DEFENDING champions The Hitavada started their campaign in the 12th Orange City Hospital Cup Inter-Press Invitational Twenty20 Cricket Tournament with an emphatic 40-run win over Punyanagari. The inaugural encounter of the meet was played at Central Railways’ new ground in Ajni. The tournament is organised by Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN).
Batting first after calling correctly The Hitavada posted 165 for 4 in 20 overs. They were given a solid platform by openers Rahul Dixit (28; 16b, 3x4, 1x6) and Anupam Timothy (26; 35b, 3x4, 1x6) who put on a quick 52 in just six overs. Dixit was the aggressive of the two going after the bowling on a tricky pitch.
Man of the match Praveen Lokhande (49; 31b, 5x4, 2x6) then took over to stitch a 41-run partnership with Timothy. Lokhande hammered two towering sixes and five cracking boundaries but was unlucky to miss his half-century. Before getting out he shared an important 45-run stand with captain Susheem Kolay (29*; 27b, 5x4).
Kolay and Kamlesh Waghire (14*) used the long handle in the death overs to give The Hitavada a comfortable score to defend.
C Nandanwar took two for 24 for Punyanagari.
In reply, Punyanagari were restricted to 125 for 8 in 20 overs. Kolay and Dheeraj Thool removed the openers early and later Nikhil Dixit took 3 for 14 to jolt Punayanagari’s progress.
Sunil Thawkar (35) and Umesh Tekade (20*) tried their best with a 53-run stand for the eighth wicket but that was never enough.
Ramamurti Nerley and Rahul Dixit also took a wicket each.
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by Dr Anup Marar, Director, Orange City Hospital and Research Institute. Saurabh Tayal, Chairman, KSL & Industries, Sudhir Dabir, President, Vidarbha Cricket Association and Shirish Borkar, President, Nagpur Union of Working Journalists were the special guests.
Naresh Shelke, SJAN Vice-President, conducted the programme. Dr Ram Thakur, SJAN President, made the introductory remarks while Kishor Bagde, SJAN Joint Secretary, proposed a vote of thanks.
Report courtesy The Hitavada
Batting first after calling correctly The Hitavada posted 165 for 4 in 20 overs. They were given a solid platform by openers Rahul Dixit (28; 16b, 3x4, 1x6) and Anupam Timothy (26; 35b, 3x4, 1x6) who put on a quick 52 in just six overs. Dixit was the aggressive of the two going after the bowling on a tricky pitch.
Man of the match Praveen Lokhande (49; 31b, 5x4, 2x6) then took over to stitch a 41-run partnership with Timothy. Lokhande hammered two towering sixes and five cracking boundaries but was unlucky to miss his half-century. Before getting out he shared an important 45-run stand with captain Susheem Kolay (29*; 27b, 5x4).
Kolay and Kamlesh Waghire (14*) used the long handle in the death overs to give The Hitavada a comfortable score to defend.
C Nandanwar took two for 24 for Punyanagari.
In reply, Punyanagari were restricted to 125 for 8 in 20 overs. Kolay and Dheeraj Thool removed the openers early and later Nikhil Dixit took 3 for 14 to jolt Punayanagari’s progress.
Sunil Thawkar (35) and Umesh Tekade (20*) tried their best with a 53-run stand for the eighth wicket but that was never enough.
Ramamurti Nerley and Rahul Dixit also took a wicket each.
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by Dr Anup Marar, Director, Orange City Hospital and Research Institute. Saurabh Tayal, Chairman, KSL & Industries, Sudhir Dabir, President, Vidarbha Cricket Association and Shirish Borkar, President, Nagpur Union of Working Journalists were the special guests.
Naresh Shelke, SJAN Vice-President, conducted the programme. Dr Ram Thakur, SJAN President, made the introductory remarks while Kishor Bagde, SJAN Joint Secretary, proposed a vote of thanks.
Report courtesy The Hitavada
Pics courtesy S Sudarshan
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