KT vs RGR, Eliminator 1 T20, MPL 2025 live

And this is it, for the all important eliminator match between Raigad Royals and Kolhapur Tuskers. Rushabh Rathod, captain of Raigad Royals, won the toss and invited KT to bat first. Kolhapur Tuskers invited to bat first were off to a decent start. Sachin Dhas played the aggressor and found a few boundaries. After the departure of Sachin, things slowed down for Kolhapur Tuskers as the pitch was slow and was offering uneven bounce to the spinners. Shubham Kadam was the pick of the bowlers with his excellent spin bowling also rewarded with 2 wickets. For Kolhapur, Ankit Bawne stood tall fighting for every single run and standing firm right till the end scoring a half century, alongside Anand Thenge making sure the team reached a fighting total of 164.

While chasing 154, the Kolhapur batters made light work of the chase as they never really found themselves trailing behind the asking rate. The openers had a scary collision, followed by a huge assault from Vicky Ostwal and Siddesh Veer, who scored a gigantic partnership, followed by another marvelous knock from the youngster, Niraj Joshi who took the team comfortably home and into the second qualifier. Anand Thenge was the pick of the bowlers for Raigad Royals as the rest of the bowling unit and the fielding unit was a huge let down.

Now that the game is wrapped up, a huge playoff fixture is off our back. Raigad Royals have won the eliminator and now they find themselves one game away from the finals where they have to face Puneri Bappa.