Riding on a blinding 63 runs by opener Shashank Singh, Triumph Knights Mumbai North East thrashed ARCS Andheri by seven wickets in their T20 Mumbai League game on Wednesday. Chasing a modest target of 117 runs for victory at the Wankhede stadium, Sumit Ghadigaonkar (32 off 20 balls) and Singh (63 off 50 balls) took the Andheri bowlers to task, hitting a flurry of fours and sixes in their 70-run stand for the opening wicket in just 7.5 overs.

Ghadigaonkar, who hit three boundaries and two sixes in his knock, was superbly caught by Akhil Herwadkar in the deep off Iqbal Abdulla. One-down Suryakumar Yadav (2) fell cheaply, but that did not affect Singh, who completed his 50 in just 35 balls. Singh, who struck five fours and two sixes, fell for 63, caught by Shubham Ranjane off Tushar Deshpande, with his side needing just nine runs to win. Praful Waghela (11 not out) and Vinayak Bhoir (3 not out) then took the side home with 4.3 overs to spare.

Earlier, put into bat, ARCS Andheri were bundled out for a meagre 116 in 19.1 overs as the opposition spinners ran through their middle-order. Andheri openers Tanmay Mishra (16) and Subramanyam Doraiswamy (49) gave a steady start, putting 36 for the opening wicket. Doraiswamy punished Prateek Dabholkar in the third over, hitting two consecutive fours. In the fifth over, Mishra opened his arms and hit the first six of the innings over leggie Parikshit Valsangkar's head and followed it with a four.

Brief scores: ARCS Andheri (116 all out, S Doraiswamy 49, Vinayak Bhoir 3-14) lost to Triumph Knights Mumbai North East (117/3, Shashank Singh 63, Tushar Deshpande 1-13) by 7 wickets.