AVE vs ROY

Royals 83/ 7 in 9.4 overs
Abhishek Singh 35(27) | Kashyap Prudvi 2/9
Ravi Yadav 13(8) | Hari Prasad A 2/11

It was an anti-climatic end to what had been an absolutely thrilling game of cricket! The Avengers fought till the very end and tried their best to make a match out of it but the Royals romped home as Saraswat bowled a wide ball under pressure. 

The match was set up for the batting side by the partnership between Abhishek SIngh and Ravi Yadav! The duo started to counter attack and got a few big overs under their belt. At that stage, they looked like reaching home comfortably but a couple of late wickets in the end, meant that there was some late drama.

The Avengers did their best but they lost the game in the 7th over , that went for 17 runs by Murugavel K! Once that had happened there was no coming back for them from there onwards! But one must applaud them for the fight they showed ,especially defending such a low total.

 In the end, those few crucial blows towards the end , by Ravi Yadav made all the difference as the Royals got ahead of the rate and romped home with two balls and 3 wickets remaining,

9.5 Pratesh Saraswat to Sabari Sakthivel, WIDE! THAT'S IT! Short and outside the tramline, Sabari slashes hard but he misses it. Anyway, the umpire signals a wide as the Royals complete a thrilling three-wicket win!

9.4 Pratesh Saraswat to Abhishek Singh, BACK-TO-BACK WICKETS! Short delivery, Abhishek goes for the pull shot but he miscues it towards extra-cover. The fielder in the ring back-tracks and completes a fine catch!

Abhishek Singh c sub b Prateesh Saraswat 35(27b, 2x4, 2x6)

9.3 Pratesh Saraswat to Janarthanan N, RUN-OUT! Length delivery bowled wide of off, Janarthanan drives it to mid-off and takes off for a single. However, the fielder runs in and fires a direct-hit at the bowler's end. The umpire also lifts his finger!

Janarthanan N, run out (Hari Prasad A) 4(5b,0x4,0x6)

9.1 Pratesh Saraswat to Janarthanan N, full and wide of off, Janarthanan squeezes it to deep cover where the fielder runs to his right and stops the ball with his foot. Three runs taken

Right, so we will be going into the final over! Hari Prasad A was hit for a few in that over but he came back well to get a wicket and force the game into the final over. The Royals are still favorites to win this one.

8.5 Hari Prasad A to Ravi Yadav, IN THE AIR AND GONE! Length delivery, Ravi looks to swing towards long-on but he ends up miscuing it to mid-off. The fielder in the deep runs in and takes a composed catch. Is there a twist in the tale here?

Ravi Yadav c Thennavan N b Hari Prasad A 13(8b, 1x4,1x6)

8.2 Hari Prasad A to Ravi Yadav, FOUR! Short delivery, Ravi pulls it over short fine-leg for a boundary. Poor line and poor length with the current field-set!

Hari Prasad A, [1.0-0-3-1] comes back into the attack.

Yessu Raju did get a wicket in that over but the Talisman Ravi Yadav came in and smashed a huge six to bring the equation down within touching distance for the batting side!