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Patil T20 Cup: Krunal Pandya led from the front as D.Y. Patil Red trounced Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) by 91 runs in the first semifinal of the 18th D.Y. Patil T20 Cup at the D.Y. Patil Stadium here on Saturday.

In the other semifinal played at the D.Y. Patil University ground, Income Tax thrashed Tata Sports Club by 41 runs to make the final of the tournament.

Asked to bat first, D.Y. Patil Red posted a massive 221 for seven in their 20 overs. Siddharth Patidar (78: 41b, 10x4, 3x6) and Nitish Rana added 56 runs for the second wicket. Then Patidar added 68 runs for the third wicket with skipper Krunal Pandya (44). Thereafter Pandya added 61 runs for the fourth wicket with Abdul Samad (40). In the end, Red finished on 221 for seven in their 20 overs. For CAG the best bowlers were Sayan Ghosh (3-30), Rajnish Gurbani (2-34) and Abid Mushtaq (2-30).