New leadersSeason 2 · Week 6 · 4 matches

New leaders: NeuroStrikers take over at the summit

Four matches at Heera Box Cricket: NeuroStrikers won all three, Mavericks went 1–2 and the Outliers lost both of theirs.

By Deep Square Leg Bureau·Friday, 17 July 2026·Heera Box Cricket

Match 1Result

Mavericks50/57

The Outliers30/47

Mavericks won by 20 runs ↓

Match 2Statement win

Mavericks46/27

NeuroStrikers50/05

NeuroStrikers won by 7 wickets (12 balls left) ↓

Match 3Result

The Outliers51/37

NeuroStrikers52/16.3

NeuroStrikers won by 6 wickets (3 balls left) ↓

Match 4Result

NeuroStrikers59/47

Mavericks33/57

NeuroStrikers won by 26 runs ↓

Friday at Heera Box Cricket served up four matches for Week 6. If one player owned the evening, it was Siddharth Rao, with 14* off 8 balls and 1/5 from 2 overs. NeuroStrikers end the day top of the table on 16 points. The Outliers have lost five in a row. NeuroStrikers have now won three on the bounce.

Match 1Result

Mavericks get the job done against the Outliers

Mavericks 50/5 (7) · The Outliers 30/4 (7) — Mavericks won by 20 runs

Mavericks' openers gave them a platform, the first wicket not falling until the 5th over at 23. Anil Rawat top-scored with 15 off 19 balls, an innings more anchor than accelerator. Siddharth Rao added a useful 14* (8). They closed on 50/5 from their 7 overs. Krishna Saxena was the pick of the the Outliers attack with 2/5 from 1 over. Nishant Gupta kept things tight too, 10 runs from 2 overs. The Outliers will not enjoy the replay of the 10 extras they conceded.

The Outliers needed 51 at 7.3 an over. Naman Saini held one end together for 12 off 16 balls, though a strike rate of 75 left the scoring to others. Jaivardhan Pathak chipped in with 10* off 13 balls, with 1 six. They ended on 30/4, well short. Nobody got Vikas away: 2/3 from 2 overs, 10 dot balls among them. In this fixture it is now 3–2 to Mavericks this season.

Player of the Match: Siddharth Rao14* off 8 balls and 1/5 from 2 overs

Match 2Statement win

12 balls to spare: NeuroStrikers cruise past Mavericks

Mavericks 46/2 (7) · NeuroStrikers 50/0 (5) — NeuroStrikers won by 7 wickets (12 balls left)

There was only ever one side in it. Mavericks' openers gave them a platform, the first wicket not falling until the 6th over at 32. Anil Rawat was the pick of the batters, making 29 off 20 balls, with 2 sixes and 3 fours. The 1st-wicket stand was worth 32, the innings' best. Mavericks finished on 46/2. Nobody got Mahesh Kumar away: 0/8 from 2 overs, 9 dot balls among them. Sagar kept things tight too, 8 runs from 2 overs.

Chasing 47, NeuroStrikers needed a shade over 6 an over. Sagar led the way with 26* off 15 balls, with 4 sixes. Mahesh chipped in with 24* off 15 balls, with 2 sixes and 1 four. They strolled home with 2 overs unused. For Mavericks, Siddharth Rao returned 0/1 from 1 over. Mavericks still lead this season's head-to-head 4–3.

Player of the Match: Sagar26* off 15 balls and 0/8 from 2 overs

Match 3Result

Mahesh Kumar stars as NeuroStrikers beat the Outliers

The Outliers 51/3 (7) · NeuroStrikers 52/1 (6.3) — NeuroStrikers won by 6 wickets (3 balls left)

The Outliers were asked to set the target. Naman Saini was in no mood for subtlety, clattering 20 off 8 balls, with 2 sixes and 1 four at a strike rate of 250. Adhip Chaudhary added a useful 14* (16). They closed on 51/3 from their 7 overs. For NeuroStrikers, Saurabh Charan returned 2/13 from 2 overs. Sagar kept things tight too, 4 runs from 2 overs.

Chasing 52, NeuroStrikers needed a shade over 7 an over. Mahesh Kumar led the way with 32* off 25 balls, with 3 sixes and 1 four. Bhairav Deep chipped in with 13* off 13 balls, with 1 six and 1 four. They reached 52/1 with 3 balls to spare. Dhruv Paliwal was the pick of the the Outliers attack with 1/17 from 2 overs. In this fixture it is now 4–2 to NeuroStrikers this season.

