Kaushik stars as Advocate XI beat VMV to enter DRM Challenge Cup final

NAGPUR: An unbeaten 75 by Gyani Kaushik propelled Advocate XI to a resounding nine-wicket victory over VMV Club in the semifinal of the Haier Twenty-20 DRM Challenge Cup Invitational Cricket tournament at the Central Railway Ajni ground on Wednesday.
Chasing a modest target of 137, Advocate XI romped home with utmost ease. Kaushik dominated the VMV bowling on his way to a wonderful 75 not out. Man-of-the-match Kaushik got good support from Shubham Dubey, who remained unbeaten on 28 as Advocate XI reached the target in 15.5 overs.
Earlier, VMV Club batsmen failed to make any impact and were restricted to 136 for 9.
The second semifinal will be played between Ambedkar College Cricket Academy and DSA Central Railway on Thursday.
Brief Scores:
VMV CC 136-9 in 20 overs (Sourabh Thubrikar 38, Kushal Kakad 30, Manish Mishra 16 no, Sagar Thutteja 16; Sudeep Jaiswal 2-16, Faiyyaz Alam 2-17, Ravi Thakur, Shahnaaz Khan, Mohd Karim 1 wkt each) bt Advocate XI 139-1 in 15.5 overs (Gyani Kaushik 75 no, Shubham Dubey 28 no, Pawan Chandel 25) by 9 wickets.