Sakal vs Times of India (pics by S Sudarshan).
LOKSHAHI Varta and Times of India registered easy victories over their respective rivals in the 14th SJAN-Orange City Hospital Cup Inter-Press Invitational Twenty20 Cricket Tournament played at Dr Ambedkar College and Vasant Nagar grounds on Thursday.
Tushar Shukla first took two wickets for Times of India and then whacked Sakal bowlers as they registered a comfortable six wickets win at Vasant Nagar ground.
Playing their first match of the tournament, ToI restricted Sakal to a paltry score of 118 from 20 overs.
Sakal won the toss but that was the only good thing to happen for them. Only Pankaj Borkar managed to show some hunger to score runs as he emerged top scorer for his team with 47 runs which included four boundaries.
Times of India bowlers were wayward as they leaked 30 extras, the second highest score of their innings.
Kishor Jamkar added 10 runs.
For Times of India, Suraj Nair and Faizul Qumar, apart from Shukla, took two wickets each.
Times of India’s reply was shaky as they lost their opener ---- on the first ball. They lost wickets at regular intervals but they managed to keep their high scoring rate intact. Shukla was in his elements as he smashed unbeaten 62 from 33 balls. His fiery knock contained six boundaries and three huge sixes. Rupesh Bhaik scored a quick 28 while Yogesh Banait added 10 runs.
For Sakal, Pankaj Borkar took two wickets while (2 for 22), Gurudas Raut and Avishkar Deshmukh took one each.
At Dr Ambedkar College ground, Indian Express-Loksatta were handed their second defeat in as many games as they lost to Lokshahi Varta by eight wickets.
Lokshahi Varta’s Shrikant Bhalerao and Sarang Chavan took four and three wickets respectively as Indian Express-Loksatta were bundled out for 73 runs. Harsh Datir was the top scorer with 33 runs. Lokshahi Varta achieved the target in 9.1 overs with Sandeep Ganar emerging as the top scorer with 31 runs. Chavan remained unbeaten on 18.
Swapnil Nagpure and Abhinav Patil took one wicket each for IE-Loksatta.
Brief scores:
AT VASANT NAGAR GROUND: SAKAL: 118 for nine in 20 overs. Pankaj Borkar (47, 57b, 4x4), Kishor Jamkar 10 (15b, 1x4), Suraj Nair 2 for 24, Faizul Qumar 2 for 11, Tushar Shukla 2 for 9.
THE TIMES OF INDIA: 122 for 4 in 11.1 overs. Tushar Shukla (62*, 33b, 6x4, 3x6), Rupesh Bhaik (28, 15b, 6x4), Yogesh Banait (10, 14b, 1x6), Pankaj Borkar 2 for 22, Gurudas Raut and Avishkar Deshmukh one wicket each).
RESULT: Times of India won by six wickets MoM: Tushar Shukla
AT AMBEDKAR COLLEGE GROUND
INDIAN EXPRESS-LOKSATTA: 73 all out in 20 overs. Harsh Datir 33 (46b, 5x4), Shrikant Bhalerao 4 for 25, Sarang Chavan 3 for 8.
LOKSHAHI VARTA: 75 for 2 in 9.1 overs. Sandip Ganar (31, 22 b, 3x4, 1x6), Sarang Chavan (18*, 21b, 3x4), Swapnil Nagpure and Abhinav Patil one wicket each.
RESULT: Lokshahi Varta won by eight wickets MoM: Shrikant Bhalerao.
Friday’s fixtures: The Hitavada vs Tarun Bharat at Vasant Nagar ground. Lokmat vs Dainik Bhaskar at Ambedkar College ground. Both the matches will start at 9 a.m.
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