Majhi Mumbai win ISPL title, beat Srinagar Ke Veer in final

After Mumbai won the toss and opted to field, put into bat, Srinagar rode a power-packed show from the opening pair of Sagar Ali and Akash Tarekar, with the duo putting up the highest first wicket partnership of 108 runs

Hyderabad: Majhi Mumbai clinched second season of the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), title after beating Srinagar Ke Veer by three wickets in a nail-biting final at Dadoji Kondadev Stadium in Thane.

After Mumbai won the toss and opted to field, put into bat, Srinagar rode a power-packed show from the opening pair of Sagar Ali and Akash Tarekar, with the duo putting up the highest first wicket partnership of 108 runs before losing five wickets in a span of 12 runs to eventually post 120/5 — the highest total in the ISPL final.

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Akash smashed an unbeaten 59 off 32 balls, hitting three boundaries and five sixes. Sagar set the tone with a six in the opening over before Akash took charge. Sagar scored a quick 40 off 23 balls, including four sixes, before falling in the penultimate over. The rest of the batters struggled, attempting big hits. For Mumbai, Abhishek Kumar Dalhor, the season’s leading wicket-taker, added two more wickets to reach a tally of 24.

In reply, skipper Vijay Pawle led Majhi Mumbai’s recovery after early setbacks, finding strong support from Birendra. The duo scored 39 runs off Dilip Binjwa’s 50-50 Challenge Over to shift the game in Mumbai’s favour.

Mumbai started well with 25 runs in the powerplay but faltered to 64/6. Pawle’s unbeaten 9-ball 22, including three sixes, and Birendra’s quick 6-ball 14 with two massive sixes brought them back into the match. Needing six runs in the final over, Ankur missed the first two balls but smashed the third for a six to seal the win and lift the cup.