Player of the Match: Saurabh Charan2/13 from 2 overs

Match 4Result

NeuroStrikers get the job done against Mavericks

NeuroStrikers 59/4 (7) · Mavericks 33/5 (7) — NeuroStrikers won by 26 runs

NeuroStrikers lost Mahesh Kumar inside the first over, 0/1 before anyone had found their feet. Bhairav Deep led the way with 26 off 22 balls, with 2 sixes and 2 fours. Sagar added a useful 20 (10). The 2nd-wicket stand was worth 33, the innings' best. NeuroStrikers finished on 59/4. For Mavericks, Anil Rawat returned 2/18 from 2 overs. Siddharth Rao kept things tight too, 8 runs from 2 overs.

The equation for Mavericks: 60 to win from 7 overs. The backbone was Nitesh's 10 off 6 balls, with 1 six and 1 four. They ended on 33/5, well short. For NeuroStrikers, Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat returned 2/6 from 1 over. The season series between the two is level at 4–4.

Player of the Match: Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat2/6 from 1 over

For the record books

30 is the lowest total of the season so far.

The Banter Verdict

Mahesh Kumar faced one ball and left. Efficient, if nothing else.

Star of the day

Siddharth Rao

Mavericks

14* off 8 balls and 1/5 from 2 overs

14* off 8 balls and 1/5 from 2 overs — nobody had a bigger say on the day than Siddharth Rao. Measured against the conditions of the game, no one did more in Week 6.

The day in numbers

371: runs across the day, 6.9 an over
26: sixes
32*: top score, Mahesh Kumar (25 balls)
2/3: best bowling, Vikas
60%: dot balls (191 of 321)
35: extras conceded

Season 2 table, after Week 6

Team	P	W	Pts	NRR
1NeuroStrikers▲	14	8	16	+0.38
2Mavericks▼	14	7	15	+0.49
3Outliers	12	4	9	-1.01

Full scorecards

M1Mavericks 50/5 v Outliers 30/4Mavericks won by 20 runs

Mavericks

50/5 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat c Jaivardhan Pathak b Dhruv Paliwal	15	19	1	1	79
Rahul Kasliwal run out (Satvik Todwal / Nishant Gupta)	8	9	0	1	89
Nitesh b Satvik Todwal	0	2	0	0	0
Siddharth Rao not out	14*	8	3	0	175
Kunwar Gaurav b Krishna Saxena	2	4	0	0	50
Vikas st †Adhip Chaudhary b Krishna Saxena	0	0	0	0	–
Uddhav Chaudhary not out	1*	1	0	0	100

10 extras·Fall of wickets: 23-1 (Rahul Kasliwal, 4.0), 23-2 (Nitesh, 4.2), 32-3 (Anil Rawat, 5.1), 47-4 (Kunwar Gaurav, 6.4), 49-5 (Vikas, 6.4)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Rudraksh	1	11	0	11.00
Nishant Gupta	2	10	0	5.00
Dhruv Paliwal	2	15	1	7.50
Satvik Todwal	1	9	1	9.00
Krishna Saxena	1	5	2	5.00

The Outliers

30/4 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Naman Saini b Rahul Kasliwal	12	16	1	1	75
Harnoor Singh c †Nitesh b Vikas	2	4	0	0	50
Nishant Gupta c †Nitesh b Vikas	0	1	0	0	0
Jaivardhan Pathak not out	10*	13	0	1	77
Rudraksh c Anil Rawat b Siddharth Rao	4	8	0	0	50
Adhip Chaudhary not out	0*	0	0	0	–

2 extras·Fall of wickets: 14-1 (Naman Saini, 3.0), 15-2 (Harnoor Singh, 3.2), 16-3 (Nishant Gupta, 4.0), 29-4 (Rudraksh, 6.0)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Siddharth Rao	2	5	1	2.50
Rahul Kasliwal	2	21	1	10.50
Vikas	2	3	2	1.50
Anil Rawat	1	1	0	1.00

M2Mavericks 46/2 v NeuroStrikers 50/0NeuroStrikers won by 7 wickets (12 balls left)

