Ayush Tiwari/Kanpur. On the third day of the UPT20 league, the first of two matches between Meerut Mavericks and Kanpur Super Stars took place at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. In which Kanpur Super Stars won the toss and decided to bowl first. Meerut Mavericks gave Kanpur Super Stars a target of 205 runs. For Meerut, opener Swastik Chikara scored the first century of the UP T-20 League.
Sameer Rizvi, who entered the field on behalf of Kanpur Super Stars, defeated Meerut Mavericks by 7 wickets by playing a brilliant innings of 122 runs off 59 balls. The Kanpur Super Stars team won by scoring 205 runs in 19 overs. Meanwhile, the second match is between Noida Super Kings and Gorakhpur Lions from 7:30 PM onwards.
Sameer Rizvi played a brilliant innings from Kanpur Super Stars
Ansh Yadav and Rahul Rajpal from Kanpur Superstars came out to bat first. In the very first over, Rahul Rajpal was caught out by Owais Ahmed off Kunal Yadav. While Ansh Yadav got a lifeline in the 13th over. Kunal Yadav hit Anshe Logon on the first ball but Divyansh missed the catch. Ansh’s personal score at that time was 41 runs. On the third ball of the over, Ansh shot in the air and Divyansh Joshi took the catch and showed him the way to the pavilion.
While Sameer Rizvi scored 122 runs in 59 balls. Sameer played an innings of 122 runs in 59 balls with the help of 6 fours and 11 sixes. Kanpur needed 1 run off the last ball of the over, after which Sandeep Tomar hit a six off Akshay Sen to win the match. There, Akshdeep Nath scored 25 not out and Sandeep scored 7 not out.
Swastik Chikara bats hard for Meerut Mavericks
Swastik Chitara and Shoaib batted strongly for Meerut Mavericks. In the sixth over, Shoaib Siddiqui scored 29 runs and was caught out on the fifth ball of Prashant. Shoaib hit four fours and a six. At this time the score of Meerut Mavericks was on 58 runs. At the same time, Meerut captain Madhav Kaushik shot into the gully off Akib Khan, but Rahul Rajpal, who was there, took the catch. Madhav Kaushik scored 12 runs.
A partnership of 79 runs was registered between Swastik and Rinku Singh for the third wicket. Ankit Rajput bowled Rinku Singh in the 19th over. At this time Rinku’s personal score was at 42 runs. At the same time, Swastik Chikara scored an unbeaten 100 off 57 balls with 13 fours and 3 sixes. Divyansh Joshi scored an unbeaten 17 runs. The Meerut team scored 204 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs.
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First published: September 01, 2023, 23:15 IST