MPL 2023: Hinganekar shines as Ratnagiri Jets beats Chhatrapati Sambhaji Kings

Hinganekar’s 15-ball 46 (2×4, 5×6) took the sport away from Kings and zoomed the Jets to a decent complete of 173 for 5 on the
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Divyang Hinganekar, the second-most costly participant within the participant public sale, got here to the social gathering with an all-round show to assist Ratnagiri Jets steamroll previous Chhatrapati Sambhaji Kings and preserve his crew’s Playoff hopes alive within the Maharashtra Premier League.

Hinganekar’s 15-ball 46 (2×4, 5×6) took the sport away from Kings and zoomed the Jets to a decent complete of 173 for 5 on the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium, Pune on Tuesday night time.

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Besides eliminating the damaging opener Saurabh Navale within the first over, Hinganekar additionally took two key catches that restricted the Kings to 156 for eight.

It was the Jets’ second win in three video games, thus serving to it keep the top-four standing within the factors desk. Rajvardhan Hangargekar-led Kings, although, suffered its third consecutive loss and must pull off a heist by profitable its final two video games with big margin to provide itself a distant likelihood of creating it to thhe final 4.

Hinganekar had had a quiet begin to the event. But when his crew required it probably the most, he got here to the fore. Soon after he changed Nikhil Naik on the crease within the sixteenth over, the Jets misplaced captain Kazi after a sedate fifty. At 115 for 5 with 23 balls remaining, the Jets was at risk of falling in need of par rating of 160.

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Hinganekar modified the complexion with 4 consecutive sixes off Rameshwar Daud’s medium tempo within the penultimate over after which completed the innings off on a excessive with a 4 off Hangargekar’s final ball of the innings.

With the Jets bowlers retaining this tight below lights, Hangargekar was left with the duty of scoring 31 runs off the final over. He began off with two big sixes off Pradeep Dadhe however the bowler had the final chuckle, selecting two wickets in succession.