The Dadoji Kondadev Stadium witnessed a high-scoring day on Wednesday as Srinagar ke Veer and Majhi Mumbai secured convincing victories in the Indian Street Premier League's second season.
Sagar Ali's explosive batting helped Srinagar ke Veer defeat Tiigers of Kolkata by seven wickets. In the second match, Majhi Mumbai defeated KVN Bangalore Strikers by 22 runs, thanks to Rajat Mundhe's impressive performance.
Ali scored an unbeaten 51 runs from 25 balls, including five boundaries and three sixes, as Srinagar successfully chased down the target of 87 runs with two balls remaining. This achievement made Ali the first player in ISPL to score consecutive fifties.
Kolkata, batting first, had a stable opening partnership between Moyoddin Shaikh and Fardeen Kazi. The first wicket fell when Kazi was dismissed by Prajyot Ambhire while attempting a big shot.
Shaikh led the Kolkata innings with 23 runs from 23 balls before Firoz Shaikh dismissed him. Bhavesh Pawar contributed 17 runs from six balls with one boundary and two sixes, while Subhajit Jana Dhoni remained unbeaten on 10.
Raju Mukhiya picked up two wickets in the penultimate over, dismissing Prathamesh Thakre and Thomas Dias. Kolkata managed to score 10 runs in the final over bowled by Dilip Binjwa.
Srinagar's chase began aggressively with Sagar Ali scoring 13 runs in the first over, which yielded 18 runs in total.
Despite losing Mangesh Vaity, Akash Tarekar, and Shahbaz Ahmad in quick succession, Ali and Sanskar Dhyani's powerful hitting secured the victory for Srinagar.
In the second match, Rajat Mundhe's unbeaten half-century led Majhi Mumbai to their third consecutive win. Mumbai recovered from early setbacks after losing Mohammed Nadeem, Karan More, and Abhishek Kumar Dalhor, with Rajat and Vijay Pawle's partnership helping them reach 103/6 in 10 overs.
Bangalore's chase was unsuccessful as they continued to lose wickets regularly, finishing at 81/8. Abhishek Kumar Dalhor was the standout bowler for Mumbai with four wickets.
The tournament continues on Thursday with Chennai Singams facing Srinagar Ke Veer and Falcon Risers Hyderabad taking on Tiigers of Kolkata.
