Unbeaten centuries by Subodh Ratnaparkhi and Vinay Pandey powered The
Times Of India-Maharashtra Times to 148-run win over Sakal in a league
match of the 21st Inter-Press Cricket Tournament on Tuesday. The meet is
being organized by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) in
association with OCW and State Bank of India (SBI).
TOI-MT skipper Piyush Patil’s decision to bat first proved right despite opener Pratik Siddharth’s dismissal in the second over. The other opener, Ratnaparkhi, in company of No. 3 batsman Pande took the Sakal bowlers to the cleaners.
The Ratnaparkhi-Pande pair added 232 runs for the second wicket in just 109 balls. Ratnaparkhi hammered unbeaten 104 runs in just 53 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and four sixes. At the other end, Pande blasted 112 runs in 58 balls. Pande hit 17 boundaries and three sixes as former champions TOI-MT piled up 248 for 1 in 20 overs.
The target proved way beyond Sakal’s reach as they were restricted to 100 for 7 in 20 overs. Left-arm spinner Rammurti Nerlay snapped up two wickets while Pande took two wickets. Patil and Prashant Nimbarte took one wicket each.
In the other match of the day, defending champions Hitavada defeated Tarun Bharat by five wickets. Skipper Susheem Kolay and Bhupendra Singh took three wickets each as Tarun Bharat were bowled out for 128 in 18.2 overs. Shrikant Bedekar, Anupam Timothy and Kshitij Udar took one wicket each. Lakhan Jaiswal (39) and skipper Mannu Bawa (33) were the main contributor for Tarun Bahrat.
Hitavada chased down the target in 15.1 overs for the loss of just two wickets thanks to opener Kamlesh Waghire’s quickfire unbeaten knock of 84. Waghire hit 15 boundaries in his 54-ball knock. Anupam Timothy chipped in with 31 runs.
With third win in as many league matches, TOI-MT is on the top of the Group 'A' points table. Hitavada, with two wins from three matches, have finished second. The third team to advance to Qualifiers Stage from Group 'A' will be decided on Saturday when Tarun Bharat take on Sakal.
BRIEF SCORES
At Ambedkar College ground
TOI: 248-1 in 20 overs (Vinay Pandey 112 not out, Subodh Ratnaparkhi 104 not out) beat Sakal: 100 for 7 in 20 overs (Pritesh Uchkalwar 25, Devendra Deshpande 27, Rammurti Nerlay 3 for 9, Vinay Pandey 2 for 12)
Result- TOI won by 148 runs. Man of the Match: Subodh Ratnaparkhi & Vinay Pande.
At Vasant Nagar
Tarun Bharat: 128 all out in 18.2 overs( Lakhan Jaiswal 39, Mannu Bawa 33, Susheem Kolay 3 for 27, Bhupendra Singh 3 for 13)
The Hitavada: 130 for 2 in 15.1 overs (Kamlesh Waghire 84 not out, Anupam Timothy 31, Praveen Wankhede 2 for 19)
Result: The Hitavada won by 8 wickets. Man of the Match: Kamlesh Waghire
WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES
Lokmat vs Loksatta at Ambedkar College ground; Dainik Bhaskar vs Punyanagri at Vasant Nagar ground (both matches at 9.30am).
TOI-MT skipper Piyush Patil’s decision to bat first proved right despite opener Pratik Siddharth’s dismissal in the second over. The other opener, Ratnaparkhi, in company of No. 3 batsman Pande took the Sakal bowlers to the cleaners.
The Ratnaparkhi-Pande pair added 232 runs for the second wicket in just 109 balls. Ratnaparkhi hammered unbeaten 104 runs in just 53 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and four sixes. At the other end, Pande blasted 112 runs in 58 balls. Pande hit 17 boundaries and three sixes as former champions TOI-MT piled up 248 for 1 in 20 overs.
The target proved way beyond Sakal’s reach as they were restricted to 100 for 7 in 20 overs. Left-arm spinner Rammurti Nerlay snapped up two wickets while Pande took two wickets. Patil and Prashant Nimbarte took one wicket each.
In the other match of the day, defending champions Hitavada defeated Tarun Bharat by five wickets. Skipper Susheem Kolay and Bhupendra Singh took three wickets each as Tarun Bharat were bowled out for 128 in 18.2 overs. Shrikant Bedekar, Anupam Timothy and Kshitij Udar took one wicket each. Lakhan Jaiswal (39) and skipper Mannu Bawa (33) were the main contributor for Tarun Bahrat.
Hitavada chased down the target in 15.1 overs for the loss of just two wickets thanks to opener Kamlesh Waghire’s quickfire unbeaten knock of 84. Waghire hit 15 boundaries in his 54-ball knock. Anupam Timothy chipped in with 31 runs.
With third win in as many league matches, TOI-MT is on the top of the Group 'A' points table. Hitavada, with two wins from three matches, have finished second. The third team to advance to Qualifiers Stage from Group 'A' will be decided on Saturday when Tarun Bharat take on Sakal.
BRIEF SCORES
At Ambedkar College ground
TOI: 248-1 in 20 overs (Vinay Pandey 112 not out, Subodh Ratnaparkhi 104 not out) beat Sakal: 100 for 7 in 20 overs (Pritesh Uchkalwar 25, Devendra Deshpande 27, Rammurti Nerlay 3 for 9, Vinay Pandey 2 for 12)
Result- TOI won by 148 runs. Man of the Match: Subodh Ratnaparkhi & Vinay Pande.
At Vasant Nagar
Tarun Bharat: 128 all out in 18.2 overs( Lakhan Jaiswal 39, Mannu Bawa 33, Susheem Kolay 3 for 27, Bhupendra Singh 3 for 13)
The Hitavada: 130 for 2 in 15.1 overs (Kamlesh Waghire 84 not out, Anupam Timothy 31, Praveen Wankhede 2 for 19)
Result: The Hitavada won by 8 wickets. Man of the Match: Kamlesh Waghire
WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES
Lokmat vs Loksatta at Ambedkar College ground; Dainik Bhaskar vs Punyanagri at Vasant Nagar ground (both matches at 9.30am).
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