Chasing 71 for a direct entry to Saturday’s summit clash, Majhi Mumbai recovered from the early dismissals of Rajat Mundhe and Mohammed Nadeem with Yogesh Penkar and Mahendra Chandan rebuilding the ship with calculative risks. During the process, Mahendra took the attack back to the opposition with some audacious shot-making, that saw the youngster smoking two sixes and a four for his 9-ball 19. Yogesh, at the other end, was happy to rotate the strike with an unbeaten 16-ball 17 even as wickets kept falling at regular intervals.

With Mumbai needing in excess of 24 from the last three overs, the stage was set for star all-rounder Abhishek Kumar Dalhor to showcase his prowess in the 50-50 challenge over, and he responded with a massive six to almost get the job done before Amit Naik got the winning runs with a stylish boundary as Mumbai overhauled the target with 11 deliveries to spare.

For Hyderabad, Vishwajit Thakur was the pick of the bowlers, returning 2/22 while Mansoor KL, Parveen Kumar and Irfan Umair bagged a wicket apiece.

Earlier, Aakash Jangid’s 17-ball 23 was the only saving grace for the Falcon Risers Hyderabad that saw their batting crumble under pressure in the crucial contest. Put in to bat, Hyderabad lost their star opener Kisan Satpute in the first over of their innings before losing two more wickets of Padmesh Mhatre and Vishwajit Thakur in the second over from Ankur Singh.

Reduced to 9/3, Aakash and Prabjyot Singh (5) raised Hyderabad’s hopes with a 20-run partnership before Abhishek Kumar Dalhor and Vijay Pawle combined to pick five wickets between them, that triggered a collapse helping Mumbai bundle Hyderabad out for 70 in 9.4 overs.

The Majhi Mumbai bowlers were on the money right from the onset, with the new ball pair of Rajendra Singh and Ankur picking two wickets apiece before Abhishek (3/13) and Vijay (2/14) joined the party to restrict the Hyderabad batters without losing much sweat.

Earlier in the day, popular singer Adnan Sami mesmerised the audience with his soulful melodies and powerful performance, creating an unforgettable musical experience in the cricketing extravaganza.

On Thursday, Srinagar Ke Veer and KVN Bangalore Strikers will lock horns in the Eliminator on Thursday. The Falcon Risers Hyderabad will face the winner of the Eliminator in the second qualifier on Friday. All matches are LIVE on Star Sports 1 (TV) and Disney+ Hotstar (OTT).

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Chennai’s defeat also confirmed KVN Bangalore Strikers as the fourth team in the play-offs, alongside Mumbai, Falcon Risers Hyderabad and Srinagar Ke Veer. Having registered four wins from their nine games in the season so far, Bangalore are assured of their place in the play-offs, irrespective of the outcome of their final league game against Tiigers of Kolkata on Monday.

In the play-offs, that start on Wednesday, Mumbai will face Hyderabad in the first qualifier before Bangalore lock horns with Srinagar in the Eliminator, the following day.

In between the matches, Nikhita Gandhi captivated the weekend crowd with her mesmerising voice and high-energy performance, making it an evening to remember.

Electing to field after winning the toss, Chennai were left to rue their decision as Mumbai piled on a mammoth total of 122 for 3 in their 10 overs. In reply, the Singams could only manage to post 98 for 6.

Mumbai were boosted by an unbeaten half-century by opener Mohammed Nadeem, who was the team’s top scorer on the day with 50 runs off 28 deliveries. His innings was studded with three boundaries and as many sixes. Nadeem received excellent support from his opening partner Rajat Mundhe, who scored 38 runs off 20 balls, hitting four sixes and a boundary along the way.

The duo put together an opening stand of 60 runs in just over five overs to give the Mumbai innings a rock-solid foundation.

Mohammad Zeeshan was the only Chennai bowler to taste some amount of success, returning figures of 2/15 in his two overs.

Chasing the formidable target, the Chennai batting line-up put up a brave fight as they attempted to take the fight to the rival camp with some aggressive batting. But the sheer weight of the rather daunting target proved to be a bit too much.

The jitters in the Chennai camp were evident early during their innings. The Singams were off to a poor start, losing their top order quite cheaply and were struggling at 24/3 in the fourth over.

Thereafter, Sumeet Dhekale led a strong fight back by the Singams, remaining unbeaten on 45 off 30 deliveries, powered by three boundaries and as many sixes However, that did not prove to be enough in the end.

