Rajat Patidar's 3/72 in 4 ov powers Dread Eleven to 5-wicket win in T20 derby
Tactical Analysis & Match Flow
Rewa, MP — Dread Eleven won by 5 wickets in a T20 derby at Awadhesh Pratap Singh University (APSU) Stadium, Rewa on 15 Aug 2021. Destroyers won the toss and elected to bat first.
Rajat Patidar (Dread Eleven) took player-of-the-match honours for 3/72 in 4 ov. Subhranshu Senapati (70 off 46) provided the key support for Dread Eleven. With the ball, Subhranshu Senapati (2/7 in 2 ov) kept the pressure on.
The game flowed through two contrasting innings: DES 151/8 (20 ov) against DE 181/5 (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 1–4 Dread Eleven, with the sides meeting next on 20 Aug 2021.