DY Patil “A” in the finals of A Div Times Shield as Ruturaj Gaikwad and Vaidik Murkar smash fifties

Indian Oil after opting to bat first at the DY Patil stadium mustered a total of 222/10 in 46.1 overs. Apart from opener Paresh Patel’s solid 42 (92b), the rest of the batsman found it difficult to get going. All-rounder Swapnil Singh with 4/41 in 11 overs was the pick of the bowlers while the rest of the bowlers also did a decent job of restricting Indian Oil to a low total.

Chasing 223, DY Patil A were off to a superb start with openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (63 off 27) Anand Singh (43 off 28) putting on 103 runs in just 8.3 overs. Vaidik Murkar coming at no.3 further capitalized on the good start left behind by the openers scoring a classy 57 in 40 balls. Speaking exclusively to Cricketgraph when asked why they were chasing as if it was a T20 game, Vaidik replied “We wanted to finish the game on Day 1 itself” which speaks a lot about the overall confidence the side possesses.

Yogesh Takawale (42* off 27) and Swapnil Singh (14* off 3) finished off the chase in style as DY Patil A won the match by 6wkts and quailify for the finals vs Jain Irrigation.