Jatin saxen

Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports: Jatin Saxena smashed 92 off 33 balls while Naman Ojha slammed 49 off 23 as Chhattisgarh Warriors thrashed Telangana Tigers by nine wickets in the ninth match of the Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL) at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex here on Tuesday.

Telangana Tigers scored 150/7 in the allotted 20 overs. Still, Chhattisgarh Warriors chased down the target in the 11th over on the back of some fiery batting performances from Jatin Saxen and Naman Ojha. Saxena was named as the Player of the Match.

Put into bat first, Telangana Tigers made a promising beginning to the innings but their momentum took a downturn when they suffered the early dismissal of Chris Gayle. Following Gayle's departure, S.S. Bharath Kumar and Shaik Sameer fell cheaply, leaving Telangana Tigers struggling at 74/3 by the 12th over.