Dehradun, 20 September 2024: The extremely anticipated Friday afternoon showdown delivered an exhilarating contest right here on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Cricket Stadium, with the USN Indians narrowly defeating the Dehradun Warriors by simply 5 runs to safe a direct spot within the Remaining of the Uttarakhand Premier League 2024.
In pursuit of a difficult goal of 214, with qualification for the knockout stage at stake, the Dehradun Warriors obtained off to a shaky begin as they misplaced their opener, Vaibhav Bhatt, for a duck. Nonetheless, Sanskar Rawat shaped a gradual partnership together with his captain, Aditya Tare, who got here in at No.3.
Whereas Sanskar Rawat anchored from one finish, wickets continued to fall on the different, leaving the Dehradun Warriors at 66/3 by the top of the Powerplay. Regardless of the setbacks, Sanskar Rawat displayed unwavering dedication as he raced to his half-century in simply 21 balls.
With Sanskar Rawat main the flight, Sagar Rawat supplied stable resistance, forming a reliable partnership. USN Indians’ Prashant Chauhan broke their momentum by dismissing each the batsmen in his consecutive overs.
He ended their 58-run partnership by first dismissing Sagar Rawat, who scored 24 off 16 balls, and later taking the prized wicket of Sanskar Rawat, who smashed 80 from 41.
The decrease order put up a powerful combat to increase the sport, however the USN Indians’ disciplined bowling within the last two overs secured an exhilarating win, proscribing Dehradun to 208/8.
Batting first, the USN Indians delivered a commanding efficiency proper from the beginning, with openers Yuvraj Chaudhary and Aarav Mahajan establishing a powerful basis.
The duo capitalized on the Powerplay overs, with their group’s rating reaching 74/0. Yuvraj Chaudhary sprinted to his half-century within the ninth over, engaging in the feat in simply 29 balls.
The opening partnership rapidly reached the century mark by the tenth over, however that very same over additionally ended their collaboration. On the final ball of the over, Satyam Baliyan trapped Aarav Mahajan in entrance, dismissing him for 45 and ending the 110-run stand. The opener’s 29-ball innings featured one 4 and 5 sixes.
His accomplice, Yuvraj Chaudhary, additionally fell shortly after, getting out within the 14th over after an explosive 78 runs off simply 47 balls, which included six fours and 5 sixes.
Aryan Sharma (17 from 12) and Abhinav Sharma (21 from 18) contributed with helpful runs whereas skipper Akhil Rawat’s power-packed 12-ball 36 shot up the group’s complete to 213/7.
Earlier within the day, Mussoorie Thunders beat Pithoragarh Hurricanes by 8 wickets to register their place within the last of the Girls’s Uttarakhand Premier League 2024. The Thunders will face Nainital SG Pipers within the last on Saturday night.
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