Opening from Slagman Mohammad Taha’s sensational ton helped Hubli Tigers 29-run victory against the Shivamogga Lions on day two of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Held in the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium here in MySuru on Tuesday. The talented 31-year-old scored 101 runs of 53 balls strewn with 10 four and six sixes in a knock in which he saw calmness and experience.
It took only three games in the fourth season to witness a Swashbuckling -Echt, where Taha scored no fewer than 24 runs in one. He went after the left-arm Spinner Hardik Raj to go from 68* to 92* scoring from 6.4, 4, 0, 4 and 6 that set the tone of the tigers.
After having lost an early wicket in Prakhar Chaturvedi When Aneshwar Gautam took a stunning catch on Backward Point of Vidhwath Kaverappa’s Bowling, Taha took the lead over the innings together with his skipper Devdutt Padikkal who came number 3 and Taha’s Klop with a valuable 52 Balls. Their determined 100-run partnership of 57 balls helped them to build a strong target.
Birthday boy Krishnan Shrajith also played a crucial role, which came in after Padikkal was rejected by Anand Doddamani, with 27 points from 17 balls. He combined with Taha for a formidable third-wicket partnership of 90 runs of 40 balls that took the total last 200 of the Tigers. It was Vidhwath Kaverappa who could eventually pull curtains on Taha’s Swashbucklinginings when he got the final. But ABHINAV Manohar spread the total with a quick fire 13 out of six balls to bring the total to 216 for four wickets in 20 overs.
It was an insurmountable target for Shivamogga Lions, despite the efforts of opener Dhruv Prabhakar that scored 30 of 22 balls and impact player Rohit Kumar K came in for Deepak Devadiga. The duo scored 25 points for the third-wicket partnership to bring some stability in their pursuit.
After I had chosen to first bowl after winning the throw, it may have been expensive for the lions who eventually lost early wickets. Nihal Ullal (2) and Hardik Raj (5) were cheaply packaged by Pacers Ritesh Bhatkal and Nishchith Pai. Rohit Kumar also lost his scalp of Cariappa for only five points, but Aneshwar Gautam and Aniruddha Joshi who came in at no. 5 and no. 6 proved their courage respectively when they were a solid sixth-wicket partnership of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs from 77 runs of 77 runs from 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs of 77 runs came, almost in their camp for an exciting chase. Joshi remained unbeaten on 79 points and scored three four and nine sixes, while Aneshwar added 32 points to their total of 187 for six wickets in 20 overs.
Short scores
Hubli Tigers defeated Shivamogga Lions with 29 runs.
Hubli Tigers: 216/4 In 20 Overs (Mohd. Taha 101, runs from 53 balls, Devdutt Padikkal 52 Off 32 Balls, K Shrijith 27 Off 17 Balls, ABHINAV Manohar 13 runs from 6 balls; A Doddamani 28/1)
Shivamogga Lions: 187/6 in 20 Overs (Aniruddha Joshi 79 from 42 balls, Aneshwar Gautam 32 from 23 balls, Dhruv Prabhakar 30 from 22; Nishchith Pai 42/2, KC Cararappa 28/2, Kumar 41/1, Manvanh Kumar)).
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