Parth Pathak guides ONGC to a win in MCA Corporate Trophy ’22 

On March 17, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) took on Western Railway Traffic S.C at Cross Maidan during the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) Corporate Trophy tournament.  Western Railway Traffic S.C won the toss and elected to bat first.

Riding on opening batter Kush Kariya’s delectable 120 off 103 balls, Western Railway Traffic S.C posted a competitive score of 8-231 in 40 overs. For ONGC, the right arm off spinner Sachin Khartade was the pick of the bowlers as he wreaked havoc with the ball scalping 4-46 in his eight overs.

In reply, ONGC made a mockery of the chase as they completed the formalities in just 25.4 overs to win the match comprehensively by eight wickets. The opening batter in the form of Parth Pathak led the run chase from the front as he plundered an undefeated 93 off just 75 balls to power his team to an easy win. Pathak smashed 10 boundaries and a six during his entertaining knock. He stitched a 85-run partnership with his opening partner Addit Degaoukar (43 runs off 34 balls) in just 11.4 overs to lay a solid foundation for the run chase. Addit hammered five boundaries and a six to take the attack to the opposition. Saurabh Raut was the other batter to contribute with a useful 64 not out off just 31 balls in ONGC’s cause. For Western Railway Traffic S.C, Hitesh Patel and Bharat Solanki were the wicket-takers as they struck with one wicket each.

ONGC beat Western Railway Traffic S.C by eight wickets during the MCA Corporate Trophy.