DY Patil T20 Cup: Reliance 1 hold their nerve to become 2023 champions

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Navi Mumbai, Febraury 26: Reliance 1 was crowned the 17th DY Patil T20 Cup 2023 champion as they beat DY Patil Group B by just one run off the final ball of the final at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday (February 25) night.

Batting first Reliance 1 were bowled out for 153 in 19.5 overs. Rohit Rayudu opened up with a 43 ball 35. He shared a 60-run stand for the third wicket with Hrithik Shokeen.

After Rayudu fell, Shokeen carried the innings forward as he top-scored with 53 off 34 balls with four boundaries and three sixes.

In the end Reliance 1 was bowled out in 19.5 overs to finish on 153. For DY Patil Group B the top wicket-takers were Baltej Singh (4-15), Vineet Sinha (3-40) and Chirag Jani (2-29).

In their response DY Patil Group B was well served by opener Hardik Tamore's 43 off 34 balls with four boundaries and a six. He shared a 50-run third wicket stand with Chinmay Sutar.

But after Tamore fell that all hopes rested on Dinesh Karthik. But Karthik fell soon after for 27 off just 17 balls with five boundaries. Towards the end DY Patil Group B captain Shashank Singh plotted the chase.

DY Patil Group B needed seven runs to win in the final over with two wickets in hand. With two runs needed off just three deliveries, DY Patil Group B lost the ninth wicket in the shape of Jayesh Pokhare.

DY Patil Group B needed two runs off the final ball, but lost the final wicket to be bowled out for 152. The final over was bowled by Akshay Madhwal.

DY Patil T20 Cup 2023 Final Brief Scores

Reliance 1: 153 in 19.5 overs (Hrithik Shokeen 53, Rohit Rayudu 43; Baltej Singh 4-15, Vineet Sinha 3-40, Chirag Jani 2-29) bt DY Patil Group B: 152 in 20 overs (Hardik Tamore 43, Dinesh Karthik 27, Chinmay Sutar 23; Akshay Madhwal 3-24, Kumar Kartikeya 2-27) by one run.

DY Patil T20 Stats

Most Runs: Hrithik Shokeen (Reliance 1) - 134 runs in 3 innings

Most Wickets: Vineet Sinha (DY Patil Group B) - 12 wickets in 3 matches

Highest Individual Score: Naushad Shaikh (DY Patil Group A) - 100 off 53 balls vs Indian Oil

Best Bowling Innings: Vineet Sinha (DY Patil Group B) - 5 for 12 in 3.1 overs vs Jain Irrigation

Most Hundreds: 1 - Naushad Shaikh (DY Patil Group A)

Most Fifties: 1 each - Hrithik Shokeen (Reliance 1), Yashaswi Jaiswal (Indian Oil), Chinmay Sutar (DY Patil Group B), Aditya Tare (Indian Oil), Anmolpreet Singh (CAG), Ankit Kaushik (CAG), Yash Dhull (DY Patil Group B), Akhil Herwadkar (BPCL), Luvnith Sisodia (Reliance 1), Samarth Vyas (Tata Sports Club)

Most Sixes: Luvnith Sisodia (Reliance 1) - 7 sixes

Most Fours: Hrithik Shokeen (Reliance 1) and Aman Hakim Khan (DY Patil Group A) - 14 fours each