Arjun Tendulkar sends message to LSG with 3/11 & 66-run knock featuring 5 sixes, Shivam Dube applauds: watch video

ARCS Andheri registered a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Bandra Blasters in T20 Mumbai 2026 clash on June 8, thanks to Arjun Tendulkar's all-round show. At Wankhede Stadium, a ground where Sachin Tendulkar played several memorable knocks, Arjun took an economical three-fer and then batted at no.3, scoring an unbeaten 34-ball 66 to take his team over the line in the 14th over.

Arjun causes collapse, lower order comes to Blasters’ rescue

In his first over, the left-arm pacer got the wickets of Prateek Kumar Yadav and Parag Khanapurkar. From the other end, skipper Shivam Dube got the wicket of skipper Suved Parkar. In his second over, Arjun did not concede a single run off the bat. The five runs came off leg byes. Blasters found themselves in trouble, losing five wickets for 27 runs in the powerplay overs. Om Keshkamat's 36-ball 49 and Sagarr Chhabriaa's unbeaten 23-ball 44 helped Blasters get to 144/9. In the penultimate over, Arjun returned to dismiss Aashray Sajnani for a golden duck. Chaabria finished well, hitting Dube for a four and three sixes in the final over.

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Arjun, Musheer dominate in run chase

The run chase got off to a good start. Divyaansh Sksena contributed with an 11-ball 26 cameo in an attempt to kill the game early on. After Royston Dias dismissed the opener in the third over, Arjun arrived at the crease at no.3. Soon enough, he justified the promotion up the order by hitting Sajnani for a four and two sixes.

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Musheer Khan looked to attack as well and clear the boundary often. In the 11th over, Arjun raced to his first half-century of the season from just 25 balls. In the 13th over, Musheer completed his fifty from 36 deliveries. In the next over, Musheer finished the run chase with a boundary as ARCS Andheri won the game with nine wickets in hand and 37 balls to spare. Arjun and Musheer shared a 116-run partnership from 68 deliveries.

Arjun was named ‘Player of the match’ for his all-round show. This was ARCS Andheri's third win of the tournament. The big win helped them take the second spot on the points table and take another step towards reaching semifinals. Skipper Dube applauded Arjun in the dressing room. 

Their next match is against MSC Maratha Royals on June 10.