Yogi Group’s Patil
does the star turn

DUBAI — Swapnil Patil smashed back-to-back half-centuries as Yogi Group had a field day, winning both of their scheduled matches with ease in the first Dubai Sports City Ramadan T-20 Cup played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday night, a press release said.

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Published: Sat 28 Aug 2010, 12:54 AM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:20 AM

Powered by a fluent unbeaten 73 by the former Mumbai Ranji Trophy player, Yogi Group first defeated Gyan Steel by nine wickets and then accounted for Interface Transworld by four wickets with Patil contributing a match-winning knock of 54.Yogi Group seized the early initiative by bowling out Gyan Steel for 107 in their first match and wasted no time in achieving the modest victory target in just 16.1 overs. Mohammed Ajmal, Mohammed Rameez and Ambey Parwatkar ran through the tentative Gyan Steel innings, picking up two wickets each. Mubashir Syed (28) was the top-scorer for Gyan Steel.

Yogi Group, in reply, built their innings around Patil who smashed his unbeaten 73 off just 55 balls which included eight fours and one six. He was well supported by Prabodhan Kanse who also remained not out on 33 with three fours.

There was hardly any change in the script when Yogi Group took on Interface Transworld in their second match. With Ajmal, Kamran Shehzad and Salman Faris taking two wickets each, Yogi Group restricted their opponents to 137 and then accomplished the target with one over to spare.

Interface Transworld had built their innings around Jagrit Anand (31 off 33 balls), Harsh Chaturvedi (25 off 14 balls) and Tushar Pant (22 off 13 balls), but their efforts, in the end, proved in vain.

Yogi Group, in reply, rallied effectively after losing their first two wickets for just five runs.

Patil held the innings together with a fine 54 off 47 balls which included five fours and one six to set up a fine victory.

Tushar Pant was the most successful Interface bowler, taking three wickets for 23 runs.

Brief scores: Yogi Group beat Gyan Steel by nine wickets: Gyan Steel 107 all out in 19.5 overs (Mubashir Syed 28, Kashif Khan 17, Haroon Rashid 14; Mohammed Ajmal 2-25, Mohammed Rameez 2-16, Ambey Parwatkar 2-30) Yogi Group 111 for one in 16.1 overs (Prabodhan Kanse 33 not out, Swapnil Patil 73 not out). Man of the match: Swapnil Patil of Yogi Group. Umpires: Mohammed Talib and Tanveer Mehdi.

Yogi Group beat Interface Transworld by four wickets: Interface Transworld 137 all out in 20 overs (Jagrit Anand 31, Harsh Chaturvedi 25, Tushar Pant 22; Mohammed Ajmal 2-24, Kamran Shehzad 2-29, Salman Faris 2-28) Yogi Group 141 for six in 19 overs (Swapnil Patil 54, Shaiman Butt 20, Salman Faris 17 not out; Tushar Pant 3-23, Jagrit Anand 2-30). Man of the match: Swapnil Patil of Yogi Group. Umpires: Mohammed Talib and Tanveer Mehdi.


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