Sagar Ghadigaonkar shines with bat and ball; helps Indusind Bank defeat Yes Bank by 116 runs

Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Indusind Bank posted a huge target of 200-6 in 20 overs on Sunday against Yes Bank during the Automotive Cricket League T20. Riding on a magnificent batting performance by no.3 bat Sagar Ghadigaonkar (82 off 47), Indusind Bank could put a challenging score on board. Ghadigaokar looked flawless with the bat as he peppered the boundary rope with 13 boundaries and a six, scoring at a brisk strike rate of 174.47. Giving him company were Gaurav Dhuri (43 off 28) and Milind Bholanekar (31 off 24). Both these batsmen kept pace with the momentum started by Sagar. For Yes Bank, it was Roshan Pujari who made a solid impression with the ball as he went on to pick 3-23 in his three overs.

With the bat, Yes Bank put up a very dismal show as Indusind restricted them to a meager 84-8 in 20 overs, thus falling short of 116 runs. First with the ball and then with the bat, Roshan Pujari was the only silver lining for Yes Bank as he top scored with 21 off 31. On the other side, it was Sagar Ghadigaonkar again who could not kept out of the game, as he surprised everyone with his phenomenal bowling. The right arm off spinner picked up 4-4 in his four overs and deservingly awarded as the Man of the Match. Opening the bowling for his team, Ghadigaonkar made sure that he bowled tight lines and lengths and did not allow the batsmen to get away with him. He yielded rich dividends, courtesy his consistency with the ball right through his four over spell.

The ecstatic Sagar Ghadigaonkar expressed, “It was a must win game for us and all of us were determined to give our best to have a final go for qualifying from the league stage. The wicket was good to bat on and I enjoyed facing the medium pacers as the ball was coming on the bat easily. I am happy that I could contribute with the ball as well. My favourite victim was Nilesh, which was my first wicket. At mid off Guddu Shah held on to a stunner and helped us to get the early break through”.

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