THEY are undefeated in the competition till date and Yash Kadam-led Pagariya Strikers will look to doing an encore when they take on Jitesh Sharma-led Neco Master Blasters in the final of the Vidarbha Pro T20 League on Sunday night. Both the teams have registered close semifinals wins on Friday and will try to lay their hands on the coveted title Sunday mid-night with an improved performance. Pagariya Strikers are on a roll this maiden VPTL season and have won all their matches (total six).

 

They topped the table with five out of five wins and then beat Orange Tigers with four balls to spare in the semi-finals through. The batting department is led by Dhruv Shorey and Mohd Faiz. Though Shorey has a quite outing in previous game, he would love to score big in the match that matter. Mohd Faiz is in fine form with a few half centuries under his belt. He along with Aditya Ahuja and captain Kadam will take control of the middle order. All-rounder

 

Ashit Singh showed tremendous talent with both bat and ball and will be the man Master Blasters would love to see his back. The bowling department is handled by top wickettaker Lalit Yadav and Dipesh Parwani, the two seamers who have troubled the batters in whole tournament. Spinner Kaustubh Salve will also be an important bowler for Pagariya Strikers. As for Neco Master Blasters, they have a solid batting line-up with wicketkeeper-batter Vedant Dighade and Adhyan Daga at the top. Run machine Aryan Meshram, who missed another half century in the semis by a single run, will aim to carry his form.

 

The middle-order is manned by skipper Jitesh and back-in-form R Sanjay who has been a linchpin of the side this opening season. Their bowling, too, looks sharp with Praful Hinge and Sanmesh Deshmukh spearheading the pace department along with Arya Durugkar and Ananmay Jayaswal. R Sanjay has been turning out to be an all-rounder with his gentle spin bowling. He has taken wickets in the middle to break the partnerships. It would be an interesting battle and the team holding nerves would emerge victors and take the trophy home. In the women’s final, Nagpur Titans will take on Orange Tigresses slated to begin at 2:45 pm. On Saturday evening, the dress