Kanpur: Rain played spoilsport as the UP T20 League match between Meerut Mavericks and Lucknow Falcons ended without a result, with both teams awarded a point each at Green Park Stadium on Saturday.Meerut Mavericks, who remain unbeaten in the tournament, now have 15 points from eight matches and continue to top the points table, while Lucknow Falcons moved to nine points from eight outings and sit in second place.Invited to bat first, Meerut Mavericks scored 67 for two in 8.3 overs before rain brought the match to a halt. Opener Swastik Chikara was unbeaten on 39, while Rituraj was batting on two when play was stopped. Chikara faced 30 balls and struck four boundaries and two sixes during his stay at the crease. Divyanshu Joshi contributed a brisk 24 off 17 balls, hitting two fours and two sixes, before being dismissed by Krishna Kumar. Akshay Dubey added four runs before being bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.Rain began around 3.45 pm and continued intermittently until 5.30 pm, making any further play impossible. With conditions showing no sign of improvement, the match referee officially called off the game at 5.30 pm.Karan slams ton in Kashi Rudras’ winOn Friday, Kashi Rudras skipper Karan Sharma cracked a century to help his team beat Noida Kings by 67 runs.The victory, after four successive defeats, lifted Kashi Rudras to eight points from nine matches and strengthened their chances of making the playoffs. They now have one more league match remaining.Asked to bat first, Kashi Rudras posted 217 for seven, their highest total of the season. Karan Sharma and Abhishek Goswami laid the foundation for the imposing total, putting together 102 runs from just 57 balls. Goswami was the first to depart after smashing 75 off 34 deliveries.Karan continued his run-scoring spree and completed his century in style with a six. It was only the second century of the season, after Kanpur Superstars’ Adarsh Singh scored the first in Lucknow. Karan hit 11 boundaries and a six in his 102-run knock before being dismissed by Kunal Tyagi. For Noida Kings, Naman Tiwari and Bobby Yadav claimed two wickets apiece.Chasing 218, Noida Kings got off to a flying start through Shoaib Siddiqui and Madhav Kaushik. However, once the opening partnership was broken, wickets began to fall at regular intervals.Shoaib contributed 25 runs, while Madhav kept the chase alive with a well-made 72. The remaining Noida batsmen failed to establish themselves at the crease, and the team was eventually bowled out for 150 in 18.4 overs.Vijay Yadav was the pick of the Kashi Rudras bowlers, claiming four wickets, while Rishabh Rajput chipped in with three as Kashi completed a convincing 67-run victory.
