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Punjab Panthers emerged victorious against Manohar Mavericks in a thriller by four wickets at the ongoing Chandrashekhar Azad T20 Tournament Season being played at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula on Sunday.

Opting to field first, Punjab Panthers restricted Manohar Mavericks to 189/4 in 20 overs wherein Dushyant Thamman (40) and Abhijeet Garg (36) leading the charge. In response, Panthers once struggling at 116/5 was well recovered by the unbeaten knock of Ankit Kaushik (60 off 27 balls). Skipper Manan Vohra also scored 54 off 31 runs. Team achieved the target at the loss of six wickets with just two balls to spare.

In another match of the day City Challengers secured a one-sided victory over Talanoa Tigers by 42 runs. Batting first, City Challengers posted a competitive total of 171/9 with a fine contribution from Mohd Arslan Khan (63 off 28). Vishu Kashyap (4/22) was the pick of the bowler from opposition.

In response, Tigers struggled against disciplined bowling from Hartejassvi Kapoor (3/24) Anirudh (2/20) and Amrit Lubana (2/22) wickets) as the team was bundled out for 129 in 18.3 overs. Rajangad Bawa’s valiant 39 -run effort wasn’t enough to secure a win. Sumit Sihag, Joint Commissioner, MC, Chandigarh and Senior Journalist Naresh Kaushal gave away the prizes in the presence of Sanjay Tandon, President, UTCA.