Amarchand Mangaldas won the Bangalore SILF Premier League 2012 which concluded at Sir MVIT grounds, Bangalore on February 19, 2012. The finals saw India Law Practice fight it out with Amarchand for the coveted title.

India Law Practice, batting first, set a target of 104 for Amarchand to chase down in the stipulated 10 overs. After losing their first wicket with just 18 runs on the board, captain Vijay Parthasarathi led from the front with a well made 32, retired not out. However, some disciplined bowling and fielding by India Law Practice ensured that Amarchand had a tight game and there was every possibility of the game going down to the wire.

Just at the point where the game could swing either ways, with Amarchand requiring 37 of 3 overs, Harsha Sudhindra of Amarchand, took the game away with belligerent batting taking 24 runs of the 8^th over. With only 13 runs required of the next two overs, the pair of Harsha and Manjunath Ambale played sensibly to take their team home in 9.3 overs with 3 balls to spare.

The Chief Guest for the finals was Hon’ble Justice Ravi Malimath, a permanent judge of the Hon’ble Karnataka High Court. Hon’ble Justice Ravi Malimath, an ardent follower of the game, spoke beautifully on the occasion and encouraged the meeting of lawyers on sporting platforms on a regular basis.

Also on the dais were Mr. A.P. Ranganath, General Secretary, Advocate’s Association, Bangalore and Mr. B.C. Thiruvengadam, Partner, Thiru & Thiru and President of  the Bangalore Chapter of the Society of Indian Law Firms.

The Road to the Finals

Before the final battle commenced, the knock out stages saw 8 of the top teams battling out for the coveted title. The 4 teams to make it to the semi finals were India Law Practice, K&S Partners, Amarchand and the Poovayya & Co – APV Advocates combine.

In the first semifinal, Amarchand, with a clinical and disciplined performance, beat  Poovayya & Co – APV Advocates by 35 runs. In the second semifinal, India Law Practice got the better of K&S Partners and ensured their maiden appearance in the final of the SILF Premier League.

Special Awards

Sunil P.P of India Law Practice picked up the award for the most number of runs scored. Sunil also bagged the Player of the Series award scoring an aggregate of 131 runs and taking two wickets.

Pranav Kumar of K&S Partners won the award for the highest wicket taker of the tournament claiming 6 wickets.

Rashmi of India Law Practice won a special award for her fielding.

Vikram Huilgol of Poovayya & Co – APV Advocates won a special award for scoring 114 runs in the tournament without being dismissed.

The Tournament, organized by ALMT Legal, came to a close with a vote of thanks and the tournament winners popping a bottle of bubbly.

Team Bar & Bench thanks ALMT Legal for providing timely updates on the tournament.