Amish Dani’s all-round performance helps Camp Rangers clinch the Challenger Final against BD Smashers

The Challenger Final of Zooter International School Dad’s Tournament was played between Camp Rangers and BD Smashers on February 24 at DY Patil Cricket Ground, Pune. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Camp Rangers posted a challenging score of 183-4 in 20 overs, thanks to twin half centuries from Amish Dani and Anish Bhansali. The opening pair of Kaushal Parikh (31 off 17) and Amish Dani (55 off 47) provided a flamboyant start to Camp Rangers, which was matched well by Anish Bhansali (58 off 37). Bhansali looked in sublime form as he found gaps regularly, ran between the wickets, and dominated the BD Smashers bowling. Out of the four wickets, two were run outs, and the other two were claimed by Shamit Desai and Karan Rastogi respectively.

Chasing a mammoth 184 in a final is never easy. BD smashers did not get off to the best of starts as the team lost its first wicket in the very first over. Opening batsman Varun Godha top scored with 32 (26), with Niraj Parikh (23) being the only other batsman to score more than 20 runs. BD Smashers could only manage 163-7 in 20 overs, thus falling short of 20 runs. Camp Rangers were disciplined with the ball, not allowing BD Smashers to come back in the game. Sushil Sanghvi and Amish Dani were the pick of the bowlers as they scalped two wickets apiece. Having an outstanding day with both, bat and ball, Amish Dani was deservingly awarded as the Man of the Match.

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