Maratha Warriors clinch a commendable Victory against Rising Strikers in the finals of Netmagic Premier League

An amazing final match was witnessed at Central Railway Ground in Parel between Maratha Warriors & Rising Strikers. Both the team fought hard to reach the finals and an exciting competition was the call of the day. Maratha warriors won the toss & elected to bat first to make the most of the batting conditions and capitalize on the conditions.

Openers Dattaram & Zaneill gave a shaky start but the middle order chipped in with crucial cameos which took their team total to 166/7 in 20 overs. While opener Dattaram Parab scored a handy 24 at the top of the order it was Aziz Balbale who scored a brisk 33 off just 24 balls (5 fours). Coming at lower order, right-handed Priyesh Thakur surprised the opposition by scoring a fiery 14 ball 32(3 fours, 2 sixes) which lifted his team total to cross the 150+ mark and also enthralled the spectators and his team mates with his flashy strokes. Parag Bhayani & Kiran Pataskar were the pick of the bowlers taking 2/21 & 2/26 respectively in their 4 overs.

Chasing 167 at more than 8 runs per over, Rising Strikers succumbed to the pressure as well as to some good bowling of Maratha Warriors as they managed to reach only 124/9 in 20 overs and handed over a victory of 42 runs to the Maratha Warriors. Mahesh Sonar bowled exceedingly well giving away just 17 runs and taking 2 wickets in his 4 overs followed by 2/12(1) and 2/30(4) by Gaurav Prasad & Amit Vyas.

Maratha Warriors won the match by 42 runs and it was a collective teamwork from all the players which helped them clinch the finals of the Netmagic Premier League. Priyesh Thakur who scored a 14 ball 32* down the order was adjudged ‘man of the match’. Cricketgraph congratulates Maratha Warriors for their splendid performance and wishes them all the luck for a great future.