Jain’s late surge seals it
Jay Jain’s clean striking in the back end of the chase proved the decisive twist, dragging NaMo Bandra Blasters back from a tightening finish to a 4-wicket win with three balls remaining. After Suved Parkar had anchored the pursuit, Jain’s 49 off 24 ensured the required rate never ran away, and the Blasters crossed 179 in 19.3 overs despite losing wickets at intervals.
Chhabria’s middle-overs squeeze
The match was effectively shaped in Triumph’s middle phase, when they slipped from 54/2 in the powerplay to adding only 62 runs while losing six wickets. Sagar Chhabria led that choke with 3/25, repeatedly breaking momentum and forcing Triumph into riskier options. That slowdown meant Triumph were set up for a late scramble rather than a platform, even though their finish was explosive.
Parkar anchors, Chhabria strikes
Parkar’s 53 off 37 provided the chase’s spine, allowing others to play around him, while Jain supplied the acceleration that turned a chase into a controlled finish. For Triumph, Sagar Mishra’s 2/22 briefly applied the brakes, but Chhabria’s three-wicket burst was the standout impact, earning him MVP for tilting the match during Triumph’s collapse-prone middle overs.
Triumph’s late counterpunch
Triumph Knights MNE fought back hard at the death, blasting 62 without loss in the final five overs to lift their total to 178/8. A 70-run partnership between Jayesh Pokhare and Valsangkar steadied the innings earlier, and Nutan Goel’s 40 off 27 kept them moving when wickets fell. In the chase, the Blasters’ key release valve was the 63-run stand between Khanapurkar and Parkar, which steadied them through the middle overs before the finish tightened.







