Meerut Mavericks continued their dominance and remained on high of the factors desk with one other victory within the UP T20 2024 as they defeated the Kanpur Superstars by 22 runs by way of the DLS methodology. Having set a goal of 106 in 9 overs within the twentieth sport of the competitors on the BRSABV Ekana Stadium the Mavericks bowled Kanpur out for 83 to clinch their sixth victory. A stable exhibiting with the bat from Madhav Kaushik helped Meerut make 90 from their 9 overs regardless of a comparatively sluggish begin. Zeeshan Ansari adopted that up with a continuation of his dream run this season with a three-wicket haul within the two overs he bowled within the chase. Zeeshan’s spell, which got here after Ankur Malik’s 13-ball 33 had given the Kanpur aspect the beginning they wanted, proved to be the turning level of the sport.
Having come on to bowl with the rating at 43/1 in 4 overs, Ansari was smashed for a six and a 4 within the first three balls he bowled to Sameer Rizvi. The Kanpur skipper ought to have, nonetheless, gone on to complete off the sport from that time onward however an inside edge rolled again onto stumps off the fourth ball of that fifth over. Ansari had the opening he needed and he adopted it up with a pair extra wickets in his spell.
Over the subsequent three overs, Kanpur misplaced seven wickets, scoring solely 28 runs within the course of as they capitulated to 83 all out in 7.4 overs. Captain Rinku Singh pocketed three wickets in the one over he bowled as effectively to assist pull off a surprising comeback for his aspect.
Earlier, it was a story of two halves for Meerut Mavericks after they have been inserted into bat after Kanpur Superstars opted to discipline first. Within the first seven overs of their innings, the Mavericks have been steadily constructing a stable rating till the rain interrupted play.
Once they returned to face the ultimate two overs of the innings after a prolonged rain break, they batted with out inhibitions. Kaushik exhibited fireworks that took them to a rating they positively wanted heading into the break.
Rain got here down on the finish of the seventh over of the Meerut innings by which era the Mavericks had made solely 49/2 from seven overs. And even that was an enchancment on the type of begin they’d acquired after Swastik Chikara had been dismissed for a duck, shouldering arms to a Vineet Panwar within the very first over.
A slog over mid-wicket acquired Akshaye Dubey the primary six of the sport and whereas he departed the very subsequent over to an outstanding operating catch by Sameer Rizvi, Kaushik hit one other boundary to eke out 12 in that over.
Once they returned after the rain break, Kaushik, who was on 18 from 17 balls at the moment, smashed back-to-back sixes off Shubham Mishra to sign his intentions.
One other 4 adopted off Rituraj Sharma’s bat earlier than he was dismissed however Kaushik continued to blaze away, hitting Rishabh Rajput for 2 sixes and two fours within the last over of the innings to get to his half-century from solely 26 balls. In flip, he had propelled his aspect from 49/2 in seven overs to 90/3 in 9.
The goal was modified to 106 which proved to be far more than what they wanted to seize the victory.
Transient scores: Kanpur Superstars 83 all out in 7.4 overs (Ankur Malik 33, Sameer Rizvi 21; Rinku Singh 3-7, Zeeshan Ansari 3-26) misplaced to Meerut Mavericks 90/3 in 9 overs (Madhav Kaushik 52, Rituraj Sharma 18; Shubham Mishra 2-30) by 22 runs by way of the DLS methodology.
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