Week 11: nerves shredded, two times over
Two matches at : Vikings went 1–0–1, the Outliers tied their only game and Mavericks lost their only game.
By The Boundary Desk·Friday, 9 October 2026·
Two matches, one evening, one box at : this was Week 11. The standout performance belonged to Mahesh Kumar: 34* off 21 balls and 1/19 from 2 overs. NeuroStrikers stay top, 1 point clear.
5 runs in it: Vikings survive a Mavericks scare
Vikings 57/2 (7) · Mavericks 52/2 (7) — Vikings won by 5 runs
Tight does not begin to cover it. It started badly for Vikings: Navin was gone in the first over with 0 runs on the board. Mahesh Kumar was the pick of the batters, making 34* off 21 balls, with 3 sixes and 3 fours. Support came from Bhairav Deep, whose 13 took 21 balls. The 2nd-wicket stand was worth 57, the innings' best. They closed on 57/2 from their 7 overs. For Mavericks, Rahul Rathore returned 1/15 from 1 over. Mavericks will not enjoy the replay of the 10 extras they conceded.
Mavericks needed 58 at 8.3 an over. Harish Jangid led the way with 38 off 21 balls, with 5 sixes and 1 four. They finished on 52/2, 6 runs short of the target and agonisingly close. Navin was the miser of the innings, 1/12 from 2 overs at 6 an over. In this fixture it is now 4–3 to Vikings this season.
Player of the Match: Mahesh Kumar34* off 21 balls and 1/19 from 2 overs
Honours even: the Outliers and Vikings tie on 62
Vikings 62/5 (7) · The Outliers 62/2 (7) — Match tied on 62
Bring a calculator, then put it away: it's a tie. It started badly for Vikings: Mahesh was gone in the first over with 2 runs on the board. Bhaskar Rathore was the pick of the batters, making 34* off 22 balls, with 4 sixes and 1 four. They closed on 62/5 from their 7 overs. For the Outliers, Siddharth Rao returned 2/15 from 2 overs. Madhav Sharma kept things tight too, 7 runs from 2 overs. 15 extras in a 7-over innings is a gift no fielding side should be wrapping.
The Outliers needed 63 at 9.0 an over. The backbone was Naman Saini's 38* off 24 balls, with 3 sixes and 3 fours. Nitin Setia added a useful 12 (10). They finished on 62/2 — level, to the run. Navin Gurjar was the pick of the Vikings attack with 1/13 from 2 overs.
Player of the Match: Siddharth Rao4* off 4 balls and 2/15 from 2 overs
Mahesh Kumar faced one ball and left. Efficient, if nothing else.
M1Vikings 57/2 v Mavericks 52/2Vikings won by 5 runs
Vikings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Navin Gurjar c Harish Jangid b Rahul Rathore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bhairav Deep run out (Ankit Jain) | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
Mahesh Kumar not out | 34* | 21 | 3 | 3 | 162 |
10 extras·Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Navin Gurjar, 0.1), 57-2 (Bhairav Deep, 7.0)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahul Rathore | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15.00 |
| Adhip Chaudhary | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Ankit Jain | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Siddharth Rao | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sachin | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Divyanshu | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
Mavericks
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harish Jangid c Navin Gurjar b Mahesh Kumar | 38 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 181 |
Rahul Rathore c Mahesh Kumar b Navin Gurjar | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Ankit Jain not out | 6* | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
Divyanshu not out | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
1 extras·Fall of wickets: 45-1 (Rahul Rathore, 5.2), 51-2 (Harish Jangid, 6.3)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yash Pareek | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Bhaskar Rathore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mahesh Kumar | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Navin Gurjar | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 |
M2Vikings 62/5 v Outliers 62/2Match tied on 62
Vikings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yash Pareek c Naman Saini b Madhav Sharma | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Mahesh Kumar c Madhav Sharma b Siddharth Rao | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Navin Gurjar run out (Siddharth Rao / Madhav Sharma) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
Bhaskar Rathore not out | 34* | 22 | 1 | 4 | 155 |
Bhairav Deep c Nitin Setia b Siddharth Rao | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
Opal run out (Madhav Sharma / Nitin Setia) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
15 extras·Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Mahesh Kumar, 0.2), 17-2 (Navin Gurjar, 2.3), 17-3 (Yash Pareek, 2.5), 23-4 (Bhairav Deep, 3.5), 41-5 (Opal, 5.3)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siddharth Rao | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| Naman Saini | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Madhav Sharma | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Krishna Saxena | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22.00 |
The Outliers
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nitin Setia c Mahesh Kumar b Navin Gurjar | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
Naman Saini not out | 38* | 24 | 3 | 3 | 158 |
Madhav Sharma c Mahesh Kumar b Yash Pareek | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Siddharth Rao not out | 4* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
6 extras·Fall of wickets: 18-1 (Nitin Setia, 2.4), 31-2 (Madhav Sharma, 4.3)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navin Gurjar | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
| Mahesh Kumar | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Bhaskar Rathore | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Yash Pareek | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12.00 |
7 overs a side