Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan’s valiant unbeaten knock of 99 went in vain as DY Patil Blue lost to CAG by six wickets in the first quarter-final of the DY Patil T20 Cup 2024 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday (March 7).
At the DY Patil Stadium, Blue after being asked to bat was well served by a 52 run opening stand between Abhijit Tomar and Dhawan. Right through the innings Dhawan carried the bat as wickets fell around. At one stage Blue had been reduced to 98 for four.
Dhawan ended unbeaten on 99 off just 51 balls with eight boundaries and six sixes. For CAG the best bowlers were Sanveer Singh (2-30) and Writwick Chatterjee (2-23). Blue finished on 182 for six in their 20 overs.
The chase for CAG was fashioned by opener Varun Lavande (73: 53b, 9×4, 2×6). Towards the end Sanveer Singh played an unbeaten cameo worth 45 off 27 balls with four boundaries and two sixes. CAG finished on 185 for four in 19.1 overs to win by six wickets.
At the University ground, Tata made 232 for five in their 20 overs. Sufiyan Shaikh (64: 36b, 7×4, 2×6) added 107 runs for the second wicket with Chinmay Sutar (61: 39b, 5×4, 3×6).
Only Rohan Raje (2-38) managed to hold his nerves in the face of extreme pressure. In their response Indian Oil kept losing wickets at regular intervals. For Tata the best bowler was Shorabh Phaliwal (3-15). Indian Oil was finally bowled out for 172 in 19.4 overs.
DY Patil T20 Cup 2024 Quarter-Final Brief Scorecard
Quarter-final 1: DY Patil Blue 182-6 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 99 n.o., Abhijit Tomar 31; Writwick Chatterjee 2-23, Sanveer Singh 2-30) lost to CAG 185-4 in 19.1 overs (Varun Lavande 73, Sanveer Singh 45 n.o.; Vipul Krishnan 2-37)-by six wickets
Quarter-final 2: Tata Sports Club 232-5 in 20 overs (Sufiyan Shaikh 64, Chinmay Sutra 61, Samarth Vyas 39; Rohan Raje 2-38) bt Indian Oil 172 in 19.4 overs (Akshay Raghuvanshi 30, Ankush Bains 22; Shorabh Phaliiwal 3-15)-by 60 runs