Harshal kate

DY Patil University Ground Indian: Rising Indian Premier League (IPL) star Ayush Badoni excelled for DY Patil Blue as he led his side to a six-wicket win over Route Mobile Limited in the 18th DY Patil T20 Cup at the DY Patil Stadium here on Monday.

After being put into bat, Route made 172 for five in their 20 overs. The hero of the batting effort was Harshal Kate (94: 58b, 10x4,2x6).

The chase for Blue was fashioned by a 71-run opening stand between Abhijit Tomar (49) and Shikhar Dhawan. Then Badoni, who represents Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL), took charge of the chase as he held firm even as wickets fell around him. Badoni teamed up with skipper Shashank Singh to put on an unbroken 81 runs for the fifth wicket. Badoni remained unbeaten on 53 off 33 balls with three boundaries and two sixes.