PUNYANAGARI opener Ravi Daff slammed a fine half-century (64) as they stunned Tarun Bharat by three wickets to inch closer to the semi-finals spot in the ongoing Sports Journalists’ Association of Nagpur organised 13th Orange City Hospital Cup inter-press invitational Twenty20 cricket tournament.
Tarun Bharat would have thought that a score of 165 would be enough to register a win but Daff spoiled their party by hitting seven boundaries from just 37 balls to score a match winning half century.
Vaibhav Sonwane was the other main scorer for Punyanagari who added 28 runs with the help of three boundaries and a six. Manoj Zaria made a useful unbeaten 28 which helped Punyanagari to achieve the target with six balls to spare.
For Tarun Bharat, Nitin Baitule and Mannu Bawa took two wickets each.
Earlier batting first, Tarun Bharat rode on the fine knock from Vikas Barokar who missed half-century by a run but not before hitting seven boundaries from 33 balls. Roshan Tamboli added 39 with the help of four balls to the fence while Nitin Baitule chipped in with an unbeaten 27. For Punyanagari, man of the match Daff, Pankaj Pande and Udhisthir Raich took one wicket each.
Tuesday’s match: The Hitavada Vs Lokshahi Varta at Dr Ambedkar College ground at 9 am.
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