Syed Mushtaq Ali: Gurkeerat Mann's blitzkrieg helps Punjab win; Jharkhand lose again
Kolkata, Jan 22 (Cricketnmore) Veteran southpaw Yuvraj Singh and the big-hitting Gurkeerat Mann helped Punjab seal a thrilling three-wicket victory over Mumbai to win their second match on the trot in a Group A Super League Syed Mushtaq Ali T20
Kolkata, Jan 22 (Cricketnmore) Veteran southpaw Yuvraj Singh and the big-hitting Gurkeerat Mann helped Punjab seal a thrilling three-wicket victory over Mumbai to win their second match on the trot in a Group A Super League Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 match at the Jadavpur University campus ground here on Monday.
Gurkeerat smashed an 18-ball 43 hitting six fours and two sixes while Yuvraj (40 off 34 balls; 2x4, 2x6) played second fiddle to make light of Mumbai's 198/4 in 20 overs after they were put in to bat first.
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Yuvraj got two reprieves -- dropped on 8 by Akhil Herwadkar and then on 32 by Shreyas Iyer -- while Gurkeerat turned the match in Punjab's favour in the 14th over when he hit Akash Parkar for 24 runs in six balls.
Manan Vohra (42 off 31 balls; 3x4, 2x6) helped Punjab to a brisk start before medium pacer Shivam Dube (3/27) got him out.