Meerut Mavericks Vs Lucknow Falcons has become a game like Manchester United and Liverpool, a must-win game for both teams. In the Uttar Pradesh T20 League, this game has become one of those where it’s always six of one and half a dozen of the others. Because it is really hard to sit down on one side of the fence or the other. This alone shows the value and impact of the game between Meerut Mavericks and Lucknow Falcons. In their latest game it was a match to book the ticket for finally. So stick here and read what went on in an all-time classical.
Meerut Mavericks Vs Lucknow Falcons Match Scorecard
It was indeed a must-to-win game and Meerut Mavericks Vs Lucknow Falcons Match Scorecard did justify that the game was very close. The toss did favour the host on 11-09-2024. As in the previous two games of UP20L, Lucknow did beat Meerut. The first game saw Lucknow winning the game by 8 wickets and 7 wickets in the second game.
This was also a reason behind them picking the bowl first after winning the toss. But was Meerut, who was playing well. But the win against Lucknow did not come in 2024. And this is where Meerut Mavericks came and won the game by 9 runs at the Ekna Sports City, Lucknow.
And what made the win major was winning away from home. It was not like the away side scored a mega total. But they did put up 153/4 on board in 20 overs. After getting a bad start, with both openers not scoring huge runs, captain Mahadav Kaushik performed well and scored 52 not out in 43 balls and he did get backing from Rituraj Amit Sharma as he managed to add 54 in 36 balls.
It seemed as if Lucknow would win the game and go to the final and Meerut would now face Kanpur in the Qualifier 2. But the bowlers of the away side gave their all and took all 10 wickets of the home side. And they got all out in 19.5 overs, scoring 144 runs. This made them lose the game too by 9 runs.
Priyam Grag did shine with 56 runs in 42 balls. But others failed to make an impact and kept losing wickets to Vijay Kumar, Yash Garg and Zeeshan Ansari, taking two each wicket.
Performances Post Match
Meerut Mavericks went into the final with the win. But Lucknow lost the Qualifier 2 to Kanpur Superstars. Kanpur did bat well in the final putting over 190 runs. But Meerut did shine when it mattered the most. As a result, Meerut did win the game and won the second edition of the mega T20 league of UP.
Meerut Mavericks did win Qualifier 1 while batting first and final whole batting second. This tells that in a way they are true winners by winning the game differently. One was defending a mid-range total; the next one was to chase a mega total of over 190. So yes, it was a game where all the players did perform when it mattered the most.
Match Analysis
Lucknow did win the first two games against Meerut in an easy manner with the first game coming to the last over, but the second was an easy win. But the first two games made them win the games with good wickets in hand.
But in the final game, the bowlers did the job well. But Lucknow’s batsmen did not shine in a mega moment. Other than Priyam, nobody did able to score big in a quick span. It made them lose the game in the end. And Meerut took this win as a motivation and managed to win the season. But overall, the game was close. However, the pitch did not back in the home side while batting second. It backed the blowers of Meerut and this made the game done and dusted for the home side.
Conclusion
The Meerut Mavericks Vs Lucknow Falcons Match Scorecard did show that it is all about keeping confidence and making sure that never lose hope. In the second season of the league, Lucknow beat Meerut twice. But in the Qualifier 1 game, Meerut did shine with the bowl and Lucknow did not shine with the bat. Because in the previous two games, they managed to win the game in a decent manner.
The win made them ready for the final, where Kanpur did lose the game in the final. It was Kanpur who beat Lucknow in the Qualifier 2. So overall, Lucknow, being the favourite, did lose the season from winning positions. But Meerut did put the hammer when it was needed the most for sure.
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