Navi Mumbai, February 25 – The left-handed batting duo of Mahipal Lomror and Anuj Rawat led Income Tax to a six-wicket victory over Bank of Baroda in the 20th DY Patil T20 Cup match held at the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul on Wednesday.
Chasing the 164/5 posted by Bank of Baroda, all-rounder Lomror and wicketkeeper-batter Rawat shared a 119-run partnership for the second wicket, setting up the victory for Income Tax in the tournament, which is seen as more of a preparatory tournament for the upcoming IPL season.
Lomror finished unbeaten on 78 off 39 balls, hitting five fours and five sixes, while Rawat scored 59 off 34 deliveries, with six boundaries and three sixes. Income Tax completed the chase with 29 balls to spare.
For Bank of Baroda, Jay Jain was the standout performer with an unbeaten 91 off 54 balls, hitting five fours and six sixes. All-rounder Parth Rekhade returned with figures of 2-25 for Income Tax.
Meanwhile, at the DY Patil University Ground, Jain Irrigation defeated DTDC by six wickets, chasing down 199 with three balls to spare. Skipper Jay Bista led from the front with 62 off 40 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes.
He added 61 runs for the third wicket with India A and Punjab Kings left-handed batter Nehal Wadhera, who scored 49 off 30 balls, with four boundaries and four sixes. Gautam Wagela was DTDC’s top scorer, making 198/3 with an unbeaten 76 off 42 balls, featuring nine boundaries and two sixes, but the effort proved futile.
Brief Scores: At DY Patil Stadium – Group D: Bank of Baroda 164/5 in 20 overs (Jay Jain 91 not out, Rakshith S 22; Parth Rekhade 2-25) lost to Income Tax 165/4 in 15.1 overs (Mahipal Lomror 78 not out, Anuj Rawat 59; Vaibhav Mali 2-28) by six wickets
At DY Patil University – Group B: DTDC 198/3 in 20 overs (Gautam Wagela 76 not out, Vedant Murkar 37) lost to Jain Irrigation 202/4 in 19.3 overs (Jay Bista 62, Nehal Wadhera 49; Ankit Singh 2-38) by six wickets
Thursday’s matches: At DY Patil Stadium – 11 am: Group B: CAG v Route Mobile
At DY Patil University Ground – 11 am: Group C: Nirlon v Canara Bank
At DY Patil Ground, Talegaon – 11 am: Group C: DY Patil Blue v Indian Navy, 4 pm: Group A: DY Patil Red v Mumbai Customs
