Season openerSeason 2 · Week 1 · 4 matches

Rudraksh steals the show in Week 1

Four matches at Turf8teen10: NeuroStrikers went 2–1, Mavericks went 1–1–1 and the Outliers went 0–1–1.

By From the Scorer's Hut·Sunday, 14 June 2026·Turf8teen10

Match 1Statement win

Mavericks82/07

NeuroStrikers46/37

Mavericks won by 36 runs ↓

NeuroStrikers won by 23 runs ↓

Match 4Statement win

NeuroStrikers110/17

Mavericks68/27

NeuroStrikers won by 42 runs ↓

Season 2 got under way at Turf8teen10 on Sunday, four matches deep. One of them couldn't be separated at all. If one player owned the evening, it was Rudraksh, with 27* off 21 balls and 4/24 from 2 overs. NeuroStrikers lead the early table.

Match 1Statement win

No contest: Mavericks crush NeuroStrikers

Mavericks 82/0 (7) · NeuroStrikers 46/3 (7) — Mavericks won by 36 runs

This one was over early. Mavericks batted first and got through the early overs unscathed, 53/0 before the first breakthrough. Anil Rawat was in no mood for subtlety, clattering 57* off 24 balls, with 5 sixes and 5 fours at a strike rate of 238. Support came from Nitesh, whose 10 took 15 balls. The 1st-wicket stand was worth 53, the innings' best. They closed on 82/0 from their 7 overs. For NeuroStrikers, Opal returned 0/13 from 2 overs. NeuroStrikers will not enjoy the replay of the 11 extras they conceded.

NeuroStrikers needed 83 at 11.9 an over. The backbone was Sagar's 17 off 12 balls, with 2 sixes and 1 four. Sarthak Rathore chipped in with 14 off 13 balls, with 1 six and 1 four. The chase petered out at 46/3. For Mavericks, Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner returned 1/13 from 2 overs.

Player of the Match: Anil Rawat57* off 24 balls and 1/14 from 1 over

Match 2Tie

Nothing to separate Mavericks and the Outliers

Mavericks 78/5 (7) · The Outliers 78/2 (7) — Match tied on 78

Somehow, nobody won this one. Mavericks were asked to set the target. The innings belonged to Anil Rawat, whose 41 off 19 balls, with 5 sixes and 2 fours, came at a strike rate of 216. Support came from Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner, whose 16* took 13 balls. The 1st-wicket stand was worth 25, the innings' best. They closed on 78/5 from their 7 overs. Rudraksh ripped through Mavericks with 4/24 from 2 overs.

The equation for the Outliers: 79 to win from 7 overs. The innings belonged to Naman Saini, whose 40* off 17 balls, with 6 sixes and 1 four, came at a strike rate of 235. Support came from Rudraksh, whose 27* took 21 balls. They finished on 78/2 — level, to the run. Sanjeev was the pick of the Mavericks attack with 1/14 from 2 overs. Mavericks conceded 9 extras along the way.

Player of the Match: Rudraksh27* off 21 balls and 4/24 from 2 overs

Match 3Result

NeuroStrikers get the job done against the Outliers

NeuroStrikers 74/2 (7) · The Outliers 51/5 (7) — NeuroStrikers won by 23 runs

NeuroStrikers batted first and got through the early overs unscathed, 18/0 before the first breakthrough. Bhairav Deep was the pick of the batters, making 40 off 22 balls, with 4 sixes and 3 fours. Support came from Sagar, whose 16* took 6 balls. NeuroStrikers finished on 74/2. Nobody got Naman Saini away: 1/9 from 2 overs, 8 dot balls among them.

The Outliers needed 75 at 10.7 an over. Naman Saini fell in the first over, which is never the start a chase wants. The backbone was Rudraksh's 20* off 6 balls, with 2 sixes and 2 fours. Support came from Harnoor Singh, whose 11 took 8 balls. The chase petered out at 51/5. Sarthak Rathore was the pick of the NeuroStrikers attack with 2/8 from 1 over. Sagar backed it up with 2/16 from 2 overs. NeuroStrikers conceded 8 extras along the way.

