Monday, March 9, 2026

TOI-MT make yet another final

 

TOI-MT make yet another final in SJAN Inter-Press T20 Cricket Tournament


Nagpur: Skipper Piyush Patil once again delivered an all-round performance as The Times of India-Maharashtra Times made light work of Sakal by 48 runs to qualify for the final of the 26th Inter-Press T20 Cricket Tournament organised by the Sports Journalist Association of Nagpur (SJAN) on Monday.

Batting first, TOI made 148 for 9 in their stipulated 20 overs, with Rupesh Bhaik (34), Subodh Ratnaparkhi (31), Piyush Patil (29), Amit Paunikar (15) and Sandeep Dabhekar (11) scoring in double digits.

In reply, TOI bowled a tight length to bundle out Sakal for 100 runs in 15.2 overs. While Patil scalped 3 wickets, giving away 15 runs, Atul Pande remained consistent with his match haul of 3 wickets for the 4th successive time.

Renowned chef Vishnu Manohar presented the man-of-the-match award to Piyush Patil.

On Tuesday, the second semifinal will be played between Lokmat and Navbharat.

Brief Scores: The Times of India 148-9 in 20 overs (Rupesh Bhaik 34, Subodh Ratnaparkhi 31, Piyush Patil 29, Amit Paunikar 15, Sandeep Dabhekar 11, Sachin Belwalkar 3-34, Nitin Baitule 2-32, Prajwal Harane 2-31) bt Sakal 100 all out in 15.2 overs (Avishkar Deshmukh 22, Harshal Kuthe 21, Amit Roshankhede 20, Sachin Belwalkar 12, Piyush Patil 3-15, Atul Pande 3-33, Sandeep Dabhekar 1-14, Prashant Nimbarte 1-16, Amit Paunikar 1-22) by 48 runs.

 















 

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