Punyanagari drub ToI by 7 wkts

Deshonnati beat Tarun Bharat

Punyanagri thumped The Times of India by seven wickets in a super six match of the 16th Vicco-SJAN Inter-Press T-20 Cricket Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) at Ambedkar College ground on Wednesday. 

In another super six tie simultaneously played at Vasant Nagar Ground, Deshonnati got the better of Tarun Bharat by 21 runs. 

Vicco Laboratories are the main sponsor of the tournament while Motion Tutorials are the co sponsor. 

The Times of India after winning the toss and electing to bat first, could manage  to score  126 for the loss of eight wickets in their 20 overs. Apart from a 56-run stand for the fifth wicket, the TOI innings was derailed by regular fall of wickets. Piyush Patil top-scored with 38 and lower order contributions from Faisal Qamar (22) and Devendra Ganjre (21*) took the score past the 120-mark. Pankaj Pandey (3/26) was the pick of the bowlers while Shrikant Bondre and Sanjay Thakre picked up a wicket apiece for Punyanagari. The TOI bowlers did not threaten the chase to any extent as Vaibhav Sonwane’s unbeaten 50 steered Punyanagri home with 22 balls to spare. His 71-run partnership with the all-rounder Pankaj Pande (38) for the second wicket assured a convincing 7-wicket victory for Punyanagari. Sonwane was declared man-of-the-match. 

 

At Vasant Nagar ground, Deshonnati decided to bat first having won the toss. They also scored 126 in their 20 overs, but for the loss of seven wickets. Opener Atul Kharad’s 43-ball struggle ended with him scoring just 30 runs.Chetan Kamanwar (32 off 20) and Mukesh Rahate (29 off 28) tried to accelerate but after their dismissals, there was not much ammunition in the lower order. Now it was up to their bowlers to defend a small target.

In reply, the Tarun Bharat top-order fell apart and were reduced to 22 for four by the sixth over. The rest of the batsmen never really showed too much fight either. Dhananjay Misar and Vivek Baitale grabbed three wickets each as they successfully restricted the chase to 105 in 20 overs. Only Nitin Baitule (21) and Ankush Hirwale (28) could get into double figures and this stat pretty much summed it up for Tarun Bharat who succumbed to a 21-run loss in the end. Kamanwar was declared man-of-the-match. 

Thursday's fixtures: Lokmat vs TOI at Ambedkar College; Sakal vs Deshonnati

Day 6 pictures

Lokmat, Sakal post first win in Super-Six

Khodke, bowlers set up Lokmat win

Amit Khodke played responsibly for his 52 (58b, 5x4) to help Lokmat post a competitive 139 and then their bowlers put up a spirited show as the defending champions registered a comfortable 57-run victory over Punyanagari in the super six league tie of the Vicco-SJAN Inter-Press Cricket tournament on Tuesday,
Batting first, Lokmat were in a spot of bother, losing wickets early on but Khodke combined with Devendra Sadavarti (29, 33b, 3x4) to bail his team out of trouble.
Punyanagri, in reply, were bowled out for 82 in 13 overs. Sharad Mishra led the charge with four wickets while Sachin Rahangdale claimed three. Except for Pankaj Pande (28) and Manoj Zaria (32*), none of the Punyanagri batsmen reached double figures.
In another match at Vasantnagar ground, Sakal too had to fight for every runs after they were restricted to 116 in 18.5 overs. Om Dhakulkar (28) and Rajesh Vyawahare (26) were the notable contributors. Ankush Hiwale picked up four wickets while veteran Prashant Indurkar bowled brilliant spell to pick up three wickets. However, their batters failed to achieve the modest target and were bowled out for 72 in 12.3 overs handing an easy 44-run win to Sakal. Pankaj Borkar bagged four wickets while Vyawahare and Belvalkar snared two wickets each. BRIEF SCORES
At Ambedkar College ground
Lokmat 139 in 20 overs (Amit Khodke 52, Devendra Sadavarti 29; Pankaj Pande 3-27, Manoj Zaria 2-20, Srikant Bondre 1-28, Ravi Duf 1-21) beat Punyanagari 82 in 13 overs (Pankaj Pande 28, Manoj Zaria 32*; Sharad Mishra 4-21, Sachin Rahangdale 3-27; Sachin Khadke & Devendra Sadavrti one wicket each) by 57 runs.
At Vasant Nagar ground
Sakal 116 in 18.5 overs (Om Dhakulkar 28, Rajesh Vyawahare 26, Ankush Hiwrale 4-21, Prashant Indurkar 3-9, Mohabbat Singh Bawa & Lakhan Jaiswal one wicket each) beat Tarun Bharat 72 in 12.3 overs (Mohabbat Singh Bawa 14, Roshan Tamboli 9; Pankaj Borkar 4-23, Rajesh Vyawahare 2-21, Sachin Belvalkar 2-7, Anil Kamble 1-8) by 44 runs.
 

सकाळ'चा 44 धावांनी दणदणीत विजय 

विको-आंतरप्रेस क्रिकेट : बोरकर, व्यवहारेची अष्टपैलू कामगिरी सामनावीर पंकज बोरकर व कर्णधार राजेश व्यवहारेच्या अष्टपैलू कामगिरीच्या जोरावर "सकाळ' ने स्पोर्टस जर्नालिस्ट असोसिएशन ऑफ नागपूर (एसजेएएन) तर्फे आयोजित विको-आंतरप्रेस टी-20 क्रिकेट स्पर्धेतील सुपरसिक्‍स फेरीच्या पहिल्या सामन्यात "तरुण भारत'चा 44 धावांनी धुव्वा उडविला. 

