Lakshya Academy beat Pradhikaran by 52 runs, Maval Warriors win big in Pimpri Chinchwad Karandak

Lakshya Cricket Academy and Maval Warriors recorded convincing wins in the Pimpri Chinchwad Karandak inter-club open group T20 cricket tournament, organised by the Pimpri Chinchwad City Cricket Association. Both teams have now reached the quarter-finals. The tournament is being played at the Four Star cricket ground in Hinjewadi.

In the first match, Lakshya Cricket Academy beat Pradhikaran Gymkhana by 52 runs. Kundan Kumar's all-round show was the key to the win. Batting first, Lakshya made 159 for nine in 20 overs. Kundan Kumar scored 39, Amey Jadhav 22 and Jayesh Rathod 18. For Pradhikaran Gymkhana, Arush Gupta took five wickets for 13 runs with his fast bowling.

Chasing 160 to win, Pradhikaran Gymkhana were bowled out for 107 in 19.5 overs. Aditya Bhosale made a fighting 46 in an attempt to keep them in the contest. But Lakshya's Pritam Suryavanshi took four wickets for 28 runs and broke the back of the Pradhikaran batting. Kundan Kumar also took two wickets. Kundan Kumar was named Man of the Match for his all-round performance.

In the second match, Maval Warriors beat PCMC Cricket Academy by a full 133 runs, powered by Jashan Singh's aggressive batting. With this win, Maval Warriors also secured a place in the quarter-finals.

Batting first, Maval Warriors piled up a mountainous 257 for eight in 20 overs. Jashan Singh played a blazing innings of 82 off just 44 balls, with seven fours and six sixes. Nilesh Dighe gave the score big momentum with an unbeaten 58 off just 19 balls, with six fours and four sixes. Vikram Bhegade contributed 42 and Ganesh Dhamankar 28.

Chasing the huge target, PCMC Cricket Academy's innings ended at 124 for seven in 20 overs. Arjun Salunke scored 36 and Samarth Jagtap 26. Chaitanya Kondbhar and Yuvraj Gole took two wickets each for Maval Warriors. Jashan Singh was named Man of the Match for his 82.

Brief scores of the first match: Lakshya Cricket Academy 159 for nine in 20 overs (Kundan Kumar 39, Amey Jadhav 22, Jayesh Rathod 18; Arush Gupta 5 for 13). Pradhikaran Gymkhana 107 all out in 19.5 overs (Aditya Bhosale 46, Ankur Mishra 14; Pritam Suryavanshi 4 for 28, Kundan Kumar 2 for 4). Man of the Match: Kundan Kumar.