Neel athaley

Vidarbha Pro T20 League: Jitesh Sharma kept his nerves under control and hit a six in the last ball of the match when 5 runs were required, in the first semifinal match of Vidarbha Pro T20 League 2025, to fix their spot in the final. They defeated Bharat Rangers by 6 wickets at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha near Nagpur on Friday.

After losing the toss and being put into bat first, Skipper Atharva Taide and Updesh Rajput opened the innings for Bharat Rangers. Rajput contributed with 14 in 19 balls. At a point, they were 50/2 in 7.1 overs. Then Taide, along with Neel Athaley, added 88 runs for the third wicket before Athaley was dismissed for 39 in 29 balls. Towards the end, Varun Bisht played a blistering knock of 50* in 15 balls. Atharva Taide remained unbeaten on 94* in 53 balls. They posted a total of 204/3 in 20 overs.

For NECO Master Blaster, Ananmay Jaiswal took 2/34 in 3 overs, and Sanjay Raghunath picked 1/27 in 4 overs.