Maharaja Trophy: Rohan Patil, Padikkal Power Gulbarga Mystics To 9-wicket Win Over Hubli Tigers

Maharaja Trophy: Rohan Patil, Padikkal power Gulbarga Mystics to win by 9 wickets over Hubli Tigers

Mysore 12 August : Rohan Patil continued to be in excellent form with the bat and was assisted by Devdutt Pdikkal as they both scored half-centuries, assisting the Gulbarga Mystics to notch a crushing 9-wicket victory over the Hubli Tigers in a Maharaja Trophy Twenty20 cricket tournament match here on Friday.
In the first innings to bat first, Hubli Tigers were asked to bat first.

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Hubli Tigers got off to an excellent beginning, scoring at a a good rate in the opening innings as openers Luvnith Sisodia (30) and Taha (15) made excellent utilization of the powerplay.But the stand of 32 runs was just a little less than four overs after which Taha was out.

As the Tigers reached 50, Sisodia was walking back to the hut, and was soon followed shortly by BU Shiva Kumar (8) and Swapnil Yelave (5).

At 59/4 in 10 overs, Hubli were in a position of trouble and required rescuing.Tushar Singh and Naveen MG came up to the plate with strong contributions of 42 deliveries from 32 deliveries and 24 deliveries from 16, respectively.The duo put together an impressive 44-run stand, setting the foundation for a strong end in the last overs.

Abhimanyu Mithun (5) Abhimanyu Mithun (5) gave Tushar company for a short time before the skipper was dismissed, and the middle order batter was taken off in the very last over.They missed an deserved fifty.

The Tigers scored the score of 145/8 in their 20 overs.

In response to the aforementioned, the Mystics with an impressive Rohan Patil on the opening with Devdutt Padikkal and got off to an exciting start.

Patil was slow in comparison to his century of the previous day, however when Padikkal was in the running, the runs began to flow and were followed by some elegant shots by Padikkal.Rajasthan Royals man.

The openers were not going at a fast enough and by the close of the powerplay the score was 37/0.Padikkal began to play several more shots after this and he scored his half-century in 41 balls in the 11th over.

The Mystics were in control by this point and were on the verge of another win.

Padikkal left after a strong 62, while Patil was joined by Jeswath Acharya, with both players mixing the need for caution with aggressiveness on their journey to the final line.

The Tigers seemed to be lost as the batters continued their steady work, getting the fence one time and over.Patil began to assault in the 17th over, bringing home not just his fifty but as well making the Orange Cap his, as he continued his century with another impressive knock.

Patil completed the innings in the 17th over with an impressive six and was unbeaten for 60 balls from 40 and hit five fours and two sixes in his innings.Jeswath Acharya on the other end wasn’t out until 17 as the Mystics won another win of 9 wickets.

The Mystics in fact took the win with the same margin as the Mysuru Warriors on Thursday.

Friday will be a day of action with Hubli Tigers taking on Shivamogga Strikers while the Bengaluru Blasters play Mysuru Warriors.

Short Scores: Hubli Tigers 145/8 in 20 overs (Tushar Singh 42, Luvnith Sisodia 30; Ritesh Bhatkal 2-13, Manoj Bhandage 2/19) lost to Gulbarga Mystics 146/1 in 16.4 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 62, Rohan Patil 61 not out, Jeswath Acharya 17 not out, Abhimanyu Mithun 1/26) by nine wickets


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