In a thrilling encounter, The Times of India (TOI) pipped spirited Loksatta by one wicket in Ankur Seeds-SJAN 24th Invitational Inter-Press Cricket T20 Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) at Vasant Nagar ground, here on Thursday.
Prashant Nimbarte, who was rightly declared man-of-the-match, was the hero of the day for the winners.
While chasing 127, TOI lost nine wickets for 68 with top-order batters returned to the pavilion cheaply. Nimbarte remained not out on 28 (35b, 2x4) and made a match-winning 60-run partnership for the last wicket in the company of tailender Vivek Bhendarkar (25; 20b, 2x4). They notched up an exciting one-wicket victory in the 16th over.
For Loksatta, Mukund Waghmare claimed a five-wicket haul but it in vain.
Earlier, Loksatta posted a challenging total of 127 losing eight wickets. Opener Mahesh Bokade (37; 4x4, 2x6) and middle-order batter Ajinkya Dalal (23*; 30b, 2x4) were the main scorers. Manoj Chandankhede contributed 16. for TOI, seasoned Sandeep Dabhekar and skipper Piyush Patil claimed three wickets each conceding 16 runs each.
Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Education of RTM Nagpur University Dr Sharad Suryawanshi gave the man of the match prize.
On Friday: Tarun Bharat vs Navbharat at 8.30 am.
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