Gwalior Cheetah’s losing streak ended in the Madhya Pradesh League 2025 after they defeated Jabalpur Royal Lions by 15 runs, who suffered their second loss in three matches.
Batting first, Gwalior scored 191 runs on the strength of Rishabh Chauhan (93*). In response, Jabalpur could score only 176 runs. Batting first, Gwalior lost the wickets of both its openers on a score of only 29. By the end of the powerplay, they had scored 54 runs for the loss of three wickets.
Parth Sahni and Rishabh together tried to take the innings forward, and both of them shared a 33-run partnership for the fourth wicket. After Parth was out, Rishabh took the responsibility of scoring runs alone. After completing his half-century, Rishabh increased the pace of scoring runs and started hitting big shots. He scored an unbeaten 93 off 47 balls and hit six fours along with six sixes in his innings.
If he had got a little more support from the other end, Gwalior would have easily scored more than 200. Ritesh Shakya was the most economical for Jabalpur, taking a wicket while giving away only 12 runs in three overs. While chasing the target, Jabalpur also lost the wickets of both the openers in the powerplay itself.
However, they scored 56 runs in the first six overs. A 79-run partnership between Siddharth Patidar and Abhishek Bhandari for the third wicket brought Jabalpur back into the match. Patidar was dismissed in the 14th over on a total of 122 after scoring 44 runs in 33 balls.
Shortly after this, Bhandari was also dismissed after scoring 53 runs in 35 balls. At that time, the team’s score was 143. From here, Gwalior’s comeback had started. By taking wickets continuously, Gwalior did not give any chance to Jabalpur in the last five overs. Mangesh Yadav bowled the best for Gwalior and took four wickets, giving away 23 runs in four overs.
Gwalior Cheetah finally opened their account in the MPL season 2 with a commanding win over Jabalpur Royal Lions. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
