Bangalore Strikers registered their first win in the first-ever Super Over of the competition.
Mumbai, March 11: On Monday at the Dadoji Kondadev stadium, the Bangalore Strikers defeated the Tigers of Kolkata in the first Super Over of the season, marking their first-ever victory in the Indian Street Premier League T10 tennis ball cricket tournament.
In the Super Over, Bangalore Strikes batted first and scored 21 runs, with Mansoor KL contributing 8 and Thomas Dias scoring 13 in 3 balls. Munna Shaikh responded with two sixes, giving it his all, but he was unable to get his team over the finish line as they were limited to 13/2.
With the win, Bangalore Strikers were also guaranteed a mathematical chance to advance to the next round, while Tigers of Kolkata held onto second place with four points.
One of the main goals of the innovative Tennis Cricket League, Indian Street Premier League – T10, is to find, develop, and improve cricket players starting at the grassroots level. It aims to bring together the best local cricket talent in India, giving participants a wide platform to display their abilities.
Earlier, Bangalore Strikers chose to bowl first, and opener Fardeen Kazi was dismissed by Akash Gautam in the first legitimate ball of the innings. After that, the captain of the Kolkata Tigers, Prathamesh Pawar, launched a counterattack, scoring 25 runs off of 20 balls. Gautam then returned to take two wickets and end with figures of 3 for 5.
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Following that, the Kolkata Tigers lost wickets at regular intervals. Ashiq Shamsu took three wickets for 21 runs, which kept the batting side to 86 for 9 in the allotted ten overs.
However, the Kolkata Tigers had been playing strong defense throughout the campaign, which made things challenging for their rival. The penultimate over had just 18 runs remaining since, other from Thomas Dias (27 of 22 balls), none of the other Bangalore Strikes batsmen could break loose.
Mansoor KL, a left-hander, did a great job scoring 16 runs off of the first four balls, but they were caught trying to go for another huge shot. Ankur Singh, the captain of the Bangalore Strikers, then maintained composure to swipe a single and send the game to extra time.
Later in the day, Srinagar ke Veer needed something special in the 50-50 over bowled by Vishwajit Thakur, as they looked vulnerable at 43 for 3 at the conclusion of the sixth over. The match was decided beyond a shadow of a doubt when Bhushan Gole (14 of 7 runs) and Ahmed Askari (9 of 7 balls) combined for 24 runs in an over and a 12-run bonus.
Rajesh Sorte, who was named Man of the Match, took three wickets for thirteen runs as Srinagar ke Veer earlier dismissed the Hyderabad team for 81 runs.
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