वसंतनगर मैदानावर नाणेफेक जिंकून प्रथम फलंदाजी पत्करणाऱ्या "सकाळ'ने 18.5 षट्‌कांत सर्वबाद 116 धावा काढल्या. ओम ढाकुलकरने दोन चौकार व दोन षट्‌कारांसह 18 चेंडूंत 28 धावा फटकाविल्या. कर्णधार व्यवहारेने चार चौकारांच्या मदतीने 35 चेंडूंत 26 धावांचे योगदान दिले. बोरकरने 12 धावा काढल्या. "तरुण भारत'कडून अंकुश हिवराळेने 21 धावांत चार आणि प्रशांत इंदूरकर यांनी नऊ धावांत तीन गडी बाद केले. 
"सकाळ'च्या अचूक माऱ्यापुढे "तरुण भारत'चा एकही फलंदाज खेळपट्‌टीवर टिकाव धरू शकला नाही. बोरकरने 23 धावांमध्ये चार गडी बाद करून लागोपाठ दुसऱ्यांदा सामनावीर पुरस्कार जिंकला. त्याने क्षेत्ररक्षणातही चमकदार प्रदर्शन करीत चार झेल घेतले. व्यवहारे व सचिन बेलवलकरने प्रत्येकी दोन बळी टिपले. अनिल कांबळेने एक गडी बाद केला. सर्वाधिक 14 धावा मोहब्बतसिंग बावाने काढल्या. 

आंबेडकर महाविद्यालयाच्या मैदानावर खेळल्या गेलेल्या अन्य सामन्यात गतविजेत्या "लोकमत'ने "पुण्यनगरी'ला 57 धावांनी नमविले. सामनावीर अमित खोडके (53 चेंडूंत 52 धावा) आणि देवेंद्र सदावर्तीच्या (33 चेंडूंत 29 धावा) खेळींच्या जोरावर "लोकमत'ने 20 षट्‌कांत 7 बाद 139 धावा केल्या. प्रत्युत्तरात "पुण्यनगरी'चा डाव 12.6 षट्‌कांत 82 धावांत आटोपला.
(Report Courtesy Sakal)

Sakal vs Tarun Bharat

Lokmat vs Punyanagari

Super Six ties from today

The Super Six matches of 16th Vicco-SJAN Inter-Press T-20 Cricket Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur  (SJAN) will commence from Tuesday at both Dr Ambedkar College and Vasant Nagar grounds.
The tournament has been sponsored by Vicco Laboratories while Motion Tutorials are the co-sponsor of the tournament.
Defending champion Lokmat and Sakal have been qualified from group A, The Times of India and Deshonnati from group B and Punyanagari and Tarun Bharat from group 'C'. Each team will get an opportunity to play four matches and top four will qualify for the semis.
On Tuesday, Lokmat will take on Punyanagari at Ambedkar College ground while Tarun Bharat will clash with Sakal at Vasant Nagar ground. Both matches will start at 9.30 a.m.
(Report Courtesy LT)

Super Six Schedule

Day 5

Deshonnati enter Super Six

In a low scoring tie, Deshonnati outplayed Lokshahi Vata by six wickets to confirm their Super Six berth in 16th Vicco-SJAN Inter-Press Cricket Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) at Vasant Nagar ground on Sunday.
Vicco Laboratories are the main sponsor of the tournament while Motion Tutorials are the co-sponsor. Lokshahi Varta won the toss and elected to bat first. However their decision backfired as they were bundled out for a paltry 61 in ten overs. Deshonnati bowlers conceded as many as 25 extras. Only opening batsman Sandeep Ganar (18) managed to cross the double figures. For Deshonnati,  Chetan Kamanwar continued his good show and claimed three wickets for 12 runs. Dhananjay Mehar and Rajesh Mishra got two each.
In reply, after some initial hiccups, Deshonnati chased the target sparing six wickets. Kamanwar top scored with 28. Mukesh Rahate remained unbeaten on 20. Chetan Kamanwar was declared man-of-the-match.
(Report: LT)

Sakal, Punyanagari enter Super Six

By recording convincing victories over their opponents,  Sakal and Punyanagari entered the Super Six stage in 16th Vicco-SJAN Inter-Press Cricket Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) on Saturday. 
Vicco Laboratories are the main sponsor of the tournament while Motion Tutorials are the co-sponsor. At Vasant Nagar ground Sakal drubbed Loksatta by 134 runs. Batting first Sakal posted a huge total of 220 for seven in 20 overs. Pankaj Borkar played a brilliant knock of 65 in 31 balls hitting three sixes and ten boundaries. Opener Kishor Jamkar missed the half century by just three runs. His 28-ball 47 include nine boundaries. Sunil Thawkar (30), Om Dhakulkar (23) also batted well. 
For Loksatta, Sharad Parteti (3 for 36) and Pramod Pardhi (2 for 28) were the main wicket takers. In reply, Loksatta were bowled out for 86 in 14 overs. Only Harshwardhan Datir (30) showed some resistance. For Sakal, Devendra Deshpande claimed four wickets for 18 runs. Rajesh Vyavhare (3 for 3) and Sachin Belvalkar (2 for 19) also bowled well. Pankaj Borkar was named man of the match.
At Ambedkar College ground, Punyanagari recorded 41 run victory over Dainik Bhaskar. Batting first Punyanagari scored 170 for 8 in 20 overs. Ravi Duf top scored with 41. Left-handed Pankaj Pande contributed 39. 
For Dainik Bhaskar Bandu Dhore (4 for 41) was the main wicket taker. In reply Dainik Bhaskar could able to score 139 for five. Ronel Michael's half century knock (58) went in vain. Sujan Masid contributed 29. Pankaj Pande was declared man-of-the-match. 
Sunday's fixture: Deshonnati vs Lokshahi Varta at Vasant Nagar at 9.30 a.m

Day 4