Clean sweepSeason 3 · Week 4 · 4 matches

NeuroStrikers sweep the day as Mavericks draw a blank

Four matches at Kodai Box Cricket: NeuroStrikers won both of theirs, Vikings went 1–1, the Outliers went 1–1 and Mavericks lost both of theirs.

By Deep Square Leg Bureau·Friday, 14 August 2026·Kodai Box Cricket

Match 1Statement win

Mavericks49/47

Vikings52/04.3

Vikings won by 6 wickets (15 balls left) ↓

Match 2Statement win

Mavericks20/27

The Outliers21/01.2

The Outliers won by 6 wickets (34 balls left) ↓

Match 3Thriller

Vikings49/47

NeuroStrikers50/46.5

NeuroStrikers won by 3 wickets (1 ball left) ↓

Match 4Statement win

The Outliers26/37

NeuroStrikers30/02.1

NeuroStrikers won by 7 wickets (29 balls left) ↓

Week 4 of Season 3 brought four matches to Kodai Box Cricket on Friday. The tightest of them, NeuroStrikers by 3 wickets, came down to the last few balls. If one player owned the evening, it was Mahesh Kumar, with 34* off 9 balls and 0/18 from 2 overs. NeuroStrikers stay top, 4 points clear.

Match 1Statement win

Vikings chase 50 at a canter

Mavericks 49/4 (7) · Vikings 52/0 (4.3) — Vikings won by 6 wickets (15 balls left)

One-way traffic. Mavericks batted first. The backbone was Lakshya Sharma's 18* off 15 balls, with 2 sixes and 1 four. Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat added a useful 10* (16). An unbroken stand of 31 at the end did most of the lifting. They closed on 49/4 from their 7 overs. For Vikings, Bhaskar Rathore returned 2/4 from 1 over. Yash Pareek kept things tight too, 11 runs from 2 overs. Vikings will not enjoy the replay of the 12 extras they conceded.

Vikings needed 50 at 7.1 an over. Mahesh Kumar treated the bowling with open contempt: 34* off 9 balls, with 5 sixes and 1 four, a strike rate of 378. Yash added a useful 13* (18). They strolled home with 2.3 overs unused. For Mavericks, Abhijeet returned 0/4 from 1 over. In this fixture it is now 2–1 to Vikings this season.

Player of the Match: Mahesh Kumar34* off 9 balls and 0/18 from 2 overs

Match 2Statement win

The Outliers chase 21 at a canter

Mavericks 20/2 (7) · The Outliers 21/0 (1.2) — The Outliers won by 6 wickets (34 balls left)

There was only ever one side in it. Mavericks batted first and got through the early overs unscathed, 9/0 before the first breakthrough. Lakshya Sharma top-scored with 13* off 22 balls, an innings more anchor than accelerator. They closed on 20/2 from their 7 overs. Siddharth Rao was the miser of the innings, 1/4 from 2 overs at 2 an over. Naman Saini kept things tight too, 4 runs from 2 overs.

The Outliers needed 21 at 3.0 an over. Madhav Sharma was in no mood for subtlety, clattering 19* off 8 balls, with 3 sixes at a strike rate of 238. It was done with 34 balls to spare. Adhip Chaudhary was the pick of the Mavericks attack with 0/8 from 1 over. In this fixture it is now 3–0 to the Outliers this season.

Player of the Match: Madhav Sharma19* off 8 balls and 1/4 from 2 overs

Match 3Thriller

Down to the wire: NeuroStrikers chase 50 to stun Vikings

Vikings 49/4 (7) · NeuroStrikers 50/4 (6.5) — NeuroStrikers won by 3 wickets (1 ball left)

Cardiologists, look away now. Vikings' openers gave them a platform, the first wicket not falling until the 4th over at 26. Mahesh Kumar led the way with 18 off 11 balls, with 2 sixes and 1 four. Bhairav Deep chipped in with 14 off 22 balls, with 1 six. The 1st-wicket stand was worth 26, the innings' best. Vikings finished on 49/4. For NeuroStrikers, Dhruv Paliwal returned 1/6 from 1 over. Sanjeev Upadhyaya kept things tight too, 9 runs from 2 overs.

