NAGPUR:
Tushar Shukla
slammed a brilliant half-century to guide Bank of India (BOI) to a thumping 40-run victory against
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the Inter-Bank Cricket (Division ‘A’) tournament, organized by the Bankers’ Sports Council, at the Central Railway Ajni ground here on Monday.
With this easy win, BOI emerged champions for the fourth year in succession to continue their domination in the banks tourney.
BOI captain Paresh Sutane won the toss and opted to bat. They put up a strong total of 163 for 4 in their stipulated 20 overs. Shukla did the bulk of the scoring by hammering 65. He sent ball across the ropes for more than a dozen times. He was involved in a fruitful partnership with skipper Sutane, who made 29. Shishir Lambe (23) and
Vikram Solanki (15) were the other notable contributors.
Left-arm spinner Manish Dosi was the most successful RBI bowler with 3 for 20. Niraj Gawande chipped in with a solitary wicket.
In reply, RBI struggled from the beginning and were restricted to 124 for 4 in 20 overs. Captain Niraj Gawande, (34), Manish Dosi (33) and Alhad Gunjal (24) tried hard but lacked support from the others.
Prajesh Prakash
claimed two wickets, while Sutane and Lambe took a wicket each.
Brief Scores
BOI 163-4 in 20 overs (Tushar Shukla 65, Paresh Sutane 29, Shishir Lambe 23, Vikram Solanki 15; Manish Dosi 3-20, Niraj Gawande 1-42) bt RBI 124-4 in 20 overs (Niraj Gawande 34, Manish Dosi 33, Alhad Gunjal 24; Prajesh Prakash 2-23, Paresh Sutane 1-18, Shishir Lambe 1-25) by 40 runs.
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