Ricky blitz wins it for Punjab
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 at 22:18 | Updated Apr 16, 2007 at 23:40
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Mumbai: Opening batsman Ravneet Ricky slammed a quick-fire 76 off 50 balls to steer Punjab to seven-wicket win over Karnataka in Group-A league match of the Inter-state Twenty-20 cricket tournament at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday.
After putting South Zone runners-up Karnataka into bat first, the North Zone champions Punjab bowlers managed to restrict the opposition to 143 for seven off their 20 overs.
Karnataka’s opening batsman Devraj Patil played a responsible knock of 31 from 28 balls with two fours and a six while Love Abhilash (two for 23) was the most successful bowler for Punjab.
Even though Karnataka middle order batsmen C Raghu (32 off 29 balls with four fours) and B Akhil (33 off 28 balls with five fours) chipped in with useful scores they could not consolidate their position despite three of their top batsmen getting to their thirties, Karnataka could not consolidate in the end, which clearly showed their inexperience in this form of cricket.
However, it was the efforts of Ravneet Ricky, who slammed eight boundaries and two sixes, that gave Punjab the start they were looking for even though Yuvraj Singh (25) and Mongia (35) also contributed to the kitty.
Set to get just over seven runs per over, the Punjab batsmen got to their target off 19.5 overs quite effortlessly as Ricky had laid a sound foundation for batsmen like Yuvraj and Mongia to build in the middle overs.
Brief Scores: Karnataka 142 for seven off 20 overs (Devraj Patil 31, C Raghu 32, B Akhil 33, Love Abhilash two for 23) lost to Punjab 146 for three off 19.5 overs (Ravneet Ricky 76, Yuvraj 25, Dinesh Mongia 35).
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