DYP 'A' to meet India Cements in T20 final

MUMBAI: Riding on a smashing 80-run knock of from one-down bat Swapnil Asnodkar and his 107-run partnership with opener Shrideep Mangela (40), Hosts DY Patil pipped Tata Sports Club by seven runs to storm into the final of the DY Patil T20 Cricket Tournament at the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul on Saturday.
In the title round, the hosts will take on India Cements, who outplayed Reliance One by 58 runs in the second semifinal.
DY Patil Group 'A' didn't enjoy the best of starts after their captain Iqbal Abdullah elected to bat first, with opener Framan Ahmed returning to the pavilion after scoring nine. However, Asnodkar was in a murderous mood, making every ball count, his knock comprising four sixes and eight hits to the fence. DY Patil scored 171 for five in 20 overs.
In reply, Tata SC were restricted to 164 for 7 in 20 overs, with only Nikhil Patil (38) and Wilkin Mota (34) putting up some fight. Dinesh Salunkhe and Sachin Chitnis grabbed two wickets apiece.
Brief scores: (Both the semis) DY Patil Group 'A', 171-5 in 20 overs (Swapnil Asnodkar 80, Shrideep Mangela 40) beat Tata Sports Club, 164-7 in 20 overs (Nikhil Patil 38, Wilkin Mota 34, Praful Waghela 29; Dinesh Salunkhe 2-14, Sachin Chitnis 2-15) by seven runs. India Cements, 180-6 in 20 overs (Hemang Badani 62 n.o., K. Arun Karthik 27, M. Shivakumar 24, Akash Patel 2-28) beat Reliance One, 122 in 16.4 overs (Yogesh Nagar 37, V Arun Kumar 4-23, V Yo Mahesh 2-15) by 58 runs.
Nikhil shines for AG
Nikhil Patil's unbeaten century (129) for Accountant General and his partnership of 188 with Jeff Pereira 54*. helped them defeat Allied Digital by eight wickets in the F Division of Times Shield cricket tournament on Saturday.
Brief Scores: Allied Digital Services 265-8 in 45 overs (K. More 54, S. Anmane 49, S. Kirawant 48, Sanil Patil 31; J. Pereira 3-57) lost to Accountant General 268-2 in 31 overs (Nikhil Patil 129*, Jeff Pereira 54*, Kunal Mhatre 46) by eight wickets.