BPCL and Indian Oil fail to turn up for their matches, give walkovers

Mumbai: In a shocking development, defending champions Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Indian Oil gave walkovers to their opponents after failing to turn up on the ground due to the non-availability of players on the opening day of the first round of the 92nd Times Shield tournament ‘A’ Division matches on Tuesday.
Brief scores: ‘A’ GROUP: Air India Sports Club 170-3 in 66 Overs (Ayush Zimare 84*, Gaurish Jadhav 43) vs Income-Tax Sports & Rec ‘A’DY Patil 'B' 227 in 67.2 Overs (Ashay Sardesai 63, Jayesh Pokhare 45*, Kevin D’Almeida 39; Abul Kalam 4-50) Vs Tata Sports Club 69-1 in 13 Overs (Aakarshit Gomel 41*).‘B’ GROUP: Central Railway SA 195 in 62.4 overs (Gandhar Bhatavdekar 69*; Pushkraj Chavan 5-49, Ankush Jaiswal 3-51) vs Mumbai Customs 59-1 in 23 overs.‘C’ GROUP: Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd 402-8 in 76 overs (Yash Nahar 98, Jay Bista 90, Ameya Soman 67, Shashwat Jagtap 36, Suraj Shinde 35; Shakti Malviya 5-60) Vs Indian Navy Sports Control Cell.Indian Oil Sports Club Vs DY Patil ‘A’Result: Walkover given to The DY Patil 'A' as Indian Oil Sports Club did not turn up for the match due to non-availability of players.Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd Vs Bank of Baroda Sports Team.Result: Walkover given to Bank of Baroda as BPCL not turned up for the match.