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Indian Veteran Premier League 2024: Top run-getters and wicket-takers after VVIP Uttar Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh Warriors (Updated) ft. Pawan Negi

The Indian Veteran Premier League 2024 saw the first and second semi-finals held on Saturday, March 2. The first semi-final saw Mumbai Champions beat Red Carpet Delhi to seal their place in the final.

Mumbai Champions batted first and posted a gigantic score of 253 runs in the first innings. All the batters chipped in with handy contributions. Phil Mustard top-scored with 73 runs off 34 balls. The likes of Nirwan Attri (56), Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (51), and Rajat Singh (43) also showed their mettle.

For Delhi, Ashley Nurse and Thisara Perera picked one wicket each. In response to a mammoth total, Delhi made an awful start with the bat, losing the first five wickets for just 60 runs.

The likes of Yashpal Singh (51) and Bipul Sharma (61) fought back in the latter half of the innings but those contributions didn’t prove enough. Red Carpet Delhi scored 193 runs in the second innings but fell 60 runs short of the target.

The second semi-final took place between VVIP Uttar Pradesh and Chhatisgarh Warriors. Riding on a sensational knock of 93 runs off 50 balls from Pawan Negi, VVIP Uttar Pradesh notched a mammoth score of 193 runs in the first innings.

Suresh Raina (58 off 33) and Parvinder Singh (33 off 16) gave the much-needed impetus with their power-hitting ability. For Chhattisgarh, Shadab Jakati was the star performer with the ball as he claimed four wickets for 17 runs in three overs.

In reply, Naman Ojha and Jatin Saxena provided a brilliant start as the duo added 96 runs in the first 10 overs. Ojha scored 43 off 27, while Jatin Saxena smashed 72 off just 52 deliveries. Contributions came from the likes of Asghar Afghan (30 off 10) and Gurkeerat Singh Mann (17) but Chhattisgarh fell 18 runs short of the target in the end.


Indian Veteran Premier League 2024 Most Runs list

Sr. NoPlayerTEAMRUNSMATINNSHSAVGSR100s50s4s6s
1Pawan Negi V-UP4056613981187.5133424
2Richard Levi DL-R3606613360215.57212930
3Peter Trego MUM-C287669295.67178.26022716
4Naman Ojha CHT-W282667856.4175.16022715
5Anshul KapoorV-UP276558769144.5042610
6Jatin Sahay Saxena CHT-W264669244204.65033016
7Asela GunaratneDL-R2636610687.67185.21113112
8Phil MustardMUM-C233667338.83165.25032811
9Angelo Perera RAJ-L200555950194.17012010
10Saurabh Tiwari CHT-W181667045.25154.701198

Pawan Negi reclaimed the top spot in the runs tally after playing a brilliant knock on Saturday. He now has 405 runs in six matches at an average of 81. Richard Levi has positioned himself at the second spot with 360 runs. Meanwhile, Peter Trego (287), Naman Ojha (282), and Anshul Kapoor (276) are sitting at the third, fourth, and fifth positions, respectively.

Jatin Saxena has moved to number six with 265 runs, followed by Asela Gunaratne (263) at seventh. Phil Mustard (233) and Angelo Perera (200) occupy the eighth and ninth positions on the list, respectively. Saurabh Tiwari rounds off the top ten list with 181 runs to his name.


Indian Veteran Premier League 2024 Most Wickets list

Sr. NoPlayerTeamWicketsMatInnsAvgSRER5W+3W+MD
1Chris MpofuV-UP12661711.58.87120
2Amit Mishra CHT-W96624.2213.3310.9010
3Monu KumarV-UP86617.3816.56.32010
4Munaf Patel CHT-W86612.511.256.67100
5Shadab JakatiCHT-W86618.515.757.05010
6Amit SananMUM-C86619157.6010
7Ashley NurseDL-R76628.4315.1411.26010
8Vikrant Sharma DL-R64423.331410010
9Bipul Sharma DL-R65526.83188.94010
10Peter TregoMUM-C66624.67178.71000

Speaking of the wickets tally, Christopher Mpofu continues to stay at the top with 12 wickets under his name. Amit Mishra has the second most number of wickets in the tournament with nine wickets, followed by Monu Kumar (8) and Munaf Patel (8), respectively.

The number five spot is held by Shadab Jakati with eight wickets. Amit Sanan and Ashley Nurse claim the sixth and seventh spot with eight and seven wickets, respectively. Vikrant Sharma has six wickets in the tournament and, thus, takes the eighth position. The ninth and tenth spots are occupied by Bipul Sharma (6) and Peter Trego (6), respectively.

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