Rohan Raje five-wicket haul . (Photo- Instagram/T20 Mumbai League)
Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals defeated Eagle police station strikers by 8 wickets in the semi -finals of T20 Mumbai League 2025 played on 10 June 2025 at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 38 -year -old veteran fast bowler Rohan Raje was the hero of this victory. Rohan Raje showed half the team of Eagle Police Station Strikers on his own towards amazing bowling.
Rohan Raje’s five wicket hall
After winning the toss in the match, the team of Eagle Police Station Strikers came out to bat first by the Maratha Royals bowlers under pressure from the beginning. Taking advantage of the bounce and swing on the pitch, Rohan Raje destroyed the batting of the strikers with his brilliant bowling. He took 5 wickets for 40 runs in 4 overs, which is the first five wicket hall of this season and fourth in the history of the tournament. Raje sent batsmen like Sairaj Patil (41 runs), Vinay Kunwar and Shashank Atarde to the pavilion.
His brilliant performance stopped the strikers for 131 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. After this, the Maratha Royals started to chase the target of 132 runs were cautious. Sahil Jadhav was dismissed quickly on Sairaj Patil’s Inswinger, causing the team to get an initial shock. But captain Siddhesh Lad showed his experienced batting. Lad played an unbeaten innings of 74 runs in 52 balls, which included 9 fours and 1 six. His brilliant innings won Maratha Royals by scoring 134 runs for 2 wickets in 17.5 overs and won by 8 wickets with 13 balls remaining.
Sachin has also given dodge to Tendulkar
This performance of Rohan Raje at the age of 38 is evidence of his experience and passion. Even before this, Raje proved his utility in this season. In the first match of the tournament, he scored a stormy innings of 48 runs in 21 balls in the 9 -over game of rain -affected 9 overs and took 1 wicket for 9 runs, defending 18 runs in the last over. This comeback of Raje remains a topic of discussion in T20 Mumbai League. Let me tell you, Rohan Raje has also been a part of Mumbai team in IPL in 2008-09. His slow balls also caught Sachin Tendulkar’s attention in the nets and he managed to dodge this legend of cricket. However, he has not yet got a chance to play much for Mumbai. Rohan Raje, who made his debut in List A in 2008, has played only 1 First Class, 5 List A and 30 T20 matches for Mumbai.