Kashi Rudras clashed with defending champions Meerut Mavericks in the first Qualifier of the UP T20 League 2025 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Wednesday, September 3. The match was expected to be a tight contest and that's what fan got.
Batting first, Kashi Rudras put up a total of 166 runs on the scoreboard. It was a collective effort from multiple batters of Kashi which helped the team to score a fighting total. Skipper Karan Sharma was the highest scorer with 43 runs. For Meerut, Vishal Chaudhary and Zeeshan Ansari shone with the ball, picking up three wickets each.
Chasing the target, Meerut lost their first wicket on just 3 runs. However, Swastik Chikara and Rituraj Sharma steadied the ship and built a 76-run stand for the second wicket. However, the run scoring rate was pretty slow which built pressure on the team. Skipper Rinku Singh tried to end the match with some fireworks, smashing 40 off just 23. Meerut needed 20 runs in the last over. Rinku smashed two fours but departed on the fourth ball of the over and Meerut lost the match by 5 runs. Meerut will now play in the 2nd Qualifier.
Kashi Rudras Vs Meerut Mavericks Toss Update
Kashi Rudras won the toss and opted to bat first.
Kashi Rudras Vs Meerut Mavericks Playing XIs
Kashi Rudras: Abhishek Goswami, Karan Sharma(c), Bhavy Goyal, Uvais Ahmad(w), Shubham Chaubey, Saksham Rai, Shiva Singh, Kartik Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Atal Bihari Rai, Sunil Kumar
Meerut Mavericks: Swastik Chikara, Rituraj Sharma, Madhav Kaushik, Rinku Singh(c), Akshay Dubey(w), Ritik Vats, Yash Garg, Kartik Tyagi, Zeeshan Ansari, Vijay Kumar, Vishal Chaudhary
Full Squads:
Meerut Mavericks: Swastik Chikara, Rituraj Sharma, Madhav Kaushik, Rinku Singh(c), Akshay Dubey(w), Ritik Vats, Yash Garg, Vijay Kumar, Zeeshan Ansari, Kartik Tyagi, Ansh Dwivedi, Rajat Sanserwal, Aditya Kumar Singh, Vishal Chaudhary, Sachin Singh, Divyansh Rajput, Vaibhav Chaudhary, Sahab Yuvraj, Divyansh joshi
Kashi Rudras: Abhishek Goswami, Karan Sharma(c), Deepak Rana, Uvais Ahmad(w), Saksham Rai, Shubham Chaubey, Shivam Mavi, Shiva Singh, Kartik Yadav, Rishabh Rajput, Sunil Kumar, Atal Bihari Rai, Upendra Yadav, Yashovardhan Singh, Aranav Baliyan, Sudhanshu Sonkar, Amar Chaudhary, Bhavy Goyal, Deepanshu Yadav, Harsh Payal, Ashsih Kumar Yadav
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