Navi Mumbai, February 26 – Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and seam-bowling all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar produced stunning performances to guide DY Patil Blue to a successful chase against the Indian Navy on the fourth day 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 won the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament awards in the final, 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. Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan contributed 27 to keep the chase on track.
The Indian Navy had set a challenging target after posting 219/4 in their 20 overs, with their top order performing well together, as Kuwar Pathak top-scored with an 87 off 53 balls. However, thanks to Sooryavanshi and Tendulkar, DY Patil Blue responded with aggression, overtaking 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 scoring 85, while Vipraj Nigam smashed 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 fixtures:
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