The team which was unable to open its account of victory in Maharaja T20 Trophy, has now got wings. That team is now on the winning track. It has now started making its presence felt in the race for semi-finals. We are talking about Shivamogga Lions, whose game's gear has suddenly changed because its 29-year-old batsman Abhinav Manohar has let his bat run wild.

Abhinav Manohar shines in Maharaja T20 Trophy

Abhinav Manohar, who took the field with the bat for Shubman Gill's team in IPL 2024, is currently doing the same job for Shivamogga Lions in the Maharaja T20 Trophy.

He has showered sixes in front of Hardik. He has scored a lot of runs and led the team to victory. Now you must be wondering where did Hardik Pandya come from to watch Abhinav's match? So here we are not talking about Hardik Pandya but Hardik Raj.

A shower of sixes in front of Hardik, played an unmatched innings

Hardik Raj is also playing for Shivamogga Lions in the Maharaja T20 Trophy. On the evening of 25 August, when Abhinav Manohar was hitting sixes with his bat against Mangalore Dragons, Hardik Raj was also seen standing at the crease for some time. Hardik could not play a long innings.

He was out after scoring just 4 runs in 3 balls. But, Abhinav Manohar did not stop from the other end. Hardik went and sat in the dugout but his game continued.

Abhinav Manohar smashed 43 runs in just 25 balls against Mangalore Dragons by hitting 5 sixes. The result of his explosive innings of 43 runs was that Shivamogga Lions won the match by 3 wickets with 8 balls to spare. This was Shivamogga Lions' second win in the 8 matches played so far in the Maharaja T20 Trophy.

Abhinav Manohar became the hero of victory

Earlier, Mangalore Dragons batted first and scored 152 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.

Nikin Jones scored the highest 57 runs from their side in 37 balls. But, Abhinav Manohar's innings made the difference between the two teams. Abhinav hit as many sixes in the match alone as the entire team of Mangalore Dragons combined. Abhinav Manohar was chosen as the Player of the Match due to his explosive batting.

Nikin Jones scored the highest 57 runs from their side in 37 balls. But, Abhinav Manohar's innings made the difference between the two teams. Abhinav hit as many sixes in the match alone as the entire team of Mangalore Dragons combined. Abhinav Manohar was chosen as the Player of the Match due to his explosive batting.