Baroda restricted Punjab to 135/8 after posting 160/3 on the board.
Asked to bat first, Baroda posted 160/3 in 20 overs on the back of captain Kedar Devdhar’s 49-ball 64 and Karthik Kakade’s unbeaten 53 off 41 balls.
For Punjab, Mayank Markande (1-29) was economical with the ball and also claimed a wicket. Harpreet Brar may not have taken a wicket but he conceded only 24 runs in his four-over quota.
In reply, Punjab could only manage 135/8 in 20 overs. Except for skipper Mandeep Singh (42* off 40 balls), none of the Punjab batsmen managed to touch the 40-run mark.
Lukman Meriwala was the stand-out bowler for Baroda, picking up 3 wickets by conceding 28 runs in his four overs. Ninad Rathva also got two important scalps while Babashafi Pathan (1-25) and Karthik Kakade (1-5) and Atit Sheth (1-36) also chipped in with wicket apiece.
Baroda will now face Tamil Nadu in the summit clash on Sunday (January 31).
Brief Scores:
Baroda 160/3 in 20 overs (Kedar Devdhar 64; Mayank Markande 1-29) defeated Punjab 135/8 in 20 overs (Mandeep Singh 42*; Lukman Meriwala 3-28) by 25 runs