Player of the Match: Sagar16* off 6 balls and 2/16 from 2 overs

Match 4Statement win

No contest: NeuroStrikers crush Mavericks

NeuroStrikers 110/1 (7) · Mavericks 68/2 (7) — NeuroStrikers won by 42 runs

One-way traffic. NeuroStrikers batted first and got through the early overs unscathed, 103/0 before the first breakthrough. The innings belonged to Sagar, whose 66* off 24 balls, with 10 sixes and 1 four, came at a strike rate of 275. Bhairav Deep chipped in with 40 off 18 balls, with 4 sixes and 3 fours. The 1st-wicket stand was worth 103, the innings' best. They closed on 110/1 from their 7 overs. Anil Rawat was the pick of the Mavericks attack with 0/23 from 2 overs.

Chasing 111, Mavericks needed a shade over 15 an over. Vikas treated the bowling with open contempt: 34* off 15 balls, with 3 sixes and 3 fours, a strike rate of 227. Support came from Anil, whose 21 took 14 balls. The chase petered out at 68/2. Saurabh Charan was the miser of the innings, 0/9 from 2 overs at 4.5 an over.

Player of the Match: Sagar66* off 24 balls and 0/13 from 2 overs

For the record books

Rudraksh's 4/24 are the best bowling figures of the season to date. Sagar's 66 is the highest individual score of Season 2 so far. 110 is the highest team total of the season so far.

The Banter Verdict

Krishna Saxena faced one ball and left. Efficient, if nothing else.

Star of the day

Rudraksh

The Outliers

27* off 21 balls and 4/24 from 2 overs

Rudraksh gets our vote for 27* off 21 balls and 4/24 from 2 overs. It came in a losing cause, which takes some doing.

The day in numbers

587: runs across the day, 10.5 an over
55: sixes
66*: top score, Sagar (24 balls)
4/24: best bowling, Rudraksh
56%: dot balls (189 of 336)
49: extras conceded

Season 2 table, after Week 1

Team	P	W	Pts	NRR
1NeuroStrikers▲	3	2	4	+1.38
2Mavericks▼	3	1	3	-0.29
3Outliers	2	0	1	-1.64

Full scorecards

M1Mavericks 82/0 v NeuroStrikers 46/3Mavericks won by 36 runs

Mavericks

82/0 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nitesh retired out	10	15	2	0	67
Anil Rawat not out	57*	24	5	5	238
Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner not out	4*	3	0	0	133

11 extras·Fall of wickets: 53-1 (Nitesh, 5.0)

Bowler	O	M	R	Econ
Opal	2	1	13	6.50
Sagar	2	0	27	13.50
Saurabh Charan	1	0	16	16.00
Sarthak Rathore	1	0	10	10.00
Sonu	1	0	16	16.00

NeuroStrikers

46/3 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bhairav Deep c †Nitesh b Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner	7	5	0	1	140
Sagar c †Nitesh b Anil Rawat	17	12	1	2	142
Sarthak Rathore run out (Nitin Setia)	14	13	1	1	108
Sonu not out	2*	7	0	0	29
Saurabh Charan not out	1*	5	0	0	20

5 extras·Fall of wickets: 12-1 (Bhairav Deep, 1.1), 40-2 (Sagar, 4.4), 44-3 (Sarthak Rathore, 5.5)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Vikas	2	13	0	6.50
Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner	2	13	1	6.50
Krishna Saxena	2	6	0	3.00
Anil Rawat	1	14	1	14.00

M2Mavericks 78/5 v Outliers 78/2Match tied on 78

Mavericks

78/5 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat c †Naman Mittal b Rudraksh	41	19	2	5	216
Vikas run out (Naman Mittal)	0	2	0	0	0
Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner not out	16*	13	3	0	123
Nitin Setia b Rudraksh	0	2	0	0	0
Nitesh c Harnoor Singh b Rudraksh	7	3	0	1	233
Krishna Saxena c †Naman Saini b Rudraksh	0	1	0	0	0
Raghav Patodia not out	10*	2	1	1	500