Hyderabad beat Srinagar by 13 runs

Falcon Risers Hyderabad posted a healthy 77 for 7, revolved mainly around Aakash Jangid’s 24-ball 31 and some late order fireworks from Shreyash Kadam (11) and Sambhaji Patil (10 not out), after being asked to bat by Srinagar Ke Veer. Suvronil Roy starred for the bowling side, claiming impressive figures of 4/8 while Sahil Longale picked 2/13.

In reply, Srinagar lost in-form opener Sagar Ali for a rare duck, but fellow opener Akash Tarekar and Sanskar Dhyani steadied the ship taking calculative risks to reach 24/1 midway through their innings. However, Vishwajit Thakur (3/14) and Irfan Umair (3/13) pulled back things for the Hyderabad outfit, sharing six wickets between them to restrict Srinagar for 64/7.

On Monday, defending champions Tiigers of Kolkata will look to wrap up a rather ordinary season on a high in their face-off against KVN Bangalore Strikers. All matches are LIVE on Star Sports 1 (TV) and Disney+ Hotstar (OTT).

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Asked to bat first, Hyderabad did well to recover from a disastrous start and post a challenging total of 84/9 thanks to some excellent batting by Vishwajit Thakur – who was the top scorer with 26 runs off 19 deliveries – and Liton Sarkar, who posted a steady 15 off 16 balls.

Irfan Patel emerged as the star bowler for Bangalore with figures of 4/14. Fellow pacer Saroj Paramanik gave him excellent support from the other end with figures of 2/6.

Hyderabad ran into trouble right at the start as Irfan and Saroj claimed two wickets each in the first two overs. With the Hyderabad top order back in the dugout with only 10 runs on the board, Vishwajit and Liton began the painstaking process of bringing the innings back on track.

The duo brought up the runs at a healthy rate, producing a partnership of 46 runs before Vishwajit stepped out in an attempt to smash a Pritpal Singh delivery, only to offer an edge as for an easy catch to Saroj Paramanik.

Liton fell in the very next over while going for another risky shot as Irfan picked up another wicket.  Skipper Sambhaji Patil came up with some late fireworks to ensure a strong finish for the Hyderabad innings.

In reply, Bangalore were off to a steady start before Ajaz Shaikhlal Bepari attempted a mighty heave off Liton but only managed to offer a skier at the boundary. The Bangalore batters continued to score at a healthy rate although the Hyderabad bowlers claimed wickets at regular intervals.

With 10 runs required in the final over, pacer Irfan Umair held his nerves to restrict the batters to just three runs to spark celebrations in the Hyderabad camp.

In the other match of the evening, Majhi Mumbai will look to continue their winning momentum against Chennai Singams. All matches are LIVE on Star Sports 1 (TV) and Disney+ Hotstar (OTT).

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Chasing a target of 69 runs, the Falcons did not break too much sweat, going past the post with three overs to spare, losing just two wickets along the way.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, Chennai Singams didn’t enjoy the best of starts with opener Ketan Mhatre returning to the dug out in the very first over. The other opener Jagannath Sarkar pummelled the Hyderabad bowlers with some powerful hitting, smashing 22 runs off just 8 deliveries before being run out due to an unfortunate bit of miscommunication with Prashant Gharat.

Sarkar’s brief stay at the crease turned out to be the only time the Singams managed to dominate the Falcons bowling attack with their other batters failing to live up to the challenge.

Gharat himself did not last long, falling victim to a bouncer by Vicky Bhoir as Padmesh Mhatre collected an easy catch.

Despite managing to survive the two Tape Ball overs (3rd and 5th) from Vishwajit Thakur, the Men-in-Yellow succumbed to the pressure that started to build up as wickets tumbled at regular intervals. To make matters worse, the Singams did not manage to score the minimum requirement of 10 runs during the 50-50 over, with three runs being deducted from their total.

In reply, the Falcons’ chase was off to a steady start with openers Padmesh Mhatre and Kisan Satpute keeping the scoreboard ticking along at a steady pace.

Chennai did have a ray of when Satpute and Shreyash Kadam were dismissed in the space of just three balls, but Hyderabad soon regained the upper hand with skipper Sambhaji Patil joining Mhatre in the middle to bring up the victory in style.

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