Skipper Rupesh Bhaik
(50, 37b, 6x4, 1x6) continued his good form with the bat while
bowlers—led by pacers Sandeep Dabhekar (4-0-12-3) and Suraj Nair
(3-0-12-2) —put up an impressive show as The Times of India (TOI) beat
Sakal by 84 runs to enter their maiden final in the SJAN-OCHRI
Inter-Press cricket tournament on Tuesday. They will now play with
Lokmat for the title on Wednesday.
Bhaik anchored the innings with a responsible knock and had two crucial stands of 41 and 43 with in form Suhas Nayse (38, 34b, 5x4) and Deepak Gurnani (28, 28b, 1x4) respectively as TOI posted a competitive 145 in their 20 overs. The Bhaik-Nayse stand was going smoothly but ended in a mix-up where Nayse sacrificed his wicket for his captain. Gurnani then played till the end to make sure TOI put up enough on the board for their bowlers to defend.
The score of 145, in the end, turned out too big for Sakal who were bundled out for a paltry 61. Once their key players Kishore Jamkar and Pankaj Borkar went cheaply inside first three overs, Sakal hardly looked like chasing and lost wickets at regular intervals. Nair picked up both Jamkar and Borkar while Dabhekar’s three-wicket burst wrecked the middle order. TOI spinners—Faizul Qamar, Piyush Patil and Umesh Tekade—then yet again made their presence felt and chipped in with crucial wickets. Except for Om Dhakulkar (32), none of the Sakal batsmen managed double-figure runs.
Chairman of Ravi Nair Hospitals Private Limited Uday Bhaskar Nair will be the chief guest during the concluding function. Director of OCHRI Dr Anup Marar, CEO of Satvik Group Amol Dhake, Duleep Trophy player Samir Khare and Tilak Patrakar Bhavan Trust president Pradip Maitra will also remain present.
BRIEF SCORES
The Times of India 145 in 20 overs (Rupesh Bhaik 50, Suhas Nayse 38, Deepak Gurnani 28; Sachin Belvekar 2-17) beat Sakal 61 in 15.3 overs (Om Dhakulkar 32; Sandeep Dabhekar 3-12, Faizul Qamar 2-4, Suraj Nair 2-12, Umesh tekade 1-2) by 84 runs.
Bhaik anchored the innings with a responsible knock and had two crucial stands of 41 and 43 with in form Suhas Nayse (38, 34b, 5x4) and Deepak Gurnani (28, 28b, 1x4) respectively as TOI posted a competitive 145 in their 20 overs. The Bhaik-Nayse stand was going smoothly but ended in a mix-up where Nayse sacrificed his wicket for his captain. Gurnani then played till the end to make sure TOI put up enough on the board for their bowlers to defend.
The score of 145, in the end, turned out too big for Sakal who were bundled out for a paltry 61. Once their key players Kishore Jamkar and Pankaj Borkar went cheaply inside first three overs, Sakal hardly looked like chasing and lost wickets at regular intervals. Nair picked up both Jamkar and Borkar while Dabhekar’s three-wicket burst wrecked the middle order. TOI spinners—Faizul Qamar, Piyush Patil and Umesh Tekade—then yet again made their presence felt and chipped in with crucial wickets. Except for Om Dhakulkar (32), none of the Sakal batsmen managed double-figure runs.
Chairman of Ravi Nair Hospitals Private Limited Uday Bhaskar Nair will be the chief guest during the concluding function. Director of OCHRI Dr Anup Marar, CEO of Satvik Group Amol Dhake, Duleep Trophy player Samir Khare and Tilak Patrakar Bhavan Trust president Pradip Maitra will also remain present.
BRIEF SCORES
The Times of India 145 in 20 overs (Rupesh Bhaik 50, Suhas Nayse 38, Deepak Gurnani 28; Sachin Belvekar 2-17) beat Sakal 61 in 15.3 overs (Om Dhakulkar 32; Sandeep Dabhekar 3-12, Faizul Qamar 2-4, Suraj Nair 2-12, Umesh tekade 1-2) by 84 runs.
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