- Cognizant, UBS Pune's winning streak continues
- Onkar Gaikwad's incisive bowling;
- An all-round performance by Praveen Singh
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In the first match of the league round, KPIT won the toss and batted first, scoring 141 runs in 20 overs. Shubham Zapdekar (37 runs, 36 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes), Somesh Mardane (29 runs) and Mangesh Patil (27 runs) made useful contributions. For Cognizant, Omkar Gaikwad was very disciplined and incisive, picking up 4 wickets for 24 runs, while Anand Konda took 2 wickets for 29 runs.
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Aggressive innings by Vamsi
Chasing the target of 142 for victory, Cognizant won the match by 4 wickets, scoring 143 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Vamsi K. He scored 40 runs (26 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes) while Manas Gokvi scored 32 runs (22 balls, 5 fours). Shubham Sonawane (2-16) and Alok Nagaraj (2-23) took 2 wickets each for KPIT. Penetrating bowler Omkar Gaikwad was Man of the Match.
The all-round brilliance of Praveen Singh
In the second match, the SS&C Advent team, who batted first, could manage only 132 runs for 7 balls in 20 overs. Tariq Ansari (38 runs, 25 balls, 1 four, 4 sixes) and Manish Supal (33 runs, 26 balls, 6 fours) fought for them. For UBS Pune, Rajesh Verma took 3 wickets for 22 runs, while Praveen Singh and Ankit Jain took 1 wicket each. The UBS Pune team easily achieved the target of 133 runs in 17.2 overs at the cost of just 2 wickets. Praveen Singh played a restrained knock of 37 not out (31 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes), while Ankit Jain ably supported him with 33 runs (33 balls, 1 four, 2 sixes). All-rounder Praveen Singh was felicitated with the Man of the Match award.
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Brief scoreboard
Match 1
KPIT: 141 for 9 in 20 overs (Shubham Zapdekar 37, Somesh Mardane 29, Mangesh Patil 27, Sudhir Kale 15, Alok Nagaraj 13; Omkar Gaikwad 4-24, Anand Konda 2-29)
Cognizant: 143 for 6 in 19.3 overs (Vamsi K. 40, Manas Gokvi 32, Ajay Zawre 18, Priyanshu Bang 17, Mridul Mhatre 14; Shubham Sonawane 2-16, Alok Nagaraj 2-23)
result : Cognizant won by 4 wickets.
man of the match : Omkar Gaikwad.