Amar Padhye’s 117 off 60 blows Aditya Birla Capital away, in Inbox Woods Corporate T20 Championship 2019

Amar Padhye smashed an unbeaten 60-ball 117 to lead Axis Bank to a resounding 46-run victory against Aditya Birla Capital in a league match of Inbox Woods Corporate T20 Championship 2019, organized by Inbox Woods Event & Entertainment and played at the Venus Sports Academy, Mumbai on 28th April.

After the toss, Axis had made 227 for 4 in 20 overs. After losing the early wicket of Jatin, Capitals bowling strategy went wicketless for 78 runs in the next 7 overs, and even their most economical bowlers conceded almost 8 runs per over. Amar Padhye and Ravi, they produced a 78 run partnership for the second wicket. Whereas, again Amar and now with Omkar, they produced a 86 run partnership for the fourth wicket. In the death overs, Omkar scored a half-century just in 19 balls. From 38 for 1 in five overs, Axis Bank had made 227 for 4 in 20 overs.

Birla Capital were pegged back early in their chase of 228 with the dismissals of the openers inside the first half of the game. After the chase’s twelfth over, they had already lost three wickets, and the required run-rate was touching the sky. They were looking for a favorable partnership. Virendra’s 28-ball 45 would go down as a match-winning innings, but on this occasion, it only helped Capital avoid what could’ve been a massive defeat.

Amar Padhye of Axis Bank won the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ title. He smashed stormy century 117 off 60 balls, including ten fours and eight sixes.

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Axis Bank vs Aditya Birla Capital Match Full Scorecard ….
Best Batting Figures from Axis – Amar Padhye (117 off 60) and Omkar (50* off 19)
Best Batting Figures from Birla – Virendra (45)
Best Bowling Figures from Axis – Manoj 2-22 and Jagdeep 2-27
Best Bowling Figures from Birla – Vicky 1-31