Akhil Mishra's 61 runs off 68 balls drags Dread Eleven to 57-run win in T20 derby
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Rewa, MP — Dread Eleven won by 57 runs in a T20 derby at Martand School Ground No. 3, Rewa on 8 Sep 2023. Dread Eleven won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Akhil Mishra (Dread Eleven) took player-of-the-match honours for 61 runs off 68 balls. Anubhav Agarwal (46 off 53) provided the key support for Dread Eleven. With the ball, Kuldeep Sen (2/19 in 10 ov) kept the pressure on.
The game flowed through two contrasting innings: DES 206/8 (50 ov) against DE 263/10 (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 0–2 Dread Eleven, with the sides meeting next on 12 Sep 2023.