Lokmat down Sakal to retain Inter-Press cricket title

NAGPUR: Lokmat overwhelmed Sakal by seven wickets to retain the title of the 16th VICCO-SJAN Inter-Press Twenty20 Cricket tournament, organized by the Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur, at Ambedkar College ground on Saturday.
Opting to bat first, Sakal were restricted to a modest score of 103 for 6. Lokmat romped home with two overs and seven wickets to spare.In-form Sharad Mishra bagged yet another man-of-the-match award.
Pramod Walmandre of Motion, secretary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Smarak Samiti Sadanand Fulzele and director of Ashwamedh Infrastructure Rahul Fusey distributed the prizes.
Brief Scores
Sakal 103-6 in 20 overs (Kishor Jamkar 35, Pankaj Borkar 23, Rajesh Vyawhare 14; Nitin Patariya 2-17) lost to Lokmat 104-3 in 16 overs (Sharad Mishra 44, Amit Khodke 41, Avishkar Deshmukh 6 no; Sachin Belvalkar 1-16, Anil Kamble 1-28) by 7 wickets.
Individual prizes
Man-of-the final: Sharad Mishra (Lokmat), Man-of-the-series: Sharad Mishra (Lokmat), Best batsman: Pankaj Borkar (Sakal), Best bowler: Sharad Mishra (Lokmat), Best wicketkeeper: Amit Roshankhede (Lokmat), Best fielder: Pankaj Borkar (Sakal), Best catch: Anjaya Anparthy (The Times of India), Hat-trick: Ravi Daf (Punyanagari). Five-wicket haul: Sachin Khadke (Lokmat), Anil Kamble (Sakal), Umesh Tekade (TOI).