New Delhi, September 19 (HS). The sixth day of the Entertainment Cricket League (ECL) T-10 tournament on Wednesday saw a thrilling end to the league stage for some teams, where Bangalore Bashers registered a spectacular win in their last match and Haryanvi Hunters maintained their undefeated streak.
Bangalore Bashers vs Dynamic Delhi – Brilliant performance from Umang and Abhishek!
In the first match of the day, Dynamic Delhi captain Sonu Sharma won the toss and elected to bat. Delhi got off to a good start, with openers Rahul Garg and Lakshay Singh putting on a 55-run partnership in 4 overs. Rahul Garg played a crucial knock of 63 runs off 23 balls, but Delhi's middle and lower order collapsed badly. From a score of 103 for 3 in the 7th over, Delhi were all out for 123, with Bangalore bowlers Shubhman Chaula and Tanush Sethi taking 3 wickets each.
In reply, Bangalore Bashers played without any trouble even though they lost the wicket of Karanjit Singh early. A fine partnership between Umang Sethi (72 not out off 17 balls) and captain Abhishek Malhan (40 not out off 10 balls) took the Delhi bowlers to task. The pair achieved the target of 124 runs in just 4.1 overs. The Bashers concluded their league campaign with a resounding 9-wicket win.
Kashish Pundir's 5 wickets give Haryana Hunters another win!
In the second match, Punjab Veer captain Harsh Beniwal won the toss and decided to bat. However, Punjab's innings fell apart quickly. Rohit Lamba took an early wicket, and Kashish Pundir bowled brilliantly, taking 5 wickets for just 21 runs. Punjab were all out for just 71 runs in 5.5 overs, with only Vishal Chaudhary (19 off 5 balls) and Arshad (16 off 4 balls) offering some resistance.
Haryana's innings started aggressively, but captain Elvish Yadav was dismissed after scoring 12 runs off 7 balls. After this, Keshav Chaudhary took over the innings and scored an unbeaten 53 off 12 balls, which included 8 huge sixes. Along with Lakshay Kaushik (4 not out off 3 balls), Keshav achieved the target in 3.4 overs, leading the Haryanvi Hunters to a stunning 9-wicket win.
With this win, the Elvish Yadav-led Haryanvi Hunters remain at the top of the points table with 8 points. They are followed by Lucknow Lions and Mumbai Disruptors, both with 6 points, but Lucknow are ahead due to a better net run rate.