Lucknow: The sixth match of UP T20 League 2024 was played between Noida Super Kings and Lucknow Falcons. In this match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Lucknow team flopped, while Piyush Chawla of Noida bowled very well. Due to rain, the match was reduced to 12-12 overs. Batting first, Lucknow Falcons scored 100 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 12 overs. In reply, Noida Super Kings achieved this target on the last ball. This is the second consecutive defeat of Lucknow Falcons.
Lucknow Falcons, who came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. Opener Abhay Chauhan could score only 1 run. At the same time, Harsh Tyagi could score only 8 runs. However, Samarth Singh definitely scored 32 runs off 21 balls. Priyam Garg also flopped and went out after scoring 16 runs off 14 balls. Kartikeya Singh remained unbeaten after scoring 21 runs off 12 balls and he took the team to a good score.
However, the performance of the lower order batsmen was quite disappointing. Not a single batsman could reach double figures. Piyush Chawla bowled very well for Noida. He took 3 wickets for 16 runs in 3 overs.
The batting of Noida Super Kings, who came out to chase the target, was also not that good. The team kept losing its wickets continuously. Noida lost 4 wickets for 56 runs. Captain Nitish Rana was a complete flop and was out after scoring just 3 runs off 8 balls.
However, Mohammad Sharim handled the innings by scoring 20 runs off 11 balls. 21 runs were needed from the last 11 balls. After this Prashant Veer scored unbeaten 16 runs from 9 balls and Bobby Yadav scored unbeaten 12 runs from 7 balls to give the team victory. The last over became very exciting but the Noida team somehow won the match on the last ball. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was very expensive for Lucknow. He gave away 28 runs in his 2 overs.
