Pariskshit valsangkar

DY Patil T20 Cup: Veteran India players Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik starred with the bat as their team DY Patil Blue beat RBI by nine wickets in the 18th edition of the DY Patil T20 Cup at the DY Patil Stadium here on Friday.

After opting to bat, RBI were bowled out for a paltry 112 in 19.4 overs, despite an opening stand worth 45 between Sumit Ghadigaonkar and Pranay Sharma. The chief wicket-takers for DY Blue were Pariskshit Valsangkar (4-15) and Karsh Kothari (3-12).

In their response the Blue rode to their victory thanks to an unbroken second wicket stand between Dhawan (45 not out off 29 balls, 7x4, 1x6) and Karthik (36 not out off 21b, 6x4), as the target was chased down in just 10.5 overs.