Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Eagle Thane Strikers lead the last two meetings 2–0. In the most recent clash last season, ETS dominated, winning by 97 runs after posting 205/6 and bowling NBB out for 108. That match was defined by NBB’s batting collapse while chasing a big total. The earlier meeting also went ETS’s way, a 7-wicket win with 52 balls remaining, reinforcing a clear recent edge in this rivalry.

NBNaMo Bandra Blasters 108/10

ETEagle Thane Strikers 205/6

2025-06-05 · ETS won by 97 runs

NBNaMo Bandra Blasters 148/7

ETEagle Thane Strikers 150/3

2019-05-23 · ETS won by 7 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)

NaMo Bandra Blasters

This is NaMo Bandra Blasters’ season opener, but their recent run elsewhere shows momentum with two wins in their last three. The clearest snapshot is the 1-run win over Aakash Tigers MWS, a game they held together under late pressure. Their latest match was a 5-wicket loss to SoBo Mumbai Falcons, where they were bowled out for 130.

NBNaMo Bandra Blasters 130/10

SMSoBo Mumbai Falcons 131/5

2025-06-10 · SMF won by 5 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)

NBNaMo Bandra Blasters 151/2

MRMumbai South Central Maratha Royals 150/8

2025-06-08 · NBB won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)

NBNaMo Bandra Blasters 153/10

ATAakash Tigers MWS 152/8

2025-06-06 · NBB won by 1 run

Eagle Thane Strikers

This is Eagle Thane Strikers’ season opener, coming off a mixed set of results in other matches. Their most telling recent performance was a 4-wicket win over ARCS Andheri with 13 balls remaining after chasing 135. They followed that with an 8-wicket loss to Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals, where their 131/8 was chased down with 13 balls to spare.

ETEagle Thane Strikers 131/8

MRMumbai South Central Maratha Royals 134/2

2025-06-10 · MR won by 8 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

ETEagle Thane Strikers 135/6

AAARCS Andheri 134/6

2025-06-08 · ETS won by 4 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

ETEagle Thane Strikers 151/8

SMSoBo Mumbai Falcons 115/10

2025-06-07 · ETS won by 36 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

Models are split: the ML model narrowly favours NBB, but the other models lean ETS, with ETS the average favourite at 55%. Bookmakers also lean ETS at 53% (1.80) vs NBB at 47% (2.00). Key stats favour ETS 4–0, driven by the Elo edge and a 2–0 advantage in the last two H2H meetings. If ETS reproduce the control they showed in the last H2H blowout, NBB will need a cleaner batting effort to break the pattern.

Jagtap’s hundred kills the chase

Shashwat Jagtap made the target feel irrelevant almost immediately, setting the tone with clean hitting and calm placement as Eagle Thane Strikers stormed to a 9-wicket win with 28 balls remaining. NaMo Bandra Blasters had moments of hope when their 189/9 looked defendable on a good surface, but Jagtap’s tempo never dipped, and the chase was effectively sealed long before the final overs.

Powerplay blitz breaks NBB

The match was decided in the first six overs of the chase. ETS smashed 93/0 in the powerplay at 15.5 an over, wiping out the one area where NBB’s pre-match numbers suggested control. By the time the 7th over began, the required rate had collapsed and NBB were forced into defensive fields, which only fed Jagtap and Sumeir Zaveri’s boundary options. Even when ETS finally lost a wicket in the middle overs, the damage was already done.

Jagtap and Zaveri set pace

Jagtap’s 100 (50) was the innings that dictated every decision, mixing power with low-risk options to keep the chase on rails. Zaveri’s 80 (36) ensured there was no lull, and their 152-run partnership turned a competitive target into a cruise. For NBB, Jay Jain’s 45 (21) was the late surge that lifted them near 190, but Onkar Tarmale’s 3/28 kept ETS ahead of the par curve and left the chase within reach of a powerplay knockout.

Pre-match edges play out

The build-up hinted ETS had the stronger recent head-to-head grip, but the scale of the chase came from how completely they flipped the expected phase battle. NBB’s innings had substance — a 75-run stand between Keshkamat and Jay Jain gave them a platform — yet 189 still relied on execution with the ball early. Once ETS’s openers took away swing and fear in the first two overs, the contest shifted from “defendable total” to “how quickly can they finish?”.