Mavericks

46/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Uddhav Chaudhary run out (Opal)	5	14	0	0	36
Anil Rawat run out (Lakshya Sharma / Sagar)	29	20	3	2	145
Rahul Kasliwal not out	4*	6	0	0	67
Nitesh not out	6*	2	0	1	300

2 extras·Fall of wickets: 32-1 (Uddhav Chaudhary, 5.0), 36-2 (Anil Rawat, 5.4)

Bowler	O	R	Econ
Saurabh Charan	2	21	10.50
Mahesh Kumar	2	8	4.00
Sagar	2	8	4.00
Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	1	9	9.00

NeuroStrikers

50/0 (5)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mahesh Kumar not out	24*	15	1	2	160
Sagar not out	26*	15	0	4	173

0 extras

Bowler	O	R	Econ
Siddharth Rao	1	1	1.00
Vikas	2	33	16.50
Rahul Kasliwal	1	4	4.00
Anil Rawat	1	12	12.00

M3Outliers 51/3 v NeuroStrikers 52/1NeuroStrikers won by 6 wickets (3 balls left)

The Outliers

51/3 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Naman Saini run out (Prashant Ramchandani)	20	8	1	2	250
Harnoor Singh b Saurabh Charan	0	1	0	0	0
Jaivardhan Pathak c Sagar b Saurabh Charan	0	1	0	0	0
Adhip Chaudhary not out	14*	16	0	1	88
Nishant Gupta not out	10*	16	1	0	63

7 extras·Fall of wickets: 21-1 (Harnoor Singh, 1.3), 21-2 (Jaivardhan Pathak, 1.4), 27-3 (Naman Saini, 2.4)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mahesh Kumar	2	0	22	0	11.00
Saurabh Charan	2	0	13	2	6.50
Sagar	2	1	4	0	2.00
Lakshya Sharma	1	0	12	0	12.00

NeuroStrikers

52/1 (6.3)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mahesh Kumar not out	32*	25	1	3	128
Sagar c Naman Saini b Dhruv Paliwal	0	3	0	0	0
Bhairav Deep not out	13*	13	1	1	100

7 extras·Fall of wickets: 3-1 (Sagar, 1.3)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Satvik Todwal	1	2	0	2.00
Dhruv Paliwal	2	17	1	8.50
Rudraksh	1	10	0	10.00
Nishant Gupta	2	16	0	8.00
Naman Saini	0.3	7	0	14.00

M4NeuroStrikers 59/4 v Mavericks 33/5NeuroStrikers won by 26 runs

NeuroStrikers

59/4 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mahesh Kumar c †Nitesh b Siddharth Rao	0	1	0	0	0
Sagar c & b Anil Rawat	20	10	2	1	200
Bhairav Deep c †Nitesh b Anil Rawat	26	22	2	2	118
Saurabh Charan run out (Nitesh)	8	6	0	1	133
Lakshya Sharma not out	2*	3	0	0	67

3 extras·Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Mahesh Kumar, 0.1), 33-2 (Sagar, 3.4), 50-3 (Saurabh Charan, 6.0), 59-4 (Bhairav Deep, 7.0)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Siddharth Rao	2	1	8	1	4.00
Vikas	2	0	21	0	10.50
Rahul Kasliwal	1	0	12	0	12.00
Anil Rawat	2	0	18	2	9.00

Mavericks

33/5 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat retired out	5	18	0	0	28
Uddhav Chaudhary run out (Saurabh Charan / Prashant Ramchandani)	2	3	0	0	67
Siddharth Rao c Saurabh Charan b Sagar	2	5	0	0	40
Nitesh c Mahesh Kumar b Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	10	6	1	1	167
Sonu b Saurabh Charan	4	6	0	0	67
Vikas not out	0*	0	0	0	–
Kunwar Gaurav b Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	0	2	0	0	0
Nitin Setia not out	6*	3	0	1	200

4 extras·Fall of wickets: 5-1 (Uddhav Chaudhary, 1.1), 11-2 (Anil Rawat, 4.1), 11-2 (Siddharth Rao, 4.1), 27-3 (Sonu, 6.0), 27-4 (Nitesh, 6.1), 27-5 (Kunwar Gaurav, 6.3)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Mahesh Kumar	2	5	0	2.50
Sagar	2	14	1	7.00
Saurabh Charan	2	8	1	4.00
Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	1	6	2	6.00

7 overs a side