On the strength of Swastik Chikara's brilliant batting, Meerut Mavericks defeated Kanpur Superstars by 9 wickets in a one-sided match in UP T20 League Season-4 Powered by Vimal Elaichi and NCS.

Chasing the target of 143 runs in the match played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday, Meerut Mavericks won by scoring 146 runs after losing one wicket in just 13.5 overs.

With this win, Meerut Mavericks continued their unbeaten run in the tournament and strengthened their position in the points table by registering their fifth consecutive win. Whereas Kanpur Superstars had to face their fourth defeat in five matches.

Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh started the match

The match was formally started by Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh with the traditional bell ringing ceremony.

On this occasion, Dayashankar Singh said that the government is continuously working on providing better facilities and resources to promote sports in Uttar Pradesh. Events like UP T-20 League are giving players of the state an opportunity to showcase their talent and gain experience of competitive cricket.

Chairman of UP T-20 League Governing Council, Dr. Sanjay Kapoor said that the objective of the league is to provide such a platform to the players of the state, where they can prove themselves under pressure and high level competition.

Kanpur Superstars scored 142 runs

After winning the toss, Meerut Mavericks captain Rinku Singh decided to bowl first. Kanpur Superstars, who came to bat first, had a slow start and the team scored 41 runs after losing two wickets in the powerplay.

Kanpur's opener Prayanshu Pandey was out on the ball of Vijay Kumar after scoring 19 runs. Whereas Abhishek Pandey returned to the pavilion without opening the account.

Adarsh ​​Singh, while handling the team's innings, scored 45 runs in 36 balls with the help of one four and two sixes. Captain Sameer Rizvi was out after scoring 19 runs.

After this, Satyam Sangu scored 16 runs and Yashovardhan Singh scored 26 runs in 14 balls with the help of one four and two sixes, taking the team's score to 142 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.

For Meerut, Vijay Kumar and Zeeshan Ansari bowled brilliantly and took 2-2 wickets.

Swastik Chikara made fun of the bowlers

Meerut Mavericks, who came to chase the target, got an initial blow when Divyansh Joshi was out after scoring 10 runs.

After this, Swastik Chikara created such a storm on the field that Kanpur bowlers looked helpless. Chikara, who was a part of IPL 2025 winner Royal Challengers Bangalore, played a explosive inning of 97 unbeaten runs with the help of 9 fours and 7 sixes in just 46 balls.

Supporting him, Raturaj Sharma scored unbeaten 35 runs. Both the batsmen made an excellent partnership of 133 runs in 69 balls for the second wicket and gave Meerut an easy victory.

Completed 1500 runs in UP T-20 League

With this match, Swastik Chikara completed its 1500 runs in the UP T-20 League. Earlier he had 1459 runs in his name and now he has scored 1556 runs in 39 matches.

short score

Kanpur Superstars: 142/8 (20 overs)
Adarsh ​​Singh-45, Yashovardhan Singh-26
Vijay Kumar-2/26, Zeeshan Ansari-2/30

Meerut Mavericks: 146/1 (13.5 overs)
Swastik Chikara-97 not out, Ruturaj Sharma-35 not out

Result: Meerut Mavericks won by 9 wickets
man of the Match: swastika gazelle

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