Lucknow: In the UP T-20 League Season-4, defending champion Kashi Rudras continued its excellent performance and registered its third consecutive win. In the match played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Kashi Rudras defeated Kanpur Superstars by 7 runs in a thrilling match.
The hero of Kashi Rudras' victory in the match was Yuvraj Singh, who batted brilliantly in difficult conditions and scored an inning of 91 runs. For his performance he was chosen Player of the Match.
Kashi Rudras scored 167 runs
After winning the toss, Kanpur Superstars captain Sameer Rizvi decided to bowl first. Kashi Rudras, who came to bat, had a bad start and the team lost three important wickets during the powerplay itself. After this, Saheb Yuvraj Singh took charge and batted aggressively with patience and scored 91 runs in 56 balls. His innings included 7 fours and 5 sixes.
He formed an important partnership with Shubham Chaubey and took charge of the team. In the last overs, Anav Balayan batted fast and added unbeaten 29 runs in 12 balls, taking the team's score to 167 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.
Kanpur Superstars all out for 160 runs
While chasing the target, Kanpur Superstars team made a fast start, but due to continuous fall of wickets in the middle order, the team came under pressure. Prayanshu Pandey, Adarsh Singh and Abhishek Pandey tried to control the team, but Kashi Rudras bowlers made a comeback and made the match exciting.
At the last moment, Satyam Sangu raised hopes of victory by scoring 40 runs in 22 balls, but Kashi Rudras bowlers kept the pressure on. Kanpur needed 14 runs in the last over, but Kashi Rudras won the match on the basis of excellent fielding and bowling. The entire team of Kanpur Superstars was all out for 160 runs in 19.4 overs.
Dignitaries were present at the honor ceremony
The match was started by retired High Court Justice Ranganath Pandey by ringing the bell. He said that the UP T-20 League is giving an excellent platform to young players to showcase their talent.
UP T-20 League Governing Council Chairman Dr. Sanjay Kapoor said that the increasing excitement in the league reflects the competitive ability of the players. During this, UPCA Media Committee Chairman Mohammad Faheem, Governing Council member Sanjeev Kumar Singh and many dignitaries were present.
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