Ravi Daf slammed a scintillating unbeaten 116 (68b, 16x4, 1x6) as Punyanagari thrashed Indian Express-Loksatta by 118 runs in the SJAN-OCHRI 14th inter-press T20 cricket tournament played at Vasant Nagar ground.
Batting first Punyanagari amassed a whopping 257 runs, highest in this edition, losing just two wickets in 20 overs.
M of the match Daf was in murderous form as he hit 16 boundaries and a six to notch up his first century in this edition.
Daf, along with Vaibhav Sonawane (44) added 113 runs for the first wicket and then added 115 runs for the second wicket with Pankaj Pande (43) as Punyanagari hammered a listless and pathetic Indian Loksatta-India Express bowlers to all parts of the field. Sonawane slammed five fours and two sixes in his 27-ball innings while Pande his eight boundaries from 21 balls.
For IE-Loksatta, Aniruddha Pane and Vijay Sant took a wicket each.
In reply, the losers managed to score only 139 runs thus losing the match by 118 runs. Prashant Bandelu scored 47 while Swapnil Nagpure added 37.
For Punyanagari, Umesh Tekade took five wickets conceding 20 runs while Sonawane took two.
In another match at Dr Ambedkar College ground, Times of India defeated Lokshahi Varta by six wickets. Lokshahi Varta made 123 from 19.2 overs with Rahul Jadhav scoring a half century (55; 56b, 6x4). Shrikant Bhalerao added 16 while Manish Gadekar contributed 11. Tushar Shukla took three wickets while Rupesh Bhaik, Faizul Qumar and Suraj Nair took two each.
Times of India achieved the target in 16.5 overs with Shukla scoring a fine half century (65; 36b, 11x4, 2x6). Suhas Nayse remained unbeaten on 13. Bhalerao took two wickets while Rahul Chonde and Sandeep Ganar took one each.
On Sunday: The Hitavada vs Lokmat at Dr Ambedkar College ground; Tarun Bharat vs Deshonnati at Vasant Nagar ground. Both matches start at 9 am.
Brief scores
At Vasant Nagar ground
Punyanagari: 257 for 2 in 20 overs. Ravi Daf (116 *, 68b, 16x4, 1x6), Vaibhav Sonawane (44, 27b, 5x4, 2x6), Pankaj Pande ( 43, 21b, 8x4), Aniruddha Pande and Vijay Sant one wicket each.
Indian Express-Loksatta: 139 for 9 in 20 overs. Prashant Bandelu (47, 31b, 2x4, 1x6), Swapnil Nagpure (37, 33b, 5x4, 1x6), Umesh Tekade 5 for 20, Vaibhav Sonawane 2 for 26.
Result: Punyanagari won by 118 runs.
MoM: Ravi Daf
Partnership: 113 run partnership between Daf and Sonawane for first wicket. 115 run partnership between Daf and Pankaj Pande for second wicket.
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At Ambedkar College ground
Lokshahi Vatra: 123 all out in 19.2 overs. Rahul Jadhav (55, 56b, 6x4), Shrikant Bhalerao 16, Manish Gadekar 11, Tushar Shukla 3 for 29, Rupesh Bhaik 3 for 16, Faizul Qumar 2 for 16, Suraj Nair 2 for 9.
The Times of India: 124 for 4 in 16.5 overs. Tushar Shukla (65, 36b, 11x4, 2x6), Suhas Nayse 13*, Faizul Qumar 12*, Shrikant Bhalerao 2 for 23, Rahul Chonde and Sandeep Ganar one wicket each.
Result: The Times of India won by six wickets.
MoM: Tushar Shukla
Sunday’s fixtures: Lokmat vs The Hitavada at Ambedkar College ground. Tarun Bharat vs Deshonnati at Vasant Nagar. Both the matches will start at 9 a.m.
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