UP T20 2023 Points Table: Updated Standings after Kanpur Superstars vs Gorakhpur Lions, Match 27
Kashi Rudras have qualified to the playoffs after beating Lucknow Falcons by nine wickets. On the other and, Kanpur Superstars won against Gorakhpur Lions by 37 runs.
Meeru Mavericks, Noida Super Kings, and Lucknow Falcons are the other teams to move on to the next stage.
Kashi Rudras beat Lucknow Falcons by 9 wickets
Shaurya Singh and Harsha Tyagi led the foundation for Lucknow Falcons as they batted first to set a target of 143 runs for Kashi Rudras. Shaurya Singh scored 52 off 32 deliveries while Harsha Tyagi added 21-ball 31. The middle-order however failed miserably except for Ali Zafar who added 31 runs off 17 balls at the end.
Atal Bihari-Rai produced a match-winning spell as he scalped six wickets conceding 27 runs in four overs. Bobby Yadav was the other bowler who starred with 3/20 in three overs. In response, Kashi Rudras opener Karan Sharma scored an unbeaten 81 off 49 deliveries as Shivam Bansal did the rest of job with 33* off 18. The Rudras won the match by 9 wickets.
Kanpur Superstars beat Gorakhpur Lions
In the 27th match of the ongoing UP T20 2023, Kanpur Superstars scored a daunting 212 for the loss of 4 wickets. Sameer Rizvi, the captain led the way with 49-ball 104. There were handy contributions from Rahul Rajpal (33), Adarsh Singh (23), and Ansh Yadav (28*).
Amid the run fest, Sparsh Jain took 2/33, while Shivam Sharma gave away just 25 runs in his four overs to claim one wicket. During the chase, Siddharth Sarvan Yadav from Gorakhpur Lions scored a half-century from 27 deliveries and Abhishek Goswami scored 41. But nothing helped much.
From 142/4 the Lions were reduced to 156/6 in no time. Eventually their innings ended at 175/7, with Kartikeya Yadav and Jasmer Dhankar claiming two wickets each.
UP T20 2023 Updated Points Table
Meerut Mavericks are leading the points table with 13 points from nine matches. Noida Super Kings have same points from nine matches with Meerut Mavericks enjoying a better NRR (+0.884). Lucknow Falcons are in the third place with 10 points from four wins and three defeats.
Kashi Rudras have managed to remain in the fourth place followed by their massive win and qualified for the playoffs along with the top three. Kanpur Superstars and Gorakhpur Lions finish at the fifth and sixth position respectively.