Lokshahi stun Punyanagari

Lokshahi Varta shocked last year semi-finalist Punyanagari by 62 runs in the last league match of OCW-SJAN Inter-Press Cricket Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) at Vasant Nagar ground on Thursday. 

At the end of league stage, six teams that will vie in play offs have been identified. The Hitavada emerged topper with 16 points winning all their league matches.  Lokmat, The Times of India and Lokshahi Varta earned 12 points each. However on the basis of run quotient Lokmat (39) finished second  followed by TOI (28.57 ) and Lokshahi Varta (15.72 ) for third and fourth  place respectively. Punyanagari and Dainik Bhaskar secured eight points each. On the basis of run quotient Punyanagari (21.62)  achieved fifth place followed by Dainik Bhaskar (19.75). 

Sakal, Tarun Bharat and Deshonnati who won just one match made exit from the tournament whereas Loksatta-IE even failed to open their account. 

No match will be played on Friday. On Saturday, Punyanagari will take on Dainik Bhaskar at Vasant Nagar ground at 9.30 a.m. 

Brief score

Lokshahi Varta: 174 for 8 in 20 overs (Sarang Chavan 66*, Abhishek Kulkarni 20, Pankaj Pande 2for 25, Ravi Daf 2 for 37). 

Punyanagari: 112 all out in 17.1 overs (Ravi Daf 47, Pankaj Pande 27, Abhishek Kulkarni 3 for 20, Abhay Dube 3 for 00)

Result:Lokshahi Varta  won by 62 runs. 

 

1. The Hitavada (16 points)

155/5 against Lokmat (W)

174/7 against Deshonnati (W)

183/3 against Loksatta (W)

203/3 against Bhaskar (W)

2. Lokmat (12 points)

138/10 against Hitavada (L)

91/1 against Deshonnati (W)

176/4 against Bhaskar (W)

258/2 against Loksatta (W)

Total: 663/17= 39 (Quotient) 

3. TOI (12 points)

158/7 against Lokshahi (W)

194/8 against Punyanagari (L)

113/5 against Tarun Bharat (W)

135/1 against Sakal (W)

Total: 600/21= 28.57 

4. 

Lokshahi Varta (12 points)

131/10 against TOI (L)

89/9 against Sakal (W)

172/9 against Tarun Bharat (W)

174/8 against Punyanagari (W)

Total: 566/36: 15.72 

5. Punyanagari (8 points)

196/3 against TOI  (W)

96/10 against TB  (L)

180/ 4 against Sakal (W)

112/10 against Lokshahi (L)

Total: 584/27: 21.62

6. Dainik Bhaskar (8 points)

177/5 against Deshonnati (W)

96/0 against Loksatta (W)

86/9 against Lokmat (L)

115/10 against Hitavada(L)

Total: 474/24= 19.75. 

Play offs fixtures

January 30: Punyanagari Vs Dainik Bhaskar at Vasant Nagar at 9.30 a.m. 

January 31      Break

February 1: TOI Vs Lokshahi Varta At Ambedkar College at 9.30 a.m. 

February 2: The Hitavada vs Lokmat at Ambedkar College at 9.30 a.m.