4
0
nb
nb
wd
1
6
0
6
= 20
Match Details
BB vs KS Eliminator 1, ECL 2025
BB
156-28.1
Bangalore Bashers won by 8 wickets š
KS
10.0153-5
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P'ship : 82(26)
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Time to wrap up this coverage, folks! For now, itās me, Deepak Prakash, signing off on behalf of scorer/analyst Ghanendra Singh Thakur. CHEERS!
Abhishek Malhan (Bangalore Bashers Captain): "It's not over for us yet, as we have another game at 9:00 PM. My team always tells me to stay at one end and we will win the game. Hopefully, we will do well in the next game as well."
Zala Vanrajsinh (POTM): "I don't take much pressure. Today is our day, and hopefully, we will win the next game as well."
Player of the Match: Zala Vanrajsinh
Time for the post-match presentation....
8:10 PM IST, Local Time: A comfortable victory for Bangalore Bashers, and they advance to the second Qualifier, where they will face Lucknow Lions. Meanwhile, Kolkata Superstars are eliminated from the tournament.
Earlier, after being invited to bat first, Kolkata Superstars got off to a solid start, with their openers, Sunny Kalra (31) and Rachit Sehrawat (19), scoring rapidly. However, both openers failed to sustain their momentum for long and departed inside 5 overs. Afzal Hussain looked in sublime form but fell just 4 runs short of his fifty.
Bangalore Bashers bowlers staged a comeback at the tail end of the innings and didnāt allow the batters to score rapidly, restricting the Superstars to 153/5 in 10 overs.
Kashish Pundir and Tanush Sethi bagged a couple of wickets each for the Bashers, while Ankit Kumar celebrated a solitary wicket.
In response, Umang Sethi (23) and Ankit Kumar (18) played crucial cameos at the top, providing a solid start for the Bashers. Abhishek Malhan (51) and Zala Vanrajsinh (55) then smashed unbeaten fifties, guiding the Bashers to victory with 8 wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare.
Kolkata Superstars bowlers leaked runs regularly and failed to defend 153 runs. Rachit Sehrawat and Nikhil Badeja bagged one wicket apiece for them.
Stay tuned for the presentationā¦ā¦
Earlier, after being invited to bat first, Kolkata Superstars got off to a solid start, with their openers, Sunny Kalra (31) and Rachit Sehrawat (19), scoring rapidly. However, both openers failed to sustain their momentum for long and departed inside 5 overs. Afzal Hussain looked in sublime form but fell just 4 runs short of his fifty.
Bangalore Bashers bowlers staged a comeback at the tail end of the innings and didnāt allow the batters to score rapidly, restricting the Superstars to 153/5 in 10 overs.
Kashish Pundir and Tanush Sethi bagged a couple of wickets each for the Bashers, while Ankit Kumar celebrated a solitary wicket.
In response, Umang Sethi (23) and Ankit Kumar (18) played crucial cameos at the top, providing a solid start for the Bashers. Abhishek Malhan (51) and Zala Vanrajsinh (55) then smashed unbeaten fifties, guiding the Bashers to victory with 8 wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare.
Kolkata Superstars bowlers leaked runs regularly and failed to defend 153 runs. Rachit Sehrawat and Nikhil Badeja bagged one wicket apiece for them.
Stay tuned for the presentationā¦ā¦
OVER 9
Bangalore Bashers
156/2
Abhishek Malhan
51(23)
Zala Vanrajsinh
55(15)
Afzal Hussain
0-28(1.1)
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