Pande fashions Punyanagari victory

Bhaskar win by ten wickets

In- form left-handed batsman Pankaj Pande smashed unbeaten 95 as Punyanagari defeated Sakal by 18 runs in OCW-SJAN Inter-Press Invitational T-20 Cricket Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) on Thursday.
At Ambedkar College ground batting first Punyanagari piled up 180 for 4. Pankaj Pande send Sakal bowlers on leather hunt and scored unbeaten 95 hitting 14 boundaries.  Ravi Daf too batted well and knocked off 63.
In reply, Sakal missed the target by 18 runs. Rajesh Vyavhare (59) and Om Dhakulkar (25) tried their best but in vain. For Punyanagari, Daf claimed three wickets.
At Vasant Nagar Dainik Bhaskar drubbed Loksatta-IE by ten wickets. Loksatta made 95 for 7. Dainik Bhaskar convincingly achieved the target in 8.4 overs without any damage. Rahul Thakur (59*) and Gaurav Shahu (23*) completed the formalities.
Earlier players were introduced to  zonal head of Allahabad Bank Murali Krishna ,
Today's matches: Lokmat vs Deshonnati at Ambedkar College 10.15 a.m. Lokshahi Varta vs Tarun Bharat at Vasant Nagar at 9.30 a.m.

Brief Score

At Ambedkar College ground
Punyanagari: 180 for 4 in 20 overs (Pankaj Pande 95*, Ravi Daf 63, Sahcin Belwalkar 2 for 32).
Sakal: 162 for 9 in 20 overs (Rajesh Vyavhare 59, Om Dhakulkar 25, Swapnil Nagpure 19, Ravi Daf 3 for 23, Pankaj Pande 2 for 28).
Result: Punyanagari won by 18 runs.
At Vasant Nagar ground
Loksatta-IE: 95 for 7 in 20 overs (Harsheardhan Datir 32, Rajeshwar Thakre 25, Abhinav Fating 3 for 17, Bandu Dhore 2 for 18).
Bhaskar: 96 for no loss in 8.4 overs (Rahul Thakur 59*, Gaurav Shahu 23*).
Result: Bhaskar won by ten wickets.

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Tarun Bharat take Punyanagari by surprise

Kakde's 'sixer' smashes Deshonnati

Tarun Bharat stunned last year's semi-finalist Punyanagari by one wicket whereas The Hitavada thrashed Deshonnati by huge margin of 124 runs in OCW-SJAN 18th Inter-Press Invitational Twenty-20 Cricket Tournament organised by Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) on Wednesday. 

At Vasant Nagar ground, in a low scoring tie batting first Punyanagari were bundled out for a paltry 96 in 14.2 overs. Thanks to Lakhan Jaiswal who ripped through the batting lineup and claimed five wicket haul.  Only Pankaj Pande (32) and Vaibhav Sonawane (20) showed some resistance. 

In reply, Tarun Bharat achieved the target in 18.3 overs sparing just one wicket. Jaiswal excelled with bat also and scored 33. Ankush Hiwrale remained unbeten on 13 to ensure the victory. 

In a one-sided game at Ambedkar College, batting first The Hitavada piled up 174.  Rahul Dixit missed the half century by six runs. Valuable contribution also came from Vinay Pandey (30), Nikhil Dixit (28) and Suesheem Koley (21). In reply Deval Kakde claimed six wickets as Deshonnati were all out for just 50 runs. 

Today's matches: Punyanagari vs Sakal at Ambedkar College 10.15 a.m.; Dainik Bhaskar vs Lostatta-IE at Vasant Nagar at 9.30 am.

 

Brief Scores

At Vasant Nagar ground

Punyanagari: 96 all out in 14.2 overs (Pankaj Pande 32, Vaibhav Sonawane 20, Lakhan Jaiswal 4 for 19, Umesh Sardar and  Roshan Tamboli two wickets each). 

Tarun Bharat: 97 for 9 in 18.3 overs (Lakhan Jaiswal 33, Ankush Hiwrale 13* Dinesh Borkar 11, Ravi Daf, Vaibhav Sonwane and Sanjay Thakre two wickets each).

Result: Tarun Bharat won by two wickets

At Ambedkar College ground

 The Hitavada: 174 for 7 in 20 ovres (Rahul Dixit 44, Vinay Pandey 30, Nikhil Dixit 28, Suesheem Koley 21, Sandeep Dhamde and Vivek Bithale two wickets each). 

Deshonnati: 50 all out in 11 overs (Sandeep Dhamde 14, Deval Kakde 6 for 23, Anupam Timothy 2 for 0). 

Result: The Hitavada won by 124 runs. 

Pics ... S Sudarshan