Asad Pathan

Playing for Nadiad Strikers, Asad Pathan shone with not only his bat but also ball to help his team beat Kutch Desert Warriors by seven wickets to march into the final of tournament.

Gujarat clinched the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Championship title after registering a thumping six-wicket victory over Punjab in the summit clash.

For the second day on the trot, hosts Gujarat came up with a clinical performance and handed Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai a 20-run defeat in the Syed Mushtaq Ali West Zone T20 match.

A stroke-filled 87 by Asad Pathan helped Gujarat thrash Maharashtra by 8 wickets in the inaugural match of the West Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.

They had seven changes in the side that played the Vijay Hazare final last year.

Bringing to the fore all his experience of playing Ranji season a few years ago, ASDA's skipper Nehal raval's all-round performance helped his team thumped Vadodara Division by 41 runs in the Western Railway Inter-Division Cricket.

Police in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Saturday stopped hundreds of journalists from symbolically moving towards the Line Of Control in the state. The journalists said they carried two truckloads of medicines and food for Kashmiris. One of the scribes said the purpose was to report on the situation in Kashmir but they were stopped about seven km from the LoC.

Western Railway maintained their hundred percent record in the league phase, defeating Indian Oil by 16 runs in their final Group 'D' league match to make the quarterfinals of the 9th Dr DY Patil T20 Cup at the DY Patil University ground, Nerul, on Tuesday.

The Ahmedabad Premier League has not set the city on fire but it is proving to be a good platform for the youngsters who could be looking for a stint at IPL.

Diminutive wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel was named capatin of Gujarat for the West Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament.

Western Railway beat Mumbai Port Trust to reach the semifinals of the RCF T20 cricket tournament. They will meet DTDC Express CC who defeated Nirlon SC by 7 wickets.

When Asad Pathan bats, bowlers run for covers. He bats with the philosophy and people watching him play, says that he is new 'Yusuf Pathan' on the horizon.

For the second day on the trot, hosts Gujarat came up with a clinical performance and handed Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai a 20-run defeat in the Syed Mushtaq Ali West Zone T20 match here on Monday.

Delhi's wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat, who recently captained India U-19 in four-day matches in Sri Lanka, is under the scanner for playing an unsanctioned T20 league in Mauritius last year along with a host of Pakistani cricketers.

Spearheaded by opener Asad Pathan who smashed 99 off 63 balls with four sixes and 11 fours, Chowgule scored a six-wicket victory over the defending champions with an over to spare.

DY Patil Group 'B' and ONGC scored contrasting wins to advance to the quarterfinals in the 8th All-India DY Patil T20 Tournament, at the DY Patil Stadium.

Captain Parthiv Patel hit a fluent 82 as Gujarat defeated Baroda by eight runs to record their third straight victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament at the Motera 'A' Ground.

With Central Nissan all set to play SOM Stallions in the Plate Division final, the Ahmedabad Premier League (APL) is reaching its business.

Brothers Krunal and Hardik Pandya excelled with the bat and ball respectively as Baroda crushed Punjab by 75 runs in a Vijay Hazare Trophy group A match on Tuesday.

The biggest game of the local cricket season gets underway from Tuesday as Western Railway Sports Association 'B' take on DY Patil Group 'B' at the MIG Club in the Times Shield final.