Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals (MSCMR) emerged triumphant in the third season of T20 Mumbai, defeating fellow debutants SoBo Mumbai Falcons (SMF) by five wickets in an exciting final in front of a near-packed Wankhede Stadium on Thursday night. It was heartbreak for SMF captain Shreyas Iyer for the second consecutive week, having finished runner-up yet again following his second-best finish as Punjab Kings skipper to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL summit clash nine nights ago.

‘There was pressure’

Player of the final, Chinmay Sutar, 28, of MSCMR, who took the game away from SMF’s grasp with a calculated half-century (53), had one regret though. “The final knock was crucial. It was a challenging target and the pitch was not flat. We knew 158 was gettable as we had the batting depth, but playing in front of the huge crowd, there was pressure. I somehow kept my focus and believed that I could take the cup home. I’m very happy to have contributed to the team’s win and also to have won the Orange Cap [highest run-getter with 271 runs]. My only regret though is that I could not finish the game,” the right-handed batsman told mid-day on Friday. While looking to steer the MSCMR home with just seven needed for victory, Sutar top-edged a slog-sweep off left-arm spinner Kartik Mishra and was caught by opposition skipper Iyer at cover in the 19th over.