Good batting performance by Bhaskar Nar from Videocon Liberty results in 5 wickets win over Mahindra Finance
Venue: M.B Union | Match Scorecard | Tournament Details
A superb all round bowling performance guided by Abhay and some sensible batting from Bhaskar enabled VideoCon General Insurance get past Mahindra Finance to emerge as champions of Dreamz Challenger Trophy Plate B Division.
Mahindra Finance won the toss and decided to bat first. They were off to a decent star with openers Hrishikesh and Brahma Kumar scoring 24 runs in 4.4 overs. But once their partnership was broken, Mahindra Finance were on the back foot as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Their batsmen were also not able to score freely and consumed more balls than runs scored.
This is precisely the reason why Mahindra ended for a score less than 100 even after playing their full quota of overs and losing just 6 wickets in total. Five of the top six batsmen went into double figures but none could carry on and increase the run rate. They eventually ended for 92 runs.
All Videocon bowlers bowled brilliantly and went for less than run a ball. Abhay managed 3 wickets while Mandar, Rahul and Amol picked up a wicket each.
In reply, Videcon made a bit of mess of their chase as they lost their top three batsmen with 43 runs on the board in the 9th over. A couple of wickets more and it could have been anyone’s game. But the pair of Bhaskar and Amol stitched a partnership together and ensured no chance for Mahindra. On the score of 75, Amol and Mandar were run out within space of three balls. But Bhaskar and Chetan played sensibly and took their team over the line. Bhaskar remained unbeaten on 35 from 49 balls.
Mahindra bowlers bowled well but the score was too less to have been practically defended. A bit of luck and who knows they would have done the unthinkable. Apart from three run outs, Sandeep and Deepak picked up a wicket each.
Following awards were given at the presentation ceremony:
Best Batsman – Brahmakumar Dubey (Mahindra Finance Team)
Best Bowler – Rakesh Kaul (Liberty Videocon Team)
Man of the Match – Bhaskar Nar (Liberty Videocon Team)
Man of the Series – Amol Pawar (Liberty Videocon Team)
Brief Scores:
Mahindra Finance: 92/6 in 20 overs (Deepak 19, Nilesh 16, Abhay 3/23)
Videocon: 95/5 in 18.2 overs (Bhaskar 35*, Amol 21, Deepak 1/12)
Match Report by
Sumanyu Jain
Regional Manager & Editor @CricketGraph