GM vs SY

Shivamogga Lions beat the Gulbarga Mystics by 6 wickets

Shivamogga Lions: 207/4 after 19.1 overs
Abhinav Manohar: 76(34b)* | Rohan Naveen: 36(14b)*
Abhishek Prabhakar: 1/36 (4 overs) | Vijaykumar Vyshak: 1/32 (3.1 overs)

A fabulous and historic chase from Shivamogga Lions. They needed this win and had a fire in their belly that prompted them to knock off this mountain of runs and keep them alive and kicking in the tournament. 

The Lions started off briskly as Nihal Ullal and Dheeraj Mohan picked up boundaries in the early part of the innings. Mohan was dismissed cheaply and so was Bharath Dhuri but Ullal and Manohar joined forces in the middle and kept the runs flowing. Ullal was dismissed after a solid knock and then it was the Abhinav Manohar show. He first joined Hardik Raj and raised the score at a quick rate before linking up with Rohan Naveen and dealing only in boundaries as the duo had a partnership of 74 runs in 27 balls, helping Shivamogga Lions get a third win under their belt.

It was a poor bowling show from the Mystics. Senior bowler Vyshak was taken for runs, despite picking up a wicket. Abhishek Prabhakar, Yashovardhan Pratap and Praveen Dubey were the others to pick up wickets but were equally or more expensive. Their fielding was subpar as well as they dropped Abhinav Manohar in the 17th over off the first ball, and then conceded a boundary off the next one.

19.1 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abhinav Manohar, SIX! MANOHAR AND SHIVAMOGGA LIONS HAVE DONE IT! Pitched on a length from Vyshak, Manohar picks that one out of the middle of the bat and sends it sailing into the stands for a maximum to seal the game for his side. Shivamogga Lions chase 207 and win this game by 6 wickets

18.6 Yashovardhan Parantap to Rohan Naveen, SIX! NAVEEN HITS A TELLING BLOW! Full toss on the pads, Naveen moves across and hits it over deep backward square leg for a maximum to end the over. 6 runs needed off the last over now for the Shivamogga Lions

18.5 Yashovardhan Parantap to Rohan Naveen, full and on the off stump. Naveen hits it towards deep midwicket and picks up a quick brace. Good running between the wickets

18.3 Yashovardhan Parantap to Abhinav Manohar, SIX! Length delivery outside the off stump, Manohar hits that one high and long, into the stands over long on for a maximum. 15 runs needed now off 9 balls!

18.1 Yashovardhan Parantap to Rohan Naveen, SIX! Full and outside the off stump, Naveen gets that off the middle of the bat and sends it sailing into the stands for a maximum. The partnership now 52 in 21 balls now!

17.6 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abhinav Manohar, SIX! TENSE BUT GETS THE JOB DONE THERE DOES ABHINAV! Full from Vyshak, Manohar looks to go big and gets the height. As for the distance on it, he just about manages to get it over the man at long off for a six

17.2 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abhinav Manohar, FOUR! PAYBACK TIME! Full and outside the off stump, Manohar drives it towards deep extra cover for a cracking boundary

17.1 Vijaykumar Vyshak to Abhinav Manohar, DROPPED! Full and on the off stump, Manohar looks to go down town but gets a leading edge and the man at deep extra cover shells a big chance. The pair take a brace

16.6 Yashovardhan Parantap to Rohan Naveen, FOUR MORE TO END THE OVER! Full from Parantap, Naveen gets down on a knee and plays it behind square for a boundary to end the over

16.5 Yashovardhan Parantap to Rohan Naveen, FOUR! Length delivery outside the off stump, Naveen picks that one up nicely and plays it towards deep midwicket for a boundary