Pravin Dubey thumped seven sixes under pressure including one of the last ball to pull off a mammoth seven-wicket victory over the Mysore Warriors at the Shriram Capital Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, powered by Fancode. KV Siddharth (49* off 34) and Smaran R (38 off 24) made vital contributions to set up the platform for Dubey’s antics at the Shriram Capital Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, powered by Fancode.
Earlier in the day, Venkatesh M (93* off 53) and Yashovardhan Parantap (48 off 24) had taken the Mysore Warriors to a formidable total of 209/5 after a sluggish start.
Luvnith Sisodia (37 off 13) hit K Gowtham for four sixes in the first four balls of the innings to give the Mystics a thunderous start of 67/1 in the powerplay. The 52-run stand between Sisodia and Nikin Jose was broken by Gautam Mishra (impact player) in the fourth over. Jose had accumulated 21 runs when he retired hurt in the seventh over. Pavan Prajwal (7 off 12) perished next, trapped LBW by Shikar Shetty in the 8th over.
With a climbing asking rate, Smaran R and KV Siddharth took charge with a 66-run stand in 40 balls. Smaran was eventually caught at deep mid-wicket, removed by Karthik CA in the 15th over to leave the Mystics at 140/3.
Pravin Dubey (53 off 19) provided the late innings fireworks to overcome a target of 69 runs in the final five overs. He launched Gautam Mishra for two sixes in the 16th and three in the 18th over to blunt the equation to 22 runs off 12 balls. With three runs needed of the last ball, Dubey carved a six off Kumar LR (impact player) on the final ball to complete the heist.
Invited to bat first, the Mysore Warriors were in a world of trouble by the end of their powerplay at 37/3. Mystics’ Prithviraj Shekhawat castled Karthik SU in the first over and Lavish Kaushal gave away little in the exchange for the wickets of Karthik CA (17 off 13) and Harshil Dharmani (11 off 11)
Venkatesh M and skipper Manish Pandey (29 off 19) reinvigorated the innings. The pair put on a rapid partnership of 73 runs in only 38 balls, before Pandey fell to Shashikumar Kamble in the 12th over with the score at 110/4.
Venkatesh targeted the spinners bringing up a vital half-century in 31 balls. He was joined by Yashovardhan Parantap (48 off 24) and the duo dominated the Mystics bowling attack with a mammoth 91-run stand in 46 balls.
In the 17th over, Vyshak Vijaykumar was taken down for three sixes, two of which came from Parantap marking the most lucrative over of the innings (21 runs). Parantap had smashed three fours and four sixes when he was snared by Monish Reddy in the final over. Venkatesh remained unbeaten with six fours and five sixes under his belt to propel the Warriors to 209/5 in 20 overs.
Brief Scores
Gulbarga Mystics defeated Mysore Warriors by seven wickets
Toss: Gulbarga Mystics
Player of the Match: Pravin Dubey
Mysore Warriors 209/5 in 20 overs (Venkatesh M 93* runs off 53 balls, Manish Pandey 29 runs off 19 balls, Yashovardhan Parantap 48 runs off 24 balls, Lavish Kaushal 2/25)
Gulbarga Mystics 213/3 in 20 overs (Luvnith Sisodia 37 runs off 13 balls, Smaran R 38 runs off 24 balls, KV Siddharth 49* runs off 34 balls, Pravin Dubey 53* runs off 19 balls)
