Vidarbha Pro T20 League: Pagariya Strikers beat Bharat Rangers by five wickets to register their second win in match five of the Vidarbha Pro T20 League at the VCA Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, on Saturday. Md. Faiz played a vice-captain's knock and remained unbeaten at 82 in 51 balls to secure the win. Captain Yash Kadam played a crucial part in closing out the game, blitzing 35 runs in just 13 balls.
Batting first, the Bharat Rangers consolidated a total of 169/9, completing their quota of 20 overs. Varun Bisht held the fort at one end of the pitch for a long time and scored 55 runs off just 25 balls. Three of their batters, Atharva Taide, Danish Malewar, and Nachiket Bhute, scored in their 20s, contributing to the total that the Bharat Rangers put up. For Pagariya Strikers, the last match’s player of the game, Lalit Yadav, once again found himself in the middle of the wicket hauls. He took 2 wickets for 28 runs.
Equalling his wicket haul were Suraj Rai and Ashit Singh, both with two wickets each. Overall, the Pagariya Strikers bowlers looked confident and shared the spoils of the wickets, managing to give away just six extras throughout the innings.
