DY Patil Red defeated Income Tax by eight wickets in the final of the 19th DY Patil T20 Cup to emerge as the champion for the second successive year.
At the DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday night, Income Tax after opting to bat posted 175 for five in their 20 overs. Gaurav Jathar top-scored for Income Tax with 74 off 47 balls with 13 boundaries and a six. For DY Patil Red the best bowlers were Puneet Datey (2-38) and skipper Krunal Pandya (2-29).
In their response DY Patil Red chased down the target in 16 overs to finish on 181 for two. Angkrish Raghuvanshi (63 n.o.: 43b, 7x4, 1x6) and Priyam Garg (68: 35b, 7x4, 4x6) added 117 runs for the second wicket to help script this chase. In the end Aman Khan (42 n.o.: 15b, 1x4, 5x6) helped Raghuvanshi to seal the deal in 16 overs with eight wickets to spare.
Pandya was named the player of the tournament, while his teammate Garg was named player of the final.
BRIEF SCORES
At DY Patil Stadium, Nerul
FINAL: Income Tax 175-5 in 20 overs (Gaurav Jathar 74, Anuj Rawat 30; Puneet Datey 2-38, Krunal Pandya 2-29) lost to DY Patil Red 181-2 in 16 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 63 n.o., Priyam Garg 68)-by eight wickets
AWARDS
Maximum Sixes: Sanvir Singh (CAG), 20 sixes (Rs 50,000)
Best Fielder: Anuj Rawat (Income Tax) (Dismissals 7, Catches 7, Matches 6) (Rs 50,000)
Best Bowler: Shafeequddin (Route Mobile) (14 wickets, 5 innings) (Rs 50,000)
Best Batsman: Pramod Chandila (Income Tax) (303 runs, 5 innings) (Rs 50,000)
Player of the Final: Priyam Garg (DY Patil Red) (Rs 50,000)
Player of Tournament: Krunal Pandya (DY Patil Red) (Rs 1,00,000)
Runner-up: Income Tax (Rs 6,00,000)
Winner: DY Patil Red (Rs 10,00,000)
