Nagpur, Feb 2 (IANS) Karnataka on Friday lifted the Nagesh Trophy after defeating Andhra Pradesh by 9 wickets within the ultimate of Males’s Nationwide T20 Cricket Match for the Blind 2023-24 right here on Friday, claiming a title on the nationwide degree after 20 years.
Andhra Pradesh set a formidable goal by posting 237/5 in 20 overs within the ultimate, showcasing a commendable efficiency. Nonetheless, Karnataka displayed exceptional resilience to succeed in 241/1, chasing down the goal with simply two balls to spare, concluding the event with an exciting end for visually impaired cricketers.
Following 71 days of competitors, that includes fiery batting and bowling performances, Karnataka claimed the coveted Nagesh Trophy. Sunil Ramesh was named because the Participant of the Match.
Andhra Pradesh, a formidable crew that dominated the event for a major period, emerged because the second-best crew.
Within the B1 class, Naresh Tumda (Gujarat), in B2 Dunna Venkateshwara Rao (Andhra Pradesh) and B3 Sunil Ramesh (Karnataka) received the Participant of the Sequence award. The profitable crew acquired a money prize of INR 1,04,000 whereas the runners-up received INR 80,000. The Participant of the Sequence received INR 10,000 every. The participant of the match acquired INR 3000. Cricket Affiliation for the Blind in India (CABI), Cricket Affiliation for the Blind in Vidarbha and Samarthanam Belief for the Disabled organised the knockout matches at Nagpur.
Put into bat first, Andhra received off to a superb begin with in-form batter T. Durga Rao and D. Venkateswara Rao beginning the innings from the place they left the opposite day. Nonetheless, Venkateswara’s stint was minimize quick within the seventh over.
Durga Rao and Ajay Kumar Reddy then carried the innings with the captain scoring the century. The facet reached 185/2 within the sixteenth over. Andhra continued their momentum and stored the scoreboard ticking. Within the seventeenth over, Andhra breached the 200-run mark and went on to placed on a complete of 237/5 within the allotted 20 overs within the Nagesh Trophy ultimate. T. Durga Rao, the captain of Andhra smashed 128 runs in 72 balls.
In response, Karnataka confronted an early setback shedding the primary wicket within the opening over. However, Sunil Ramesh and Gudadappa orchestrated a spectacular 186-run partnership earlier than Gudadappa retired. Sunil Ramesh’s explosive innings of 149 runs in 67 balls guided Karnataka to victory and was named the Participant of the Match.
Nagesh Trophy was launched within the reminiscence of Late SP Nagesh, Founder President, Cricket Affiliation for the Blind in India and Founder Trustee, Samarthanam Belief for the Disabled. The launch of the event introduced collectively your complete blind cricket neighborhood into one big platform, by making a milestone in blind cricket historical past.
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