The Ekana Stadium in Lucknow witnessed a stunning display of batting prowess by Rinku Singh of the Meerut Mavericks. He hammered a blistering century in just 45 balls, achieving a strike rate of 225 and powering his team to a commanding victory. His innings comprised 8 sixes and 7 fours. Having lost four wickets early on, with the score at 38, the Meerut Mavericks were rescued by captain Rinku Singh, who then led them to a six-wicket victory with seven balls to spare. This performance demonstrated Singh’s remarkable form leading up to the Asia Cup.
The ninth match of the UP T20 League was played between Gorakhpur Lions and Meerut Mavericks. Batting first, Gorakhpur Lions scored 167 runs, losing 9 wickets in their 20 overs. Chasing a target of 168, Meerut Mavericks faced initial struggles, losing four wickets quickly. But Rinku Singh, in partnership with Sahib Yuvraj, forged an unbroken 130-run stand off just 65 balls. Singh scored 108 not out off 48 balls, including 7 fours and 8 sixes, steering his team to victory.
Sahib Yuvraj contributed 22 runs off 22 balls. The duo’s batting performance enabled Meerut to achieve the target of 168 runs in 18.5 overs, securing a six-wicket win. Gorakhpur also had a difficult start.
Gorakhpur’s innings also began poorly, with their first wicket falling at 3 runs. Dhruv Jurel and Akashdeep Nath added 45 runs for the second wicket. Dhruv Jurel scored 38 runs off 32 balls with 6 fours. Akashdeep Nath scored 23 runs off 16 balls with 3 fours and 1 six. Nishant Kushwaha scored 37 runs off 24 balls with 4 fours and 1 six. Shivam Sharma remained unbeaten with 25 runs off 14 balls, comprising 2 sixes and 1 four. For Meerut, Vishal Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar took 3 wickets each, while Zeeshan Ansari claimed two wickets. Meerut recorded their second win in three matches, while Gorakhpur had only one win in three matches.