Former champions Payyade Sports Club beat Cricket Club of India (CCI) by five wickets in the Police Shield final at Police Gymkhana on Sunday.
It was Payyade SC&rsquo;s third title after a gap of nine years.
CCI were restricted to 216-9 in the allotted 45 overs thanks to splendid bowling efforts from the Siddhesh Lad-led Payyade SC&rsquo;s left-arm spinner Dhrumil Matkar (3-17) and pacer Badre Alam (2-65).&nbsp;
For the losing side, Alpesh Ramjani (57) and Saksham Parashar (56) tried their best but that was not sufficient to put up a fighting total.
<h2>Musheer Khan shines</h2>
In reply, riding on all-rounder Musheer Khan&rsquo;s 75 and Raunaq Sharma&rsquo;s unbeaten 48, Payyade SC chased down the target in just 37 overs.
DY Patil Sports Academy&rsquo;s Shubham Ranjane was adjudged best batsman of the tournament, while Alam was declared best bowler. Young Musheer bagged four individual awards including the player of the tournament.
<h2>Lad, Aman in Mumbai team&nbsp;</h2>
Meanwhile, out-of-favour Lad and young Aman Khan have been included in the Mumbai squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy knockouts in Delhi.&nbsp;
Lad and Aman will replace skipper Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav as they are part of India&rsquo;s upcoming T20I series against England. &nbsp;
&ldquo;In the absence of Shreyas and Surya, we need somebody who is experienced and Siddhesh automatically walks in. Aman is also doing quite well,&rdquo; Mumbai chief selector Salil Ankola told mid-day on Sunday.&nbsp;
Ankola has been admitted to hospital for COVID-19. He turns 53 today.

CCI were restricted to 216-9 in the allotted 45 overs thanks to splendid bowling efforts from the Siddhesh Lad-led Payyade SC’s left-arm spinner Dhrumil Matkar (3-17) and pacer Badre Alam (2-65). 

Payyade SC clinch Police Shield title

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