A fine half-century by Rajasthan's Rashmi Ranjan Parida (64) went in vain as Panthers lost to Lions by just one run in a thrilling Jaipur Premier League (JPL) match at KL Saini stadium in Mansarovar.
Published: Jul 09, 2012, 02:26 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 09, 2012, 02:26 PM (IST)
Lions surged to 182 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs with some fine batting display by Pranay Sharma and Riaz Khan © AFP
Jaipur: July 9, 2012
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A fine half-century by Rajasthan’s Rashmi Ranjan Parida (64) went in vain as Panthers lost to Lions by just one run in a thrilling Jaipur Premier League (JPL) match at KL Saini stadium in Mansarovar.
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Batting first, Lions surged to 182 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs with some fine batting display by Pranay Sharma (44) and Riaz Khan (37) before Nikhil Doru scored a brisk 24-ball 38 towards the end to help his team post a challenging total.
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For Panthers, Aniket Choudhary, Rubal Tholia and Arvind Bhati shared couple of wickets apiece to restrict the rampaging Lions.
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Chasing a stiff target, Â (15) and Rohit Sharma (22) provided decent start to Panthers and with Parida holding the one end, things looked good until man-of-the-match Shrdhanand Yadav (4 for 39) struck vital blows to help Lions to a thrilling win.
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Meanwhile, the match between Mustangs and Rhinos was reduced to 12 overs a side due to rain.
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Put into bat, Mustangs scored 139 for six from 12 overs with useful contributions from Saurav Chouhan (44), Manjeet Singh (28) and Ashok Menaria (21).
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In reply, Rhinos managed 120 for two despite a 35-ball 70 by Naresh Gehlot.
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Naresh and Divya Pratap Singh (29) stitched a 65-run partnership for the second wicket, but that did not prove enough as Rhinos faltered at the last hurdle.
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Rhinos’ medium pacer Deepak Chahar, who is trying to get back to form after a forced lay-off, was impressive picking two for 29 while Divya claimed two for 30.
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For Mustangs, Madhur Khatri and Chandrapal Singh shared a wicket each. (PTI)
