Pratik Patil’s blazing 50* leads Sony pictures to a victory in the Tata Motors Cricket Championship

It was the 10 over league encounter between TCS & Sony Pictures at Air India Ground, Mumbai. TCS won the toss and elected to bat first as it was a good batting track and it would help them post a big target.

However, things weren’t as hunky dory as they may have expected as TCS lost 3 early wickets within the first 10 runs and they were struggling at one point. But TCS eventually played well in the slog overs and posted a great total of 101/7 in 10 overs with the help of powerplay (where the tally of runs are doubled from what they are scored in the powerplay overs) . No.5 & 6 Pratik S and Pinkesh played crucial cameos of 31*(22) and 19(13) which took their team total to cross the 100 run mark. C Mungekar was the pick of the bowlers taking 2/14 in 2 overs followed by 2/21 by Prathamesh. Chasing 102, Sony Pictures finished the match in style as they had 2 overs to spare despite such a big target.

V Pandey scored a flashy 22 ball 38 but it was their other opener Pratik Patil who played a gem of a knock and stayed till the end finishing the game in style. Pratik Patil scored a brilliant 50* coming off just 24 balls. At a strike rate of above 200, he smashed 3 fours and 4 big sixes to enthrall the spectators. Pratik took the onus on his shoulders in the absence of their regular opener Vipin Chaurasia & did his job to perfection.

Sony team won the match by 9 wickets and 2 overs to spare & opener Pratik Patil was adjudged man of the match in Tata Motors Corporate Cricket Championship 2017 for his swashbuckling 50*. Looking at the way he and his whole team are playing, Sony will surely be a team to lookout for as and when the tournament advances.