Kakde's 'sixer' smashes Deshonnati
Tarun
Bharat stunned last year's semi-finalist Punyanagari by one wicket
whereas The Hitavada thrashed Deshonnati by huge margin of 124 runs in
OCW-SJAN 18th Inter-Press Invitational Twenty-20 Cricket Tournament
organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) on Wednesday.
At
Vasant Nagar ground, in a low scoring tie batting first Punyanagari
were bundled out for a paltry 96 in 14.2 overs. Thanks to Lakhan Jaiswal
who ripped through the batting lineup and claimed five wicket haul.
Only Pankaj Pande (32) and Vaibhav Sonawane (20) showed some
resistance.
In reply, Tarun Bharat achieved the target in
18.3 overs sparing just one wicket. Jaiswal excelled with bat also and
scored 33. Ankush Hiwrale remained unbeten on 13 to ensure the victory.
In
a one-sided game at Ambedkar College, batting first The Hitavada piled
up 174. Rahul Dixit missed the half century by six runs. Valuable
contribution also came from Vinay Pandey (30), Nikhil Dixit (28) and
Suesheem Koley (21). In reply Deval Kakde claimed six wickets as
Deshonnati were all out for just 50 runs.
Today's matches: Punyanagari vs Sakal at Ambedkar College 10.15 a.m.; Dainik Bhaskar vs Lostatta-IE at Vasant Nagar at 9.30 am.
Brief Scores
At Vasant Nagar ground
Punyanagari:
96 all out in 14.2 overs (Pankaj Pande 32, Vaibhav Sonawane 20, Lakhan
Jaiswal 4 for 19, Umesh Sardar and Roshan Tamboli two wickets each).
Tarun
Bharat: 97 for 9 in 18.3 overs (Lakhan Jaiswal 33, Ankush Hiwrale 13*
Dinesh Borkar 11, Ravi Daf, Vaibhav Sonwane and Sanjay Thakre two
wickets each).
Result: Tarun Bharat won by two wickets
At Ambedkar College ground
The
Hitavada: 174 for 7 in 20 ovres (Rahul Dixit 44, Vinay Pandey 30,
Nikhil Dixit 28, Suesheem Koley 21, Sandeep Dhamde and Vivek Bithale two
wickets each).
Deshonnati: 50 all out in 11 overs (Sandeep Dhamde 14, Deval Kakde 6 for 23, Anupam Timothy 2 for 0).
Result: The Hitavada won by 124 runs.
Pics ... S Sudarshan
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