Visakhapatnam: Telugu Warriors defeated Karnataka Bulldorses in an exciting match in the second semi-final of the Celebrity Cricket League. With this, the Telugu team will face Bhojpuri Dabangs in the final on Saturday. Telugu Warriors defeated Karnataka by 6 wickets in the match held in Visakhapatnam.
Chasing the target of 103 set by Karnataka in the second innings, the Telugu team achieved the target off the fourth ball in 10 overs. Ashwin, the top scorer in the first innings, was run out in the first over. Roshan and Raghu combined to raise the score. Roshan scored 27 runs in 9 balls and is the top scorer in the Telugu side. Music director Thaman, who started slowly and hit big in the last two overs, is the winning architect of that Telugu team. Thaman scored 25 runs off 15 balls.
Telugu Warriors, who got the toss earlier, sent Karnataka Bulldozers to bat. In the first innings, Karnataka scored 99 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 10 overs. It was Pradeep who scored 50 runs in 26 balls without getting out and brought Karnataka to a respectable score. Pradeep’s innings included 5 fours and 2 sixes. Krishna scored 33 runs off 23 balls and had 5 fours in his innings. Karnataka was denied a huge score by the fact that all those who came later were out without seeing two figures. Samrat took 4 wickets for Telugu Warriors.
Then the Telugu team came out for their first innings but could not take the lead over Karnataka. Telugu Warriors scored 95 runs for the loss of six wickets in 10 overs. Ashwin Babu, who scored 36 runs off 22 balls, was the only one who shone for the Tollywood star team. Sunil, Jairam, Petrol Prakash and Pradeep took one wicket each. Karnataka’s excellent fielding played a major role in keeping the Telugu Warriors at bay.
Coming into the second innings with a lead of four runs, Karnataka Bulldozers scored 98 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 10 overs. Rajeev scored 32 off 21 balls and was the top scorer in Karnataka. Captain and Karnaka superstar Kichha Sudeep returned without taking any runs in 5 balls. Jairam Karthik scored 21 runs off 14 balls.
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Last Updated Mar 25, 2023, 12:47 AM IST