Powered by Vinay Kene’s solid unbeaten 86 runs knock, Century Rayon CC charged to a 79-run victory against Sachivalaya Gymkhana in a second round match of the Air India Invitation T20 tournament organized by Air India Western Region and played at the Air India ground, Kalina.
Century Rayon batted first and amassed a total of 187 for the loss of seven wickets from their 20 overs. Besides Kene’s fine efforts the other batsman who made a useful contribution was Roshan Jadhav who scored 34 runs.
Later, Sachivalaya Gymkhana was restricted to 108 for eight wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Jagdish Waghela (40 runs) and Dinesh Divekar (25 runs) tried to put up a fight. Century bowlers Ganesh Dhone (2/11) and Roshan Jadhav (2/9) claimed the wickets.
Brief scores: Century Rayon CC 187 for 7 wickets in 20 overs (Vinay Kene 86*, Roshan Jadhav 34; Manish Dhanu 2/48) beat Sachivalaya Gymkhana 108 for 8 wickets in 20 overs (Jagdish Waghela 40, Dinesh Divekar 25; Ganesh Dhone 2/11, Roshan Jadhav 2/ 9).
Result: Century Rayon won by 79 runs.
Man of the match: Vinay Kene (Century Rayon).
Century Rayon Cricket Club V/S Sachivalay Gymkhana
Brief scores: Century Rayon CC 187 for 7 wickets in 20 overs (Vinay Kene 86*, Roshan Jadhav 34; Manish Dhanu 2/48) beat Sachivalay Gymkhana 108 for 8 wickets in 20 overs (Jagdish Waghela 40, Dinesh Divekar 25; Ganesh Dhone 2/11, Roshan Jadhav 2/ 9). Result: Century Rayon won by 79 runs.
Man of the match: Vinay Kene (Century Rayon).
Met Sports Club 94 all out in 17.4 overs (Vinish Philips 29; Rahul Chandorkar 2/12, Vaibhav Patil 2/19) lost to DMCC Sports Club 96 for 5 wickets in 16.2 overs (Vaibhav Patil 46*; Noel Fernandes 2/24). Result: DMCC Sports Club won by 5 wickets.
Man of the match: Vaibhav Patil (DMCC Sports Club).