DY Patil T20 Cup: Sooryavanshi, Tendulkar lead DY Patil Blue to thrilling win over Indian Navy
Navi Mumbai, Feb 26
Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and seam-bowling all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar produced blistering knocks to steer DY Patil Blue to a successful chase against Indian Navy on day four of the 20th DY Patil T20 Cup in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
Sooryavanshi, who starred in India's Under-19 World Cup triumph earlier this month and took home Player of the Match in the final and Player of the Tournament awards, smashed 63 off just 19 balls, including hitting seven fours and five sixes at an astonishing strike rate of 331.58.
Tendulkar also held the innings together with an unbeaten 55 off 29 deliveries, striking seven boundaries and two sixes. India batter Sarfaraz Khan chipped in with 27 to keep the chase on track.
The Indian Navy had set a stiff target after posting an imposing 219/4 in their 20 overs, with their top order firing in unison, as Kuwar Pathak top-scored with a 53-ball 87. But thanks to Sooryavanshi and Tendulkar, DY Patil Blue responded with aggression, overhauling the total with five wickets in hand and five balls to spare.
Meanwhile, Route Mobile chased down CAG's total of 172/9 with five wickets to spare at the DY Patil Stadium, thanks to Virat Singh hitting 85 while Vipraj Nigam slammed 38 not out. At the University Ground, Canara Bank overhauled the target of 216/5 set by Nirlon with one over and four wickets to spare, as Atharva Taide top-scored with 60.
Brief scores:
At DY Patil Ground, Talegaon - Group C: Indian Navy 219/4 in 20 overs (Kuwar Pathak 87, Nitin Tanwar 57 not out) lost to DY Patil Blue 225/5 in 19.1 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 63, Arjun Tendulkar 55 not out; Vishal Gaur 3-41) by five wickets
At DY Patil Stadium - Group B: CAG 172/9 in 20 overs (Prerak Mankad 43, Aman Mokhade 34; Mohit Awasthi 2-36) lost to Route Mobile 177/5 in 17.2 overs (Virat Singh 85, Vipraj Nigam 38 not out; Ajay Singh Kookna 2-38) by five wickets
At DY Patil University - Group C: Nirlon 216/5 in 20 overs (Ishan Mulchandani 52, Aarya Desai 51, Bhupen Lalwani 40) lost to Canara Bank 221/6 in 19 overs (Atharva Taide 60, MG Naveen 49, KV Siddharth 37 not out; Saurabh Singh 3-34) by four wickets
Friday's fixture:
At DY Patil Stadium - 11 am: Group D: BPCL v Income Tax; 4 pm: Group A: Tata Sports v CGST
At DY Patil University - 11 am: Group C: Nirlon v Indian Navy; 4 pm: Group B: Jain Irrigation v Route Mobile
— IANS
Reader Comments
Good to see Arjun Tendulkar holding his own and playing a mature innings. He's developing his own identity, which is important. The pressure of the surname must be huge.
The DY Patil Cup is such a great platform. High scores, close finishes, and a chance for domestic players to shine. This is where the real talent hunt happens, not just the IPL.
The Navy team put up a great fight too! 219 is a huge total. Shows the depth of cricket in India when even services teams can challenge like this.
A small criticism: The article focuses only on the big names. What about Kuwar Pathak's 87 for the Navy? Or the other matches? All the performers deserve a mention. Otherwise, great coverage!
Strike rate of 331! 🤯 Sooryavanshi is on another planet. Hope he gets a good IPL team and proper guidance. We don't want another talent to get lost in the system.
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