Derby thriller: Anubhav Agarwal's 47 runs off 54 balls seals it for Destroyers
Tactical Analysis & Match Flow
Rewa, MP — Destroyers won by 2 runs in a 50 Overs derby at Martand School Ground No. 3, Rewa on 12 Sep 2024. Dread Eleven won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Anubhav Agarwal (Destroyers) took player-of-the-match honours for 47 runs off 54 balls. Prabhanshu Shukla (38 off 44) provided the key support for Destroyers. With the ball, Anant Verma (2/10 in 7 ov) kept the pressure on.
The game flowed through two contrasting innings: DES 276/10 (50 ov) against DE 274/9 (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 2024 series to Destroyers 2–1 Dread Eleven, with the sides meeting next on 16 Sep 2024.