0
0
1
W
1lb
4
= 6
Match Details
BLB vs MD 16th Match, Maharaja T20 2024
MD
138-720.0
Bengaluru Blasters won by 6 runs 🏆
BLB
20.0144-10
Player of the Match
Kranthi Kumar
Bengaluru Blasters2/39
39(28)
MD - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 5 Over | 42 | 24 | 9 Over | 59 | 54 | 14 Over | 92 | 84 |
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BLB - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 5 Over | 45 | 26 | 9 Over | 57 | 52 | 14 Over | 88 | 90 | 20 Over | 148 | 144 |
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So, that also brings an end to our coverage of this game between Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters and Mangaluru Dragons. For now, this is me Hiren Kumar signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Saptak Sanyal, Sourmaya Dutta and scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. CHEERS!!!
Mayank Agarwal( Bengaluru Blasters Captain)- " The instruction to Kranthi Kumar was not to bowl a wide or a no ball and keep it in the right areas. It's a special win considering how we came back in the second half of the game. We did let ourselves down with the bat but the bowlers showed phenomenal character. We took it to the final over and kept pushing them. The boys have done really well. I haven't got as many runs but it's about that one innings. The supporters have been superb and they've continued to cheer us through thick and thin. "
Player of the Match: Kranthi Kumar
Trusted Player of the Match: Santokh Singh
Super Sixes of the Match: Nikin Jose
Catch of the Match: Anirudha Joshi
Time for the post-match presentations.
22:23 IST & Local Time: Bengaluru Blasters win it by 6 runs. What a game we have witnessed. An outstanding bowling display from the Blasters to successfully defend the total off 144 runs. The Blasters have now won 4 out of their 5 games so far. So, here is how this low scoring thriller panned out.
Opting to field first, the Mangaluru Dragons did a brilliant job by restricting the Blasters to just 144. Abhilash Shetty was outstanding with the new ball and picked up 4 wickets in his spell. In the backend, MB Darshan was also brilliant and picked up 4 wickets to his name.
With the bat, the Blasters would have been disappointed with their effort but did post something to bowl at. Skipper Mayank Agarwal was again dismissed for a duck but LR Chetan was impressive at the top and scored 30 runs. In the end, Suraj Ahuja and Kranthi Kumar batted well and scored 38 and 39 runs respectively to help them cross the 140-mark.
Coming to the chase, the Blasters started off very well with the new balls with Santokh Singh picking up a wicket in the first ball of the chase. He was the pick of the bowlers for them and ended his spell with the figures of 2/11 in his 4 overs. They were also excellent in the death and successfully defended the total. Kranthi Kumar was also good in the death and picked up 2 wickets to his name.
With the bat, the Dragons did lose a couple of early wickets and were struggling in the middle overs as well but Nikin Jose held one end firmly and played an outstanding knock of 61 runs but could not cross the finish line in the end. Lochan Gowda also batted decently and scored 28 off 22.
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OVER 20
Mangaluru Dragons
138/7
Tushar Singh
0(1)
Darshan MB
7(4)
Kranthi Kumar
2-39(4.0)
19.6 K Kumar to D MB
1 Bangalore Blasters have registered yet another victory and this time it is by a margin of a mere 6 runs. Kumar bowls a fullish delivery outside off. Darshan swings his bat and it moves to square leg off the inner half of his bat for one.
8 required off the last ball. A legal delivery will do it for the Blasters.
19.5 K Kumar to D MB
0 DOT BALL!! A legal delivery will confirm Blasters' victory now. Yorker length delivery outside off, a slower one. Darshan swings his bat but misses to connect.
Darshan gets the boundary! 8 runs required from 2 balls now.
19.4 K Kumar to D MB
4 FOURRRR!!!! Mangaluru Dragons need two more of this now. Kranthi bowls a full delivery outside off. Darshan shuffles and punches it to the deep cover fence along the ground for a boundary.
12 runs required from three balls now. The Dragons desperately need to get a boundary.
A short run check sent upstairs but that is clean and it will be a double.
19.3 K Kumar to D MB
2 Two runs. Fuller than length wide of off. Darshan slices it to deep point and goes for the second run. Chethan LR collects and throws it wide of the keeper and Darshan's risk pays off. He collects the second run. Umpires are checking for a short run but it is fine.
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