Prabhanshu Shukla's 8/22 in 9 ov steers Dread Eleven to 84-run win in T20 derby
Tactical Analysis & Match Flow
Rewa, MP — Dread Eleven won by 84 runs in a T20 derby at Awadhesh Pratap Singh University (APSU) Stadium, Rewa on 5 Sep 2023. Destroyers won the toss and elected to bat first.
Prabhanshu Shukla (Dread Eleven) took player-of-the-match honours for 8/22 in 9 ov. Prithviraj Singh Tomar (74 off 85) provided the key support for Dread Eleven. With the ball, Arshad Khan (1/40 in 9 ov) kept the pressure on.
The game flowed through two contrasting innings: DES 205/10 (50 ov) against DE 289/10 (50 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 2023 series to Destroyers 0–1 Dread Eleven, with the sides meeting next on 8 Sep 2023.