DAV beat Hamro Kitchen Panthers by 17 runs and RSK Lions defeated Grand Academy Riders by 29 runs in the Marwadi Premier League at the TU grounds  on Sunday.

Batting first, DAV were indebted to skipper Aashutosh Ghiraiya and Purnendu Ghosh to post 152-8 in 20 overs. Opener Shubham Agrawal gave Panthers a dream start with a blistering half century but his dismissal triggered a dramatic collapse that saw them score 135-10 in 20 overs.

For DAV Ghiraiya and man-of-the-match Ghosh rebuilt the innings from a precarious 27-4. Both the batsmen scored 46 with the former hitting six boundaries in his 35-ball innings, while the latter clobbered five fours and a six in his 26-ball knock. Shubham Agrawal took three and Harsh Podar claimed two wickets for Panthers.

After shining with the ball, Shubham was the lone batsman to take the fight on DAV. But his 70-run blitz went all in vain. He struck six boundaries and five sixes in his 37-ball knock. Prashant Yadav and Ghosh claimed three wickets each for DAV.

In another match, Lions posted a mammoth 188-6 and restricted Riders for 159-5. Man-of-the-match Akshya Kojari top scored for Lions with 65 runs, his 42-ball knock included eight fours and two sixes. Abhishek Basnet also contributed 38 and Rishab Shethia 35. Gaurav Sethia took three wickets for Riders.

Sethia and Sudhir Chaudhary both struck half centuries but could not  steer their team to victory. Chaudhary was the more aggressive of the two  batsmen scoring 57 off 38 balls with six fours and two sixes. Sethia  scored 42-ball 54 with three sixes and a four. Mukesh Jain, Akshya Kojari and Naveen Jai took one wicket each for Lions.