GLADIATORS AND PATRIOTS SHARE A POINT EACH AFTER THE MATCH FINISHED IN A TIE

It was a blockbuster finish between two heavyweights - the finalist from the last edition - as Skipper Sharad Vesawkar's emphatic last-ball six tied the match for Gladiators against Patriots. A point each was shared between two teams. Chasing stiff 178, courtesy of young pacers Rashid Khan and Rijan Dhakal from Patriots, Bhairahawa was reduced to 29/3 inside power play. It was a class, elegance, and experience of former Lankan Opener Tharanga that led the charge. He remained unbeaten on 67 off 44 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 3 fours. Young Kushal Malla really showed his power-hitting range smashing 3 fours and 2 sixes during his 19-ball 35 knock. Earlier in the first innings, another Lankan wicket-keeper Sandun Weerakkody notched fifty. He hit 2 fours and 5 sixes during his hit. The innings was lifted by young Sandeep Jora who made 38 and the finishing touch was provided by dynamic Afghan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai who struck 42 with the help of 2 fours and 4 sixes.