Derby thriller: Venkatesh Iyer's 54 runs off 35 balls seals it for Dread Eleven
Tactical Analysis & Match Flow
Rewa, MP — Dread Eleven won by 3 wickets in a T20 derby at Martand School Ground No. 3, Rewa on 1 Aug 2021. Destroyers won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Venkatesh Iyer (Dread Eleven) took player-of-the-match honours for 54 runs off 35 balls. Akhil Mishra (52 off 34) provided the key support for Dread Eleven. With the ball, Aditya Shrivastava (2/26 in 4 ov) kept the pressure on.
The game flowed through two contrasting innings: DES 151/5 (20 ov) against DE 174/7 (20 ov). The decisive passage said it all: ‘Short, wide outside off. Slapped violently through backward point! The ropes take a beating as Dread Eleven seal the historic derby triumph in front of a roaring crowd!’ (19.6, Akhil Mishra vs Kulwant Khejroliya).
The result moves the 2021 series to Destroyers 0–1 Dread Eleven, with the sides meeting next on 4 Aug 2021.