Mysore, Aug 17 (NationPress) A remarkable 20-ball 46 from Prakhar Chaturvedi, featuring eight fours and a six, propelled the Hubli Tigers to a stunning seven-wicket triumph against the Mysore Warriors in a rain-affected match during the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 this Saturday.

In pursuit of a target of 177, the Tigers faced a revised target of 86 runs in just nine overs after rain disrupted play at the four-over mark. The team successfully chased down the target, marking their third win in the tournament.

During the second over of the chase, impact player Prakhar Chaturvedi unloaded on Kumar L.R., scoring 27 runs with five boundaries and a six, establishing his dominance early on. Following the rain delay, the match was shortened to nine overs with a target of 86.

After the break, Prakhar resumed his aggressive batting, hitting two more boundaries before being dismissed by Gautam Mishra (impact player) in the sixth over.

Gautam M. managed to dismiss Abhinav Manohar (20 off 10) and Devdutt Padikkal (0) in consecutive deliveries, but his efforts fell short as Taha remained unbeaten, steering the Tigers to victory with four balls remaining.

Invited to bat first, the opening duo of Karthik S.U. and Karthik C.A. executed a quick-fire partnership of 61 runs in just 34 balls. Karthik C.A. hit two sixes off Shreesha Achar and Samarth Nagraj before falling to Nithin Shanthaveri in the sixth over.

Lankesh K.S. (2) was dismissed by Manvanth Kumar, and Yashraj Punja struck twice in quick succession to remove Harshil Dharmani (5) and captain Manish Pandey (0), reducing the Warriors to 93/4 at the midway point. Unfazed, Karthik S.U. continued to attack the spinners, reaching his half-century in just 32 balls.

Karthik S.U. and Venkatesh M. (26 off 22) formed a partnership of 44 runs in 26 balls until Karthik S.U. was dismissed by Shreesha Achar in the 15th over, with the score at 136/5.

The Tigers fought back, and wickets fell quickly towards the end of the innings. Sumit (1) was run out, Yashovardhan Parantap (5) fell to Punja, and Venkatesh M. was dismissed by Manvanth while attempting to accelerate.

K. Gowtham (15 not out off 7) remained at the crease to contribute a final flourish, but Nithin Shantaveri took out Shikar Shetty and Kumar L.R. within four balls, leaving the Warriors all out for 177 in 18.5 overs.

Brief scores:

Mysore Warriors 177 all out in 18.5 overs (Karthik SU 71, Karthik C.A. 37, Venkatesh M. 26; Nithin Shanthaveri 3-17, Manvanth Kumar 2-27, Yash Raj Punja 3-32) lost to Hubli Tigers 86/3 in 8.2 overs (Prakhar Chaturvedi 45, Abhinav Manohar 20; Gautam Mishra 3-9) by 7 wickets via the VJD method.