VPL 2025, Match 5: Pagariya Strikers vs Bharat Rangers Full Match Highlights

Pagariya Strikers Nagpur (PAS) registered a convincing 5-wicket victory over Bharat Rangers (BHR) in Match 5 of the Vidarbha Premier League (VPL) 2025 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. PAS won the toss and decided to bowl first and supported their decision with a stable run chase after holding the opposition to a subpar score.

Bharat Rangers Innings

Bharat Rangers scored 169/9 in 20 overs, where Varun Bisht took the team by storm with his 55 in 25 balls, giving good impetus at the top. Danish Malewar also added a useful 28 in 16, while skipper Atharva Taide added a solid 21 from 18 balls in the middle phase. But the innings never really gained momentum because of frequent loss of wickets. Pagariya Strikers' bowlers split the spoils nicely. Lalit Yadav was the best of the bowlers with 2 for 28 in 4 overs, and Suraj Rai also took 2 for 29 runs. Ashit Singh was among the wicket-takers as well, ending up with 2 for 39. Their timely breakthroughs did not allow Bharat Rangers to establish partnerships during the death overs.

Pagariya Strikers Innings

In response, Pagariya Strikers achieved the target without any difficulty, as 172/5 in 18.2 overs. The highlight of Pagariya Strikers' innings without a doubt was MD Faiz, who made an unbelievable match-winning 82 off just 51 balls*, with Yash Kadam (35 off 13 balls) and Dhruv Shorey (28 off 24 balls) providing solid support to keep the chase on track. For Bharat Rangers, Shubham Kapse and Malhar Dosi took 2 wickets each, but they were costly. Kunal Kunjwani also took a wicket, but the bowling attack did not have the bite to contain Faiz's masterclass performance under pressure.

Pagariya Strikers, with this victory, were able to demonstrate their all-around strength and rise up in the points table with an assertive performance.

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