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Thanks a lot for joining me, Mohul Bhowmick, for this exciting game of cricket in the Maharaja Trophy! Until next time, ciao!
Shreyas Gopal (Shivamogga Lions captain): We had a couple of tough games and it was about recreating the early success that we had. This was a below-par score, if you ask me. We took it really deep to seal the deal. 175 was a good total on this surface, so our bowlers did extremely well. Shivaraj is someone who does this over and over again in club cricket. I know very few people in our state who can win games single-handedly like he did today.
Shivamogga Lions beat Mysore Warriors by 5 wickets!
In the end, it was left to S Shivaraj and Kranthi Kumar to seal the deal for Shivamogga Lions after the game almost seemed to be gone from them. Mysore Warriors seemed to be in control throughout the game. Even the big-hitting Abhinav Manohar could not change things for the Lions and things looked quite dusty for them towards the end.
Nihal Ullal had given the Lions a good start along with Rohan Kadam but the middle overs belonged to Mysore. The Lions, however, will be extremely pleased with the way they pulled this game off owing to the flurry of big hits by Shivaraj and Kranthi towards the end. The duo were single-handedly responsible for taking their side over the line today!
20.0
19.4 M Venkatesh to S Shivaraj, SHIVAMOGGA LIONS WIN THIS GAME! Slower delivery on off and middle. Shivaraj punches it back past the bowler and seals the deal!
19.3 M Venkatesh to S Shivaraj, at a length outside off, slower delivery. Shivaraj pokes at it but misses.
19.2 M Venkatesh to Kranthi Kumar, at a length on off and middle. Kumar works it away to deep midwicket. Single taken.
19.1 M Venkatesh to S Shivaraj, fullish on off and middle, comes back in. Shivaraj whips it away to midwicket. Single taken.
19.1 M Venkatesh to Kranthi Kumar, WIDE down the legside! The keeper fumbles and the batters cross over...
19
overs
158/5score
2
1
0
6
1wd
6
1wd
2
runs
S Shivaraj*
14(4)
Kranthi Kumar
19(12)
Manoj Bhandage
0/42
18.6 Manoj Bhandage to S Shivaraj, at a length on off and middle. Shivaraj works it away to deep midwicket. A couple of runs taken.
18.5 Manoj Bhandage to S Shivaraj, WIDE outside off yet again! Bhandage seems to be confused over what he wants to bowl...
18.5 Manoj Bhandage to S Shivaraj, SIX! ANOTHER BIG ONE! LIONS EDGE CLOSER! At a length outside off, right in the slot, so to speak. Shivaraj hangs back, gets under the ball and slaps it over long off for a hugeeeeeee one yet again!
18.5 Manoj Bhandage to S Shivaraj, WIDE outside off! Shivaraj slashes at it but misses.
18.4 Manoj Bhandage to S Shivaraj, SIX! FETCH THAT ONE! At a length on off, comes back in. Shivaraj leans in and hammers it over the deep midwicket fence for a huge hit!
18.3 Manoj Bhandage to S Shivaraj, full and wide outside off! Shivaraj tries to carve it away but misses. Must have been a wide but the umpire chooses not to call it.
18.2 Manoj Bhandage to Kranthi Kumar, full and wide outside off. Kumar punches it to wide of deep cover. A run is taken.
18.1 Manoj Bhandage to Kranthi Kumar, full and wide outside off. Kumar drills it to wide of deep cover. A couple of runs taken.