Monday, February 1, 2016

Nayse shines in TOI victory

Opening batsman Suhas Nayse played an unbeaten knock of (73, 53b, 8x4) as defending champion The Times of India drubbed Lokshahi Varta by 58 runs in a play off tie of OCW- SJAN Inter-Press Invitational Twenty-20 Cricket Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur at Ambedkar College ground on Monday.
Batting first TOI piled up 171 for 8 in 20 overs. Their batting mainly  revolved around man-of-the-match Nayse. Rupesh Bhaik (28) and Mandar Moroney (14) gave him good company. 
For Lokshahi Varta Anup Motghare claimed three wickets for 25 runs. In reply, Lokshahi Varta lost their wickets at regular interval and were bowled out for 113. Abhay Dube (30) and left-handed Abhishek Kulkarni (20) were the main scorers. For TOI, Faizul Qumar and Umesh Tekade shared six wickets between them. 
On Tuesday, Lokmat will take on The Hitavada at the same venue at 9.30 a.m. The winner will qualify for the final whereas loser will get one more chance. 
Brief score
TOI:171 for 8 in 20 overs (Suhas Nayse 73*, Rupesh Bhaik 28, Mandar Moroney 14, Anup Motghare 3 for 25, Abhay Dube 2 for 26). 
Lokshahi Varta: 113 all out in 20 overs (Abhay Dube 30, Abhishek Kulkarni 29, Sarang Chavan 14, Faizul Qumar 3 for 14, Umesh Tekade 3 for 16). 
Result: TOI win by 58 runs.
 
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