Pavan Deshpande-led Vultures CC emerge as champions of KSCA T20 League Tournament 2020
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Vultures Cricket Club emerged as champions of the KSCA T20 League Tournament 2020 with a convincing 6-wicket win over the Swastic Union Cricket Club.
The T20 championship win marks the end of a fantastic calendar year for Vultures CC, who also finished as winners of the YS Ramaswamy Memorial Tournament 2020 (50-over competition) a few weeks ago.
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Vultures CC skipper Pavan Deshpande won the toss and opted to put Swastic UCC into bat first, and the move paid rich dividends. Swastic UCC were reduced to 86/7 within the 15th over, and with big names such as Ravikumar Samarth (18), Krishnappa Gowtham (30) and KV Siddharth (3) back in the hut, getting to a competitive total was always going to be a tall ask.
A handy 23-run partnership between Anand Doddamani (14*) and KS Devaiah (10*) eventually helped their side to 113/8, setting Vultures CC a 114-run target on a good-looking Chinnaswamy Stadium strip.
Karun Nair, Dega Nischal get Vultures CC off to a good start
Set a meagre total of 114 to scale before they were to get their hands on the silverware, Vultures CC got off to an ideal start courtesy of the Karun Nair-Dega Nischal opening pair.
Nair, who got out for a 6-ball 1 in the semifinal, looked positive right from the onset and made his way to a 19-ball 23, before being dismissed in the 6th over. Swastic UCC did sniff a comeback of sorts at the half-way stage though, with Nischal (22) and skipper Pavan Deshpande (2) removed within the 11th over.
However, with the asking rate never posing any problems and a whole lot of batting to come for Vultures CC, a win for Deshpande's side was all but a forgone conclusion.
The tournament's highest run-scorer, KL Srijith (18) steadied the chase alongside Anirudha Joshi (21*), before all-rounder Praveen Dubey's (21-ball 30*) big hits towards the end helped Vultures CC get over the line comfortably.
Brief Scorecard
Vultures CC 119/4 from 18.2 overs (Praveen Dubey 30*, Karun Nair 23, Anand Doddamani 2/25) beat Swastic Union CC 113/8 from 20 overs (Krishnappa Gowtham 30, Jagadeesha Suchith 2/33, Darshan MB 2/33) by 6 wickets.