Chore, Binkar steer Ruby to Guzder League triumph

NAGPUR: Aniruddha Chore cracked an unbeaten half-century to steer Ruby Club to triumph in the Guzder League at the VCA Civil Lines ground here recently.
In a one-sided final, Ruby Club trounced Indian Gymkhana by six wickets. Ruby skipper Azhar Sheikh won the toss and elected to field first. Indian Gymkhna were skittled out for 195 in 42.2 overs. Rajnish Gurbani top-scored with 63 hitting seven boundaries and a six.
Subham Yeotikar (37) and R Sanjay (34) were the other main scorers. For Ruby, Sanjog Binkar and Azhar Sheikh scalped three wickets each. Prajwal Bania claimed a couple, while Sachin Kataria and Ashish Chavan took one wicket each.
Ruby Club raced to the target in just 37 overs with six wickets, courtesy Chore, who knocked off 61 in 79 balls with the help of five fours and a six. Binkar (32), Iklakh (30) and Sachin Kataria (29) also batted well.
Left-arm spinner Himanshu Joshi claimed three wickets for 46 runs.
Brief Scores
Indian Gymkhana 195 in 42.2 overs (Rajneesh Gurbani 63, Shubham Yeotikar 37, R Sanjay 34, Viplav Junghare 22; Sanjog Binkar 3-25, Azhar Sheikh 3-33, Prajwal Bania 2-46) lost to Ruby Club 196-4 in 37 overs (Aniruddha Chore 61, Sanjog Binkar 32, Mohd Eklakh 30, Sachin Kataria 29, Amit Paunikar 18; Himanshu Joshi 3-46, Siddhesh Neral 1-38) by 6 wickets.