Derby thriller: Akhil Mishra's 58 runs off 36 balls seals it for Dread Eleven
Tactical Analysis & Match Flow
Rewa, MP — Dread Eleven won by 2 wickets in a T20 derby at Awadhesh Pratap Singh University (APSU) Stadium, Rewa on 20 Aug 2021. Dread Eleven won the toss and elected to bat first.
Akhil Mishra (Dread Eleven) took player-of-the-match honours for 58 runs off 36 balls. Naveen Singh Chouhan (39 off 25) provided the key support for Dread Eleven. With the ball, Chanchal Rathore (2/1 in 2 ov) kept the pressure on.
The game flowed through two contrasting innings: DES 149/9 (20 ov) against DE 162/8 (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 1–5 Dread Eleven, with the sides meeting next on 28 Aug 2021.