Season Review • Published 22 Jun 2026 • 6 min read
2026 Title Defence: Destroyers Hold Nerve 3–2 to Complete Championship Three-Peat
By Vindhya Cricket Archive
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Senior Analyst
Tactical Analysis & Match Flow
Rewa, MP — The 2026 derby series between Destroyers and Dread Eleven finished 3–2, played across 2026-06-05 to 2026-06-20 in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Tournament.
Game by game: 5 Jun 2026: Dread Eleven won by 14 runs (POTM Yash Dubey); 8 Jun 2026: Destroyers won by 7 wickets (POTM Venkatesh Iyer); 12 Jun 2026: Dread Eleven won by 19 runs (POTM Yash Dubey); 16 Jun 2026: Destroyers won by 4 wickets (POTM Venkatesh Iyer); 20 Jun 2026: Destroyers won by 12 runs (POTM Ajay Rohera).
Serial protagonists: Yash Dubey (2), Venkatesh Iyer (2), Ajay Rohera (1). The series story in one line — Destroyers defended their crown 3–2 in June 2026, sealing a third straight championship with a 12-run finale win at APSU Stadium.