And that wraps up our coverage of the ECL Qualifier-1 ! Lucknow Lions have made their way into the finals. I, Hrutuja Deshmukh, alongside my co-commentator Hitesh Peddurwar our scorers/analyst Paras Yadav bid you farewell. Thank you for joining us, and until next time, keep enjoying the excitement of the game! 🏏
Anurag Dwivedi (Captain, Lucknow Lions):"Yes, We have worked hard to reach the finals. I have requested my team to make sure that we reach the finals. We had good spirits today, after a bad loss we did good today! We had debuts yesterday so we were playing not on our full strength. We had a lot of planning for his match! I am super happy with all of my team!"
Aman Deep Singh (Player of the Match):" I just thought that, Haryana players will be thinking to get our wickets early but we just didn't give our wickets and kept on scoring the runs."
Player of the Match: Aman Deep Singh
Best Bowler of the Match: Harpal Saikia
CREX Highest Scorer of the Match: Aman Deep Singh
Super Strikers of the Match: Apporv Tiwari
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Elvish Yadav (Haryanvi Hunters Skipper):" I don't think we should have batted first it's all about the skill set. The team that performed well on the day won, I felt a bit bad that we didn't win today. One good thing about my team is everyone is a superstar, even after losing many wickets early we made a good comeback. I want to congratulate the Lucknow Lions. Anurag played really well and his team too, hoping that we meet again in the finals."
7:18 PM IST and Local Time: What a commanding performance from the Lucknow Lions! They’ve completely outclassed the Haryanvi Hunters with a massive 52-run victory. Their ticket to the finals is now secured, and they truly earned it with a clinical display in all departments!
Setting a daunting target of 198, the Lions capitalized on every opportunity with the bat, but it was the Hunters' response that told the tale. A mere 146 all-out, with only three batters showing a glimpse of the fight Lalit Yadav’s explosive 49 off 12, Moksh Murgai’s gutsy 54 off 17, and Vinay Yadav’s 14* off 5 was simply not enough to challenge the Lions.
The real destruction came from the Lions' bowling attack. Harpal Saikia’s trio of wickets was a game-changer, while captain Anurag Dwivedi showed leadership with his superb three-wicket haul. Deepak Bhardwaj and Ashish Kumar Meena chipped in with two wickets apiece to seal the Hunters' fate.
A truly dominant performance, the Lucknow Lions were a class above today. Their fans will be celebrating all night long as they become the first team to secure their spot in the grand finale! Stay with us as the next battle is on the horizon—plenty more drama to unfold!
W GONE!!!! Haryanvi Hunters have been bundled out!!! Lucknow Lions have made their way into the finals and they are pumped up! Fuller length delivery outside the off-stump line, Moksh shuffles across and looks to loft it over the covers region but gets it on the outer half of the bat and the man at covers region runs backwards and takes the catch.
8.3 Meena to M Murgai
0 Short ball on the middle and Murgai trying to pull misses!
8.2 Meena to V Yadav
1 Good length delivery on the off-stump line, Yadav hammers it towards long-off.
8.1 Meena to V Yadav
0 Short delivery outside the off-stump line, Vinay looks to cut it on the off-side but misses it.
8.1 Meena to V Yadav
WD Slower delivery on the back of the length outside the off-stump line, outside the tram line umpire signals it as wide.