Deshpande steers AGRC to Twenty20 quarters

NAGPUR: Amit Deshpande slammed a brilliant half century to steer Accountant General Recreational Club (AGRC) to a thumping 57-run victory over Lipton Cricket Club in the Haier Twenty20 DRM Challenge Cup Cricket tournament at the Central Railway Ajni ground on Saturday.
Batting first, AGRC scored 138 for 4 and then bundled out Lipton CC for mere 81. Atul Waghmare and Abhijit Piprode bowled well.
In another match, VMV Club surprised Ruby Sporting Club by 13 runs.VMV Club piled up 157 for 9 in 20 overs thanks to Vicky Rewatkar’s splendid 81. Ruby Club tried hard but fell short of the target by 13 runs.
Brief Scores
VMV Club 157-9 in 20 overs (Vicky Rewatkar 81, Sagar Thuteja 22, Swapnil Bhisikar 15; Prajwal Bania, Suman Yadav, Parth Sagdeo took 2 wkts each) bt Ruby Club 144-9 in 20 overs (Harshal Bania 30, Mithilesh Guneriya 25, Prajwal Bania 17; Manish Mishra 2-27, Nihal Poreddiwar, Harshad Chilwani, Sagar Tuteja, Shyam Paunikar took one wkt each) by 13 runs.
AGRC 138-4 in 20 overs (Amit Deshpande 58, Samir Khare 25 no, Dharmendra Ahlawat 23, Akshay Kolhar 20; Vinit Meshram 2-20, Pawan Kumar, Naveen 1 wkt each) bt Lipton CC 81 in 19.4 overs (Kushal Pimpalkar 18, Pawankumar 14, Saurabh Ambadkar 13, Atul Waghmare 3-4 4, Abhijit Piprode 2-35, Samir Khare, Azhar Shekh, Ulhas Gandhe, Akshay Kolhar 1 wkt each) by 57 runs.
Sunday’s matches (Quarterfinals)
AGRC vs Advocate XI, MSSC vs VMV Club, Mujumdar CC vs Ambedkar College CA, DSA Central Rly vs DSA Academy.