Dehradun: Karnataka thrashed Pondicherry by nine wickets while Delhi registered a 47-run win over Uttarakhand on Friday here at the Doon Baluni Cricket Academy in the ongoing 6th edition of IndusInd Bank Nagesh Trophy – Men’s National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2023-24.
In the first match on Friday, Karnataka bowlers wreaked havoc and restricted Pondicherry to 107/8 in the allotted 20 overs. Out of eight wickets, three came from the run outs. Gudadappa was pick of the bowlers, scalping three wickets.
Sai Magunta (49) and Lokesha (26) then helped Karnataka chased the target quite comfortably in the ninth over. Gudadappa was adjudged the Player of the Match for his skilful bowling.
The last match of the Group B, Delhi smashed 190/3 in the allotted 20 overs and then restricted Uttarakhand to 143/6, thereby registering a comfortable win. Player of the Match Irfan Diwan smashed a match winning 57 in just 24 balls.
Karnataka ended the Dehradun-leg with 8 points at the top. The side was the major force to reckon with as it didn’t lose a single match. Delhi (6 points) on the other, lost a match while winning three. Uttarakhand and Maharashtra registered four and two points respectively while Pondicherry had a tournament to forget as the side lost all its four matches.
Now the action moves to Kochi & Chandigarh, where 10 teams will compete with each other in Group C & D of the league stage matches. The matches of the Groups will be played from December 18, 2023.
The ongoing 6th edition of Nagesh Trophy began on November 23 with the four teams of Group E battling out at the University of Jammu. The tournament will run till February 02, 2024 and the League stage will be played till December 29, 2023.
Nagesh Trophy was launched in the memory of Late Shri SP Nagesh, Founder President, Cricket Association for the Blind in India and Founder Trustee, Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled. The launch of the tournament brought together the entire blind cricket community into one huge platform, by creating a milestone in the blind cricket history.
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