The equation for NeuroStrikers: 50 to win from 7 overs. Sagar was the pick of the batters, making 25 off 18 balls, with 1 six and 3 fours. Anil Rawat chipped in with 11 off 19 balls, with 1 six. They got there with 1 ball to spare, which is to say barely. For Vikings, Navin Gurjar returned 2/13 from 1.5 overs. Vikings conceded 11 extras along the way. In this fixture it is now 2–1 to NeuroStrikers this season.

Player of the Match: Dhruv Paliwal1* off 1 ball and 1/6 from 1 over

Match 4Statement win

29 balls to spare: NeuroStrikers cruise past the Outliers

The Outliers 26/3 (7) · NeuroStrikers 30/0 (2.1) — NeuroStrikers won by 7 wickets (29 balls left)

This one was over early. The Outliers were asked to set the target. Rudraksh held one end together for 14 off 15 balls, though a strike rate of 93 left the scoring to others. The Outliers finished on 26/3. Nobody got Sanjeev Upadhyaya away: 1/5 from 2 overs, 9 dot balls among them. Saurabh Charan kept things tight too, 6 runs from 2 overs.

The equation for NeuroStrikers: 27 to win from 7 overs. The innings belonged to Anil Rawat, whose 20* off 8 balls, with 3 sixes, came at a strike rate of 250. They strolled home with 4.5 overs unused. Madhav Sharma was the pick of the the Outliers attack with 0/8 from 1 over. In this fixture it is now 3–0 to NeuroStrikers this season.

Player of the Match: Sanjeev Upadhyaya1/5 from 2 overs

For the record books

20 is the lowest total of the season so far.

The Banter Verdict

Saurabh Charan faced one ball and left. Efficient, if nothing else.

Star of the day

Mahesh Kumar

Vikings

34* off 9 balls and 0/18 from 2 overs

34* off 9 balls and 0/18 from 2 overs — nobody had a bigger say on the day than Mahesh Kumar. Measured against the conditions of the game, no one did more in Week 4.

The day in numbers

297: runs across the day, 6.9 an over
25: sixes
34*: top score, Mahesh Kumar (9 balls)
2/4: best bowling, Bhaskar Rathore
67%: dot balls (173 of 257)
46: extras conceded

Season 3 table, after Week 4

Team	P	W	Pts	NRR
1NeuroStrikers	8	6	12	+1.45
2Vikings	8	4	8	+0.70
3Outliers	8	4	8	-0.54
4Mavericks	8	2	4	-1.68

Full scorecards

M1Mavericks 49/4 v Vikings 52/0Vikings won by 6 wickets (15 balls left)

Mavericks

49/4 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rahul Rathore run out (Bhaskar Rathore)	2	6	0	0	33
Nitesh c Yash Pareek b Bhaskar Rathore	6	4	0	1	150
Ankit Jain c †Navin Gurjar b Bhaskar Rathore	1	3	0	0	33
Lakshya Sharma not out	18*	15	1	2	120
Adhip Chaudhary run out (Mahesh Kumar)	0	0	0	0	–
Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat not out	10*	16	0	1	63

12 extras·Fall of wickets: 9-1 (Nitesh, 1.2), 11-2 (Rahul Rathore, 1.4), 11-3 (Ankit Jain, 2.0), 18-4 (Adhip Chaudhary, 2.2)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Yash Pareek	2	11	0	5.50
Bhaskar Rathore	1	4	2	4.00
Nishant Gupta	0.1	7	0	42.00
Opal	0.5	1	0	1.20
Mahesh Kumar	2	18	0	9.00
Navin Gurjar	1	8	0	8.00

Vikings

52/0 (4.3)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Yash Pareek not out	13*	18	0	1	72
Mahesh Kumar not out	34*	9	1	5	378

5 extras

Bowler	O	R	Econ
Ankit Jain	2	12	6.00
Lakshya Sharma	1	17	17.00
Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	1	4	4.00
Rahul Rathore	0.3	19	38.00

M2Mavericks 20/2 v Outliers 21/0The Outliers won by 6 wickets (34 balls left)

