That's it from our end from this clash, but do join us for many more matches aligned for the day!
Till then, this is Arjun Bhalla signing off on behalf of Ninaad Dixit and Raju Khariya!
Rushabh Rathod (POTM and Raigad Royals Captain): "See, I always believe well begun is half done, as they say. Good to be exposed in such a situation right up in the tournament. Self-belief was always there. It is a booster. The situation was there to counter-attack, and I did that. It was less of skill and more of bravery. I just backed my instincts and believed in myself. Things turned out well for us.
Certainly, it was a great partnership with my partner (Rugved More). It was such a partnership where we could blend in. We were talking before every ball, saying we could attack at this one. It was a very important and solid partnership, which paved our way to this victory.
The pitch was sticky early in the innings, but later it became hard as the sun touched the pitch. I was getting value for my shots. I was backing my instincts.
See, if you see, bowlers have done the job in the last two seasons, and we wanted our batters to step up. It was due from the last two seasons, but we have taken ownership this season. We are not gonna make a panic for the bowlers."
Player of the Match: Rushabh Rathod
Time for the post match presentation...
Saurabh Nawale (Satara Warriors Captain): "In the end, I think it was all about a good partnership. I think the score was chaseable, but we lacked one good partnership.
I think the pitch was helping a bit for the spinners, and it was just fine for the pace bowlers.
We need to have a good powerplay. I think we were 30 runs short in the powerplay. That went wrong from our batting perspective. We have depth in our line-up. We still had two more batters who could hit the long ball.
It was a good experience leading this side, everyone is supporting me."
W WICKET! In the air and taken this time in the deep! Siddhesh Veer redeems himself and takes a superb catch near the fence! That is the end of the contest, with Raigad Royals pulling off a 24-run win to kickstart their MPL 2025 campaign! Again, very full and around the off stump from Tanay. Porwal is deep in the crease, clears his front leg for a big heave. He fails to get under it and launches it high in the air off the toe end. Veer runs to his right from long off and takes a good catch above his head with a reverse cup.