Thursday, January 30, 2014

Bhaik fashions TOI victory

Skipper Rupesh Bhaik's quickfire half century helped The Times of India (TOI) drub Lokshahi Varta by 98 runs at Ambedkar College ground in 16th Vicco-SJAN Inter-Press T20 Cricket Tournament on Thursday.
The tournament has been organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN). Vicco Laboratories is the main sponsor of the tournament while Motion Tutorials is the co-sponsor. At Vasant Nagar ground, Tarun Bharat kept their hopes alive defeating Dainik Bhaskar by 14 runs.
At Ambedkar College ground, batting first TOI piled up 204 losing four wickets in 20 overs. Bhaik's  69-run knock in 34 balls  was studded with four sixes and seven boundaries. Piyush Patil (34, 20b, 4x4), opener Subodh Ratnaparkhi (26, 24b, 1x6, 3x4) and Suhas Nayse (22, 23b, 1x4) were other scorers.
For Lokshahi Varta, Abhay Dubey claimed two wickets for 46 runs. In reply, Lokshahi Varta lost their wickets at regular interval and were restricted to 106 for seven in 20 overs. Only Ajay Biwade (31), Pravin Autkar (17) and Abhay Dubey (14) showed some resistance.
For TOI, Faizul Qumar (3 for 24) was the most successful bowler. Piyush Patil got two for 10. Bhaik was declared man-of-the-match. At Vasant Nagar ground batting first, Tarun Bharat scored 140 for nine in 20 overs. Nitin Baitule top scored with 34. Lakhan Jaiswal contributed 26. For Dainik Bhaskar, Bandu Done got three for 30. Rahul Thakur and Ronael Michel chipped in with two wickets each.
In reply, Dainik Bhaskar missed the target by 14 runs. Gaurav Sahu scored highest 27. Ronael Michael contributed 17. For Tarun Bharat, Mohabbat Singh, Lakhan Jaiswal and Nitin Baitule took two wickets each.
Friday's fixtures: Lokmat vs Loksatta at Vasant Nagar ground; TOI vs Deshonnati at Ambedkar College ground at 9.30 a.m.

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