Mavericks

20/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lakshya Sharma not out	13*	22	1	1	59
Nitesh c Naman Saini b Siddharth Rao	3	13	0	0	23
Ankit Jain b Madhav Sharma	0	2	0	0	0
Sarthak Rathore not out	1*	5	0	0	20

3 extras·Fall of wickets: 9-1 (Nitesh, 3.5), 10-2 (Ankit Jain, 4.5)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Siddharth Rao	2	1	4	1	2.00
Naman Saini	2	0	4	0	2.00
Madhav Sharma	2	0	4	1	2.00
Rudraksh	1	0	8	0	8.00

The Outliers

21/0 (1.2)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Madhav Sharma not out	19*	8	0	3	238
Krishna Saxena not out	0*	0	0	0	–

2 extras

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Adhip Chaudhary	1	0	8	0	8.00
Sarthak Rathore	0.2	0	13	0	39.00

M3Vikings 49/4 v NeuroStrikers 50/4NeuroStrikers won by 3 wickets (1 ball left)

Vikings

49/4 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mahesh Kumar c Sagar b Dhruv Paliwal	18	11	1	2	164
Bhairav Deep run out (Anil Rawat / Kunwar Gaurav)	14	22	0	1	64
Navin Gurjar run out (Sunil Rajput / Rahul Kasliwal)	5	4	1	0	125
Yash Pareek run out (Kunwar Gaurav)	1	5	0	0	20
Nishant Gupta not out	6*	2	0	1	300

5 extras·Fall of wickets: 26-1 (Mahesh Kumar, 3.0), 35-2 (Navin Gurjar, 4.4), 42-3 (Yash Pareek, 6.0), 49-4 (Bhairav Deep, 7.0)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Sagar	2	14	0	7.00
Saurabh Charan	2	20	0	10.00
Dhruv Paliwal	1	6	1	6.00
Sanjeev Upadhyaya	2	9	0	4.50

NeuroStrikers

50/4 (6.5)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat b Navin Gurjar	11	19	0	1	58
Sagar c Mahesh Kumar b Bhaskar Rathore	25	18	3	1	139
Rahul Kasliwal run out (Mahesh Kumar)	1	1	0	0	100
Saurabh Charan c Nishant Gupta b Navin Gurjar	0	1	0	0	0
Dhruv Paliwal not out	1*	1	0	0	100
Kunwar Gaurav not out	1*	1	0	0	100

11 extras·Fall of wickets: 39-1 (Sagar, 5.0), 42-2 (Rahul Kasliwal, 5.5), 48-3 (Saurabh Charan, 6.1), 49-4 (Anil Rawat, 6.4)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Mahesh Kumar	2	16	0	8.00
Yash Pareek	2	10	0	5.00
Navin Gurjar	1.5	13	2	7.09
Bhaskar Rathore	1	11	1	11.00

M4Outliers 26/3 v NeuroStrikers 30/0NeuroStrikers won by 7 wickets (29 balls left)

The Outliers

26/3 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Madhav Sharma c Sunil Rajput b Sanjeev Upadhyaya	2	6	0	0	33
Krishna Saxena retired out	1	10	0	0	10
Rudraksh c †Kunwar Gaurav b Dhruv Paliwal	14	15	1	1	93
Naman Saini run out (Sagar)	2	4	0	0	50
Siddharth Rao not out	1*	2	0	0	50
Aarav Khurana not out	0*	5	0	0	0

6 extras·Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Madhav Sharma, 1.0), 5-1 (Krishna Saxena, 3.0), 22-2 (Naman Saini, 5.3), 22-3 (Rudraksh, 5.5)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Sanjeev Upadhyaya	2	5	1	2.50
Sagar	1	1	0	1.00
Saurabh Charan	2	6	0	3.00
Rahul Kasliwal	1	10	0	10.00
Dhruv Paliwal	1	4	1	4.00

NeuroStrikers

30/0 (2.1)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat not out	20*	8	0	3	250
Kunwar Gaurav not out	8*	6	0	1	133

2 extras

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Siddharth Rao	1.1	0	22	0	18.86
Madhav Sharma	1	0	8	0	8.00

7 overs a side