Lokmat , Hitavada set up summit clash
Nitin Patariya claimed six wickets as defending champions Lokmat set up a summit clash with The Hitavada in 20th OCW-SJAN Inter-Press Cricket Tournament at Vasant Nagar ground on Wednesday.
The tournament has been organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) in association with OCW and SBI.
At Vasant Nagar ground, Lokmat drubbed Lokshahi Varta by seven wickets whereas at Ambedkar College ground, The Hitavada defeated The Times of India (TOI) by 33 runs to enter the final.
Batting first Lokshahi Varta were all out fro 107 in 19.5 overs thanks to Patariya who ripped through the batting line up and claimed six wickets for 13 runs in 3.5 overs. For Lokshshi Varta only Sandip Ganar (27) and Abhay Dube (24) showed resistance.
In reply, Lokmat achieved the target in 11.2 overs losing just three wickets. Pravin Lokhande smashed 51 in just 29 balls hitting ten boundaries. Patariya scored 16-ball 30 smashing six boundaries. Sharad Mishra remained unbeaten on 14.
At Ambedkar College ground, The Hitavada scored 176 for 7 in 20 overs. Pankaj Borkar top scored with 30. Anupam Timothy (28), Ravi Daf and Nikhil Dixit (22 each) were main scorers. In reply, TOIcould able to score 1354 for 8 in 20 overs. Vinay Pande's 30-ball 51 went in vain. For The Hitavada Ravi Daf claimed three wickets for 21 runs. Susheem Kolay and Anupam Timothy were chipped in with two each.
Brief scores
At Vasant Nagar ground
Lokshahi Varta: 107 all out in 19.5 overs (Sandip Ganar 27, Abhay Dube 24, Nitin Patariya 6 for 13)
Lokmat: 108 for 3 in 11.2 overs (Pravin Lokhande 51, Nitin Patariya 30, Anup Motghare 2 for 26)
Result: Lokmat won by seven wickets
MoM: Nitin Patariya
At Ambedkar College ground
The Hitavada: 167 for 7 in 20 overs (Pankaj Borkar 30, Anupam Timothy 28, Sandeep Dabhekar and Ramamurty Nerlay two each)
TOI: 134 for 8 in 20 overs (Vinay Pande 51, Faizul Qumar 17, Ravi Daf 3 for 21, Susheem Kolay and Anupam timothy two each)
Result: The Hitavada won by 33 runs
Mom: Ravi Daf.
Friday's fixtures: Lokmat vs The Hitavada final at Ambedkar College ground at 9.30 a.m.
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