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Corporate Cup: Tata SC beat AIPSSPB

Rohan Gavaskar returned to the official fold in style with a classy 93 to guide Tata SC to an emphatic 71-run victory over All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board (AIPSSPB) in the rain-truncated first Group C match of the Sahara BCCI Corporate Cup here on Tuesday.

Gavaskar, playing his first official tournament after snapping ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League, displayed some fluent stroke making and in skipper Ajit Agarkar’s company took the Tata SC to a formidable 241 for eight after the matched was reduced to a 36 overs-a-side affair due to rain.

In reply, the AIPSSPB batsmen struggled from the beginning and could manage only 170 for nine wickets in their stipulated 36 overs. AIPSSPB needed a good start but Tata skipper Agarkar unleashed fire in his opening spell and drew first blood in his second over, rocking Nilesh Patwardhan’s stumps.

Earlier, Gavaskar first blossomed in Nishit Shetty’s company and then opened up at the fag end of the innings with Agarkar to guide the Tata innings after the initial hiccup. After losing openers Sahil Kukreja (6) and Ishank Jaggi cheaply, One-down Nishit Shetty and vetern Gavaskar forged a 70-run fourth wicket stand before Shetty was run out for run-a-ball 33. The Bengal left-hander, however, kept going strong and hit Malhotra for two boundaries in the 20th over to bring up his half century off 65 deliveries and shared a brief stand with Tushar Gharat (11) and Wilkin Mota (16) in the middle before Agarkar joined him. Agarkar hit a quickfire 43 off 34 balls with the help of two boundaries and as many sixes.

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