Hawks Mauka won a closely contested match against Falcon Mauka by 2 wickets in the Mauka April to May Series 23 league matches played at National Cricket Club Ground, Mumbai.
Winning the toss, Hawks Mauka chose to field first. Falcon Mauka started their innings slowly with a few early wickets but Jugal Solanki steadied their innings with his knock of 37 runs off 40 balls. Arjun Srivastava played a cameo of 9 runs off 5 balls towards the end of the innings to take the team’s total to 140/8 in 20 overs. Mayank S was the pick of the bowlers for Hawks Mauka with figures of 4/24 in his 3 overs.
In reply, Hawks Mauka started their innings cautiously and reached their 50 runs mark in 6.1 overs. However, Nihal Gaikwad’s impressive spell of 3/9 in his 2 overs brought the Hawks Mauka batting line-up under pressure. But Preet Singh anchored the innings with his crucial knock of 46 runs off 35 balls. Jagjeet Purohit also played a valuable innings of 31 runs off 24 balls to keep the team in the chase. Hawks Mauka reached their target of 141 runs with 1 ball to spare and 2 wickets in hand.Preet was declared the MVP of the match for his brilliant batting performance. Hawks Mauka’s victory helped them climb up the points table, while Falcon Mauka will look to bounce back in their next match
Best Performances
| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preet Singh* (Hawks Mauka) | 46 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 131.43 |
| Jugal Solanki* (Falcon Mauka) | 37 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 92.50 |
| Jagjeet Purohit (Hawks Mauka) | 31 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 129.17 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayank S (Hawks Mauka) | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8.00 |
| Nihal Gaikwad (Falcon Mauka) | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Arjun Srivastava (Falcon Mauka) | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3.39 |
Match Notes
- Match started at 16 Apr, 01:32 PM.
- Falcon Mauka: 50 runs in 8.5 overs, Extras 16
- Falcon Mauka: 101 runs in 13.5 overs, Extras 24
- Innings Break: Falcon Mauka – 140/8 in 20 overs (jugal solanki 37, Arjun Srivastava 9)
- Innings Ended at 16 Apr, 02:58 PM
- Innings Started at 16 Apr, 03:09 PM
- Hawks Mauka: 50 runs in 6.1 overs, Extras 2
- Hawks Mauka: 103 runs in 13.5 overs, Extras 6
- End of Day: Hawks Mauka – 144/8 in 19.5 overs (Pushkar 4, Preet Singh 46)
- Match ended at 16 Apr, 04:55 PM.