All-rounder Ajit Sonawane helps Abbott Healthcare beat HUS Films to win the Silver final of Chanawala Challenger T20 Trophy
It was a low scoring game played at Prabhu Jolly ground, Mumbai on 28th May between Abbott Healthcare and HUS Films Pvt Ltd during the Silver final of Chanawala Challenger T20 Tournament. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Abbott posted a humble 122-7 in 20 overs, with opening bat Ajit Sonawane top scoring with 35 runs off 25 balls, hitting six boundaries. Sonawane provided a steady start to him team and partnered well with Ishan (29 runs off 29 balls). Irfan, Majid and Hitesh picked up two wickets each.
Though 123 runs did not seem to be a daunting target, HUS made a mess of the run chase as they were restricted to 107-9, fallings short of just 15 runs. Irfan Ansari was the best batsman for HUS scoring a patient 29 off 36 balls. Sandesh Agre was the pick of the bowlers picking up 3-16 in his four overs. Ajit Sonawane who had played a pivotal role with the willow chipped in with 1-12 in his two overs.
Chandrashekhar Karmalkar, who has been a resourceful coach to Abbott Healthcare would be more than happy with his team’s solid performance under pressure in the final of Chanawala Challenger T20 Tournament.
Ajit Sonawane (35 runs off 25 balls and 1-12 in 2 overs) was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance.
