DY Patil T20 Cup: Saurabh Tiwary helps Reliance 1 defend title

Reliance1, riding on skipper Saurabh Tiwary's tremendous unbeaten 112, successfully defended the title at the 14th DY Patil T20 Cup here today. In the final, Reliance 1 defeated BPCL by 25 runs.
Tiwary's blitzkrieg ensured that Reliance 1 posted a mammoth 185-6 in their 20 overs. His 112 came off 63 balls with five boundaries and eight sixes.
He shepherded the innings despite regular fall of wickets. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant fell early, but Tiwary took charge.
He aligned himself very well with Akshdeep Nath (23) and Nikhil Naik (19).
For BPCL ,Rishi Arothe ( 2-34 ) was the pick of the bowlers.

In their response, the BPCL chase never really got going. Despite handy knocks by senior pro Abhishek Nayar (43) and India player Shreyas Iyer (35), the chase failed against some accurate bowling.

India U19 World Cup star Anukul Roy, with a spell of 3-29, andhis U19 teammate Kamlesh Nagarkoti (4-28) helped Reliance 1 defend the title.
BPCL ended at 160-9 thanks largely to Shivam Dubey's late charge of unbeaten 40.
Earlier in the semi-finals, BPCL prevailed over CAG in a high-scoring contest.
AndReliance 1 beat DY Patil Sports 'B' in the other semi-final at the DY Patil Stadium.
BRIEF SCORES Final At DY Patil Stadium:Reliance 1 185-6 in 20 overs (Saurabh Tiwary 112 n.o., Akshdeep Nath 23; Rishi Arothe 2-34) btBPCL 160-9 in 20 overs (Abhishek Nayar 43, Shivam Dubey 40 n.o., Shreyas Iyer 35; Kamlesh Nagarkoti 4-28, Anukul Roy 3-29)-by 25 runs

Semi-Finals At University Ground:BPCL 211-6 in 20 overs (Abhishek Nayar 67, Rahul Tripathi 56, Mandeep Singh 47; Sayan Ghosh 2-52) bt CAG 194-3 in 20 overs (Ankit Kaushik 74 n.o., Ankit Lamba 53, Prashant Chopra 23, Ankit Sharma 23)-by 17 runs
At DY Patil Stadium:DY Patil Sports 'B' 136-6 in 20 overs (Hardik Tamore 70 n.o.; Mohsin Khan 4-14) lost to Reliance 1 140-5 in 15.3 overs (Nikhil Naik 36 n.o., Akshdeep Nath 31, Rohan Marwaha 23, Rishabh Pant 23; Raunaq Sharma 2-34)-by five wickets
AWARD WINNERS Maximum Sixes: Saurabh Tiwary (19 sixes) Best Fielder: Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Reliance 1) Best bowler: Sayan Ghosh (12 wickets, CAG) Best batsman: Saurabh Tiwary (Reliance 1, 295 runs) Man of the Final: Saurabh Tiwary (Reliance 1) Man of the Tournament: Saurabh Tiwary (Reliance 1.