Sujit Nayak’s magnificent 106 and Nikhil Patil’s crucial 90 went astray as Dilip Vengsarkar XI conceded the first innings lead and eventually had to be content with the runners-up spot against Baroda Cricket Association in the Madhav Mantri U-22 cricket tournament that concluded at the MCA’s BKC facility on Monday.
Chasing a target of 386, the hosts succumbed to some disciplined bowling from Sagar Manglorkar (4-42) and Bhargav Bhatt (3-66). Earlier put into bat, Baroda’s Swapnil Singh struck a solid 130 to guide his team to a strong total of 385 in 120.1 overs in the three day tie.
Brief score: BCA XI 385 (S Singh 130, K Deodhar 68, H Solanki 47, Y Sakpal 45, A Reddy 33*, V Dhulap 5-68) beat Dilip Vengsarkar XI 369 (S Nayak 106, N Patil (Sr) 90, P Jaiswal 72, R Sufiyan 33, S Manglorkar 4-42, B Bhatt 3-66)
