Apoorva wankhede

DY Patil T20 Cup: Veteran India players Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik made a return to competitive cricket, but it went in vain as DY Patil Blue lost by just one run to Tata Sports Club in the 18th edition of the ongoing DY Patil T20 Cup 2024 at the DY Patil Ground in Talegaon on Wednesday.

In the Group B match, Tata Sports Club batted first and posted 185/9 in their 20 overs. Chinmay Sugar (51 off 29 balls, 8x4) added 54 runs for the fifth wicket with Apoorva Wankhede (83 not out off 42 balls, 7x4, 5x6).

For DY Patil Blue the best bowlers were skipper Vipul Krishnan (4-42) and Ajay Singh (2-32). The chase for Blue started off well as their openers Abhijit Tomar and Dhawan (39 off 28 balls, 5x4, 2x6) added 64 runs in 7.1 overs.