HT vs SMS, 3rd T20, Maharaja T20 2025 live

Shivamogga Lions faced a challenging chase as they fell short of their mammoth target of 217, slipping to 44/3 by the end of the powerplay. Ullal was dismissed early, setting a difficult tone for the innings. Dhruv Prabhakar offered brief resistance with a brisk 30, but he departed in the 8th over, leaving their side with a mountain to climb. The middle order of A Gautam and A Joshi attempted to rebuild, striking a few boundaries but unable to sustain the required run rate. With A Gautam fell in the 14th over, the pressure mounted on the remaining batters. Later, Aniruddha Joshi scored a quickfire 79 towards the end but it wasn't enough.

The Tigers bowled with discipline, and kept constant pressure and denying the Lions to get any control of the game. N Pai and KC Cariappa picked two wickets each whilst R Bhatkal and M Kumar chipped in with one.

Earlier in the game, Hubli Tigers posted a dominant 216, with M Taha stealing the show in a blistering innings that included a stylish 101 off 53 and a supporting 52 from Devdutt Padikkal. The innings rode on a rapid 100-run partnership for the second wicket, after Prakhar Chaturvedi fell early, and was aided by sloppy fielding by Shivamogga Lions, who dropped two openers in the powerplay. Later, Krishnan Shrijith and Abhinav Manohar chipped in late, but all seven bowlers were put to the sword. For Shivamogga Lions, Vidwath Kaverappa picked two wickets while V Koushik and Anand Doddamani chipped in with a wicket each.