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Greater Noida, 24 February (Hindustan Reporter). Richard Levi's explosive century helped Red Carpet Delhi defeat Chhattisgarh Warriors by 22 runs in the second match of the Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL) at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida on Friday.
Red Carpet Delhi scored a huge score of 255 runs for 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, thanks to Levi's brilliant century and Thisara Perera's explosive innings. In reply, despite the valiant efforts of Naman Ojha and Saurabh Tiwari, Chhattisgarh Warriors managed only 233 runs. Could.
Chhattisgarh Warriors needed 45 runs in the last two overs and the team could score only 22 runs and were reduced to 233. For Red Carpet Delhi, Samiullah Baig took four wickets while Bipul Sharma took three wickets.
Red Carpet Delhi, who came to bat first, made a strong start and scored 72 runs in the first 7 overs. Munaf Patel tried to put some breaks on the scoring sequence by dismissing Red Carpet Delhi captain Herschelle Gibbs in the eighth over.
However, Richard Levi continued his attack and took Red Carpet Delhi to 190/2 with the loss of 2 wickets by the 15th over. Levi hit 6 fours and 15 sixes and scored 133 runs in 52 balls. After this, Thisara Perera's quick inning of 38 runs in 14 balls took their total score to a strong score of 255 runs.
Chasing 256, Chhattisgarh Warriors got off to a bad start with Samiullah Baig dismissing Jatin Saxena for a duck. The Warriors also lost Gurkeerat Singh Mann inside the powerplay.
However, Naman Ojha kept his composure, taking the Warriors innings forward and taking the score past 100 runs before the completion of 10 overs. Bipul Sharma, who took three wickets, dismissed Ojha in the 10th over.
In the next over, Ashley Nurse dashed the hopes of Chhattisgarh Warriors by dismissing Asghar Afghan. But Saurabh Tiwari kept the hopes alive by hitting four sixes and seven fours. He took the Warriors from 45/2 to 196/8. However, with 45 runs required from the last two overs, they succumbed to Red Carpet Delhi's disciplined bowling attack and ultimately fell 22 runs short of the target.
Chhattisgarh Warriors will now take on Mumbai Champions on Monday, while Red Carpet Delhi will take on VVIP Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, before Telangana Tigers face Rajasthan Legends in the afternoon clash.
