Balmukund chaturvedi

National T20 Cricket Tournament: Odisha, Uttar Pradesh in Group C while Chandigarh, Gujarat in Group D registered wins on Tuesday here in the ongoing 6th edition of Nagesh Trophy - Men's National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2023-24.

The Kochi and Chandigarh leg started simultaneously on Monday with Odisha, Jharkhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar in Group C and Gujarat, Chandigarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana in Group D competing respectively.

In Tuesday's Group C opener, Uttar Pradesh dominated Jharkhand, securing an eight-wicket victory in Kochi. Jharkhand set a target of 118/8, but Uttar Pradesh's Chandan Kumar and Balmukund Chaturvedi's unbeaten 119-run partnership led them to victory in the 13th over. Chandan Kumar earned the Player of the Match title.