Ashwani Group win Corporate Cup T20 title

Patna, November 30, 2012: Ashwani Group of Companies won the Corporate Cup T20 cricket trophy mauling State Bank of India (SBI) by seven wickets at Moinul Haq Stadium, here on Wednesday.

SBI made 136 for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Ashwani Group hit up the required runs in 19.2 overs for the loss of three wickets.

Babul Kumar of Ashwani Group, who made 53 runs, was declared man of the match. Rajiv Prasad of SBI was declared man of the series. Sunil Kumar of SBI and Babul Kumar of Ashwani Group were adjudged best bowler and best batsman respectively.

Bihar Art, Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Dr Sukhda Pandey gave away the prizes.

Bihar Players Association president Mirtunjay Tiwari, Throwball Association of Bihar secretary Niraj Kumar Pappu, Abhishek Ranjan and Ashwani Singh were present in the prize-distribution function.

Brief scores:         

SBI: 136 for four wickets in 20 overs (Keshav-32, Rajiv Prasad-32, Sunil Kumar-16, Tarun Kumar-19 not out, Md Rafi-1/12, Shashi Bhushan-1/24).

Ashwani Group: 140 for three wickets in 19.2 overs (Rakesh Sinha-42, Babul Kumar-53, Rajesh Rana-26 not out, Sunil Kumar-2/30, Keshav-1/19)

Photo caption:Jubilant players of  Ashwani Group of Companies pose for a group photograph with Bihar Art, Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Dr Sukhda Pandey at the prize-distribution function of the  Corporate Cup T20 cricket tournament in Patna on November 28, 2012.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

SBI face Ashwani Group in Corporate Cup T20 cricket final

Members of the SBI Patna team

Patna, November 27, 2012: State Bank of India (SBI) will take on Ashwani Group of Companies in the final of Real Life Corporate Cup T20 cricket tournament. In the semifinals, Ashwani Group of Companies steamrollered Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (PESU) by ten wickets while SBI chalked out 33-run victory over Frontline in the second semifinal.

Brief scores: PESU: 103 for seven wickets in 20 overs (Nikhilesh Ranjan-49, Rajesh Sinha-12, Sanjay Sinha-12, Chandan-12, Babul Kumar-2/12)

Ashwani Group: 104 for no loss in 13.5 overs (Rakesh Sinha-25 not out, Babul Kumar-76 not out)

Man of the match: Babul Kumar of Ashwani Group of Companies

SBI: 157 for seven wickets in 20 overs (Ram Kumar-27, Rajiv Prasad-56,Tarun-22, Binod-2/33, Rakesh Singh-3/15)

Frontline: 124 for eight wickets in 20 overs (Kundan-20, Rajiv-23, Shekhar-13, Rajiv Prasad-3/23, Sunil Kumar-2/19, J Bhattacharya-1/15, A Moitra-1/20)

Man of the match: Rajiv Prasad of SBI

SBI, PESU enter Corporate Cup T20 cricket semifinal

Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (top) and SBI cricket teams 

Patna, November 26, 2012: State Bank of India (SBI) entered the semifinal of Real Life Corporate Cup T20 cricket tournament beating Accord Engineers by five wickets at Moinul Haq Stadium, here on Monday.

Tarun Kumar of SBI was named man of the match for his unbeaten 55 runs with three fours and as many sixes.

Earlier, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (PESU) posted thumping eight-wicket victory over Bharti Infratel. Kishore of PESU, who took four wickets for 7 runs, was declared man of the match.

Brief scores:

Bharti Infratel: 87 all out in 19.1 overs (Rahul Verma-31, Arun Mishra-21, Kishore-4/7, Nikhilesh Ranjan-2/26, Rajesh Sinha-2/15)

PESU: 88 for two wickets in 10.4 overs (Nikhilesh Ranjan-37, Sanjay Sinha-25 not out, Rakesh Ranjan-1/17)

Accord Engineers: 137 for eight wickets in 20 overs (Prince-22 not out, Dipu-14, Sanjay Sinha-23, Rajiv Prasad-2/21, Dipendra-2/25)

SBI: 138 for five wickets in 19.4 overs (Tarun Kumar-55 not out, Kanwaljit Khanna-13, Rajiv Prasad-11, Dipendra-12, Rajesh Choudhary-2/25)

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui