In the eliminator of the Maharaja’s Trophy T20 tournament, Mysore Warriors on Tuesday ended the valor of Hubballi Tigers by five wickets.
Chasing a tight target of 165 runs to make it to Qualifier 2, the Warriors were fully focused and kept the asking rate under control for an easy win at the end. But it was too late, when he lost three wickets in the 19th over and scored nine runs in the last 12 balls to win.
Opener Nihal Ullal and skipper Karun Nair put on 52 runs for the opening wicket as the Warriors posted 54 runs in a six-over power-play as the Tigers registered a 56-0 win in the same period.
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It was a good platform to step onto the accelerator later in the innings. And he did the same in the 15th over as Shreyas Gopal and Ullal blasted MG Naveen (2, NB6, 6, 1, 1, 1, 6) in 24 overs to hit an easily doable target off 34 of the last 30 balls. reduced. ,
Gopal, who had claimed 3-33 for the most wickets in the first 11 matches with 16 scalps, batted with his customary flair and freedom, falling anything short or wide, while Ullal (77*, 58 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes), who completed his maiden half-century, was more calculative and aggressive.
Two more balls left in the power play after a loose shot from Nair (23, 14 balls, 4 fours) and Pawan Deshpande (24, 20 balls, 2 fours) in the 12th over, both were at 94 for two. Returns. Just when he looked ready for another big innings and remained at the top of the batsmen’s list.
His 24, however, took him to 396 runs in 11 matches, but not enough to stay in the top spot, while Tigers captain Lavneeth Sisodia, who had gone on top with 33 runs earlier in the day, finished with the same number. Topped out with a 401. of matches.
With nine needed from the final two overs, the Warriors nearly collapsed for the loss of three wickets in the first four balls of the 19th over, including Gopal, who was caught in the deep by Anand Doddamani, who was on a hat-trick and eventually flattered. ended. Figures 4-27.
But Naga Bharat hit a six off the fifth ball and reduced the gap to three in the end over; And deservedly Ullal scored the winning run with a boundary off the first ball of the final over.
Earlier, the Tigers, playing their third match in three days, included a thrilling do-or-die clash to beat Mangaluru United and booked their fourth and final playoff spot on Monday night, after being put into bat. Looked ready for a big total.
Captain Sisodia (33, 24 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) and Mohammad Saha (27, 18 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes) had left on Monday night as the Tigers came back after adding 56 runs. in power-play compared to 80 in the same period less than 24 hours ago.
But once opener and No. 3 BU Shiv Kumar (6, 4 balls, 1 four) fell till the ninth over, the Tigers had lost a lot of momentum.
However, Swapnil Yelve (30, 25 balls, 4 fours) and MG Naveen (32, 24 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes) put on 53 runs for the sixth wicket and Abhimanyu Mithun made 19 (1 six) in 15 balls. contributed to. , it took the total to just 164 which eventually proved to be at least 25 runs short.
Brief scores: Hubli Tigers 164-7 (Luvnith Sisodia 33, Mohammad Taha 27, Swapnil Yelway 30, MG Naveen 32, Abhimanyu Mithun 19; Shreyas Gopal 3-33, Shubhang Hegde 2-20) 165-5 in 19.1 over Mysore Warriors Lost. Overs (Nihal Ullal 77, Karun Nair 23, Pawan Deshpande 24, Shreyas Gopal 32; Anand Doddamani 4-27).
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