Rugved Chaudhary’s 81 steers Kotak to a victory in the Quarter Finals of the Milan T20 Tournament

It was the all important Quarter-finals between Kotak & HPE at Kamat Cricket Ground (Shivaji Park) Dadar, Mumbai.  Kotak who have a strong batting line up decided to make the most of the conditions and elected to field first & restrict them to a low score.

Their decision to bowl first did pay dividends as HPE managed to reach only 117/9 in 20 overs. The bowlers did a good job in containing the batsman & also kept on taking wickets at regular intervals. Left arm spinner Sagar Khatri was the pick of the bowlers taking 4/13 in his 4 overs followed by Vikram Shah who also bowled well with bowling figures of 3/17 in 4 overs. Both the bowlers were taking wickets in tandem & effectively played the role of ‘destroyers in chief’ for HPE team. Ravi was the only shining hope for HPE where he scored a 44 ball 40 and helped his team reach at least 117.

Chasing 118, Kotak won the match in the most fashionable way as they finished the chase in just 13.2 overs with a loss of just 1 wicket. Right handed opening batsman Rugved Chaudhary wrecked havoc over the opposition as he remained unbeaten in his 47 ball blazing knock of 81*. Rugved played at a strike rate of 180+ & smashed 14 glorious boundaries in it. It was for sure a perfect captain’s knock which handed over his team a win by 9 wkts.

It was a good quarter finals for Kotak where Sagar and Vikram bowled well while skipper Rugved finished the chase in style. Rugved Chaudhary was adjudged ‘man of the match’ too for his match winning knock. Considering the form Rugved and his whole team is in, they will certainly be a tough competition for the opposition in the semi-finals.