 54) bt Bank of Maharashtra 175 (Shrikant Kate 41, Kishor Sawant 38, Naresh Shanbag 37; Jitu Bhosle 4-34).
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