Vidarbha Premier League (Photo: PTI)
Vidarbha Premier League: With the end of IPL 2026 on 31 May, Vidarbha Premier League also started from 1 June. The first match in this T20 league was played between NECO Master Blasters and Pagaria Strikers. In this match, the bowler who played 7 matches for RCB and took 6 wickets, was beaten like no one before. So many runs were scored in just one over that a new record was created in the league. In a T20 match full of sixes and runs, Ravikumar Samarth scored a stunning century and led the team to victory. Pagaria Strikers defeated NECO Master Blasters by 5 wickets in the opening match of Vidarbha Premier League.
33 runs in one over… record made in the league, amazing work of Tushar Kadu
NECO Master Blasters batted first in the match and scored 219 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Wicketkeeper batsman Tushar Kadu scored the most runs for NECO Master Blasters. He scored 87 runs in 26 balls at a strike rate of 334.62, which included 10 sixes and 5 fours. The most special thing in Tushar Kadu’s stormy innings was his scoring 33 runs in one over, which is a record in the history of the league.
The one who played 7 matches for RCB gave away 33 runs in 1 over.
In the sixth over of NECO Master Blasters’ innings, Tushar scored 33 runs, which included 4 sixes and 2 fours and a single. This over was bowled by Swapnil Singh on behalf of Pagaria Strikers, who has played for RCB in IPL. Swapnil played 7 matches in IPL 2024, in which he took 6 wickets.
Pagaria Strikers won with Ravikumar Samarth’s century
Pagaria Strikers chased the target of 220 runs in the 19th over itself. Ravikumar Samarth scored a brilliant century in this run chase for Pagaria Strikers. He remained unbeaten after scoring 101 runs on 55 balls and returned after leading his team to victory. Apart from Ravikumar Samarth, Aditya Ahuja played an unbeaten inning of 22 runs on 13 balls. Pagaria Strikers, chasing the target of 220 runs, scored 223 runs for 5 wickets in 18.5 overs.
27 sixes, 442 runs… Vidarbha Premier League’s explosive start
Made 442 with 27 sixes in the first match of Vidarbha Premier League 2026. Out of these, 20 sixes were hit by NECO Master Blasters. Whereas Pagaria Strikers hit only 7 sixes, still they won the match.