4 extras·Fall of wickets: 25-1 (Vikas, 2.2), 44-2 (Anil Rawat, 3.4), 44-3 (Nitin Setia, 4.0), 67-4 (Nitesh, 6.2), 67-5 (Krishna Saxena, 6.3)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Naman Mittal	2	19	0	9.50
Harnoor Singh	1	14	0	14.00
Naman Saini	2	21	0	10.50
Rudraksh	2	24	4	12.00

The Outliers

78/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rudraksh not out	27*	21	3	2	129
Harnoor Singh b Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner	0	1	0	0	0
Naman Mittal c Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner b Vikas	2	3	0	0	67
Naman Saini not out	40*	17	1	6	235

9 extras·Fall of wickets: 8-1 (Harnoor Singh, 1.1), 16-2 (Naman Mittal, 2.1)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Krishna Saxena	1	8	0	8.00
Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner	2	14	1	7.00
Vikas	2	34	1	17.00
Nitin Setia	1	14	0	14.00
Anil Rawat	1	8	0	8.00

M3NeuroStrikers 74/2 v Outliers 51/5NeuroStrikers won by 23 runs

NeuroStrikers

74/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bhairav Deep run out (Naman Mittal)	40	22	3	4	182
Prashant Ramchandani retired out	2	6	0	0	33
Sarthak Rathore c Harnoor Singh b Naman Saini	13	8	1	1	163
Sagar not out	16*	6	1	2	267
Opal not out	0*	0	0	0	–

3 extras·Fall of wickets: 18-1 (Prashant Ramchandani, 3.0), 35-1 (Sarthak Rathore, 5.0), 58-2 (Bhairav Deep, 6.1)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Naman Mittal	2	17	0	8.50
Naman Saini	2	9	1	4.50
Rudraksh	2	25	0	12.50
Sonu	1	23	0	23.00

The Outliers

51/5 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Naman Saini c & b Sagar	1	3	0	0	33
Harnoor Singh c †Prashant Ramchandani b Opal	11	8	1	1	138
Naman Mittal c Saurabh Charan b Sagar	9	14	0	1	64
Sonu c †Prashant Ramchandani b Sarthak Rathore	2	11	0	0	18
Rudraksh not out	20*	6	2	2	333
Raghav Patodia c Sagar b Sarthak Rathore	0	2	0	0	0

8 extras·Fall of wickets: 3-1 (Naman Saini, 0.4), 13-2 (Harnoor Singh, 2.0), 31-3 (Naman Mittal, 5.2), 43-4 (Sonu, 6.2), 43-5 (Raghav Patodia, 6.4)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Sagar	2	16	2	8.00
Opal	2	17	1	8.50
Saurabh Charan	2	10	0	5.00
Sarthak Rathore	1	8	2	8.00

M4NeuroStrikers 110/1 v Mavericks 68/2NeuroStrikers won by 42 runs

NeuroStrikers

110/1 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sagar not out	66*	24	1	10	275
Bhairav Deep run out (Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner)	40	18	3	4	222
Sarthak Rathore not out	0*	0	0	0	–

4 extras·Fall of wickets: 103-1 (Bhairav Deep, 6.4)

Bowler	O	R	Econ
Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner	2	39	19.50
Vikas	2	28	14.00
Anil Rawat	2	23	11.50
Nitin Setia	1	20	20.00

Mavericks

68/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat run out (Bhairav Deep)	21	14	0	3	150
Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner run out (Prashant Ramchandani / Sagar)	1	4	0	0	25
Nitesh not out	7*	9	1	0	78
Vikas not out	34*	15	3	3	227

5 extras·Fall of wickets: 25-1 (Anil Rawat, 2.5), 30-2 (Sanjeev Meena Brewvana Owner, 4.0)

Bowler	O	R	Econ
Opal	2	15	7.50
Sagar	2	13	6.50
Saurabh Charan	2	9	4.50
Sarthak Rathore	1	31	31.00

7 overs a side