Record nightSeason 3 · Week 5 · 4 matches

Harish Jangid's 54* lights up Week 5

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

By The Pavilion Gossip Column·Friday, 21 August 2026·Kodai Box Cricket

Match 1Statement win

Mavericks83/17

The Outliers51/17

Mavericks won by 32 runs ↓

Match 2Result

Mavericks40/37

NeuroStrikers44/25.4

NeuroStrikers won by 5 wickets (8 balls left) ↓

Match 3Result

Vikings72/47

The Outliers53/57

Vikings won by 19 runs ↓

Match 4Result

Vikings66/37

NeuroStrikers50/37

Vikings won by 16 runs ↓

Four matches, one evening, one box at Kodai Box Cricket: this was Week 5. If one player owned the evening, it was Harish Jangid, with 54* off 22 balls and 0/13 from 1 over. NeuroStrikers stay top, 2 points clear. The Outliers have lost three in a row.

Match 1Statement win

Mavericks flatten the Outliers by 32 runs

Mavericks 83/1 (7) · The Outliers 51/1 (7) — Mavericks won by 32 runs

This one was over early. Mavericks batted first. Harish Jangid treated the bowling with open contempt: 54* off 22 balls, with 5 sixes and 3 fours, a strike rate of 245. Rahul Rathore chipped in with 20* off 12 balls, with 1 six and 2 fours. An unbroken stand of 67 at the end did most of the lifting. Mavericks finished on 83/1. For the Outliers, Naman Saini returned 1/4 from 1 over.

The equation for the Outliers: 84 to win from 7 overs. Madhav Sharma fell in the first over, which is never the start a chase wants. Rudraksh held one end together for 25* off 26 balls, though a strike rate of 96 left the scoring to others. Support came from Naman, whose 18* took 17 balls. The chase petered out at 51/1. Ankit Jain was the pick of the Mavericks attack with 1/13 from 2 overs. Mavericks conceded 8 extras along the way. The Outliers still lead this season's head-to-head 3–1.

Player of the Match: Harish Jangid54* off 22 balls and 0/13 from 1 over

Match 2Result

Measured chase takes NeuroStrikers past Mavericks

Mavericks 40/3 (7) · NeuroStrikers 44/2 (5.4) — NeuroStrikers won by 5 wickets (8 balls left)

Mavericks were asked to set the target. Rohit Rathore was the pick of the batters, making 23 off 12 balls, with 2 sixes and 2 fours. They closed on 40/3 from their 7 overs. Vikas was the miser of the innings, 1/6 from 2 overs at 3 an over. Anil Rawat kept things tight too, 6 runs from 2 overs.

The equation for NeuroStrikers: 41 to win from 7 overs. Sagar fell in the first over, which is never the start a chase wants. The backbone was Anil's 16 off 10 balls, with 1 six and 2 fours. Vikas chipped in with 14* off 17 balls, with 1 six and 2 fours. They reached 44/2 with 8 balls to spare. Ankit Jain was the miser of the innings, 1/9 from 2 overs at 4.5 an over. In this fixture it is now 2–1 to NeuroStrikers this season.

Player of the Match: Anil Rawat16 off 10 balls and 1/6 from 2 overs

Match 3Result

Vikings get the job done against the Outliers

Vikings 72/4 (7) · The Outliers 53/5 (7) — Vikings won by 19 runs

A professional job from Vikings. Vikings lost Bhaskar Rathore inside the first over, 8/1 before anyone had found their feet. Yash Pareek led the way with 27 off 19 balls, with 3 sixes and 1 four. Navin Gurjar added a useful 18* (12). The 3rd-wicket stand was worth 27, the innings' best. They closed on 72/4 from their 7 overs. For the Outliers, Madhav Sharma returned 2/20 from 2 overs. 12 extras in a 7-over innings is a gift no fielding side should be wrapping.

The equation for the Outliers: 73 to win from 7 overs. Madhav was the pick of the batters, making 16 off 7 balls, with 1 six and 1 four. Support came from Naman Saini, whose 11 took 5 balls. The chase petered out at 53/5. Nobody got Yash away: 1/6 from 2 overs, 8 dot balls among them. In this fixture it is now 2–1 to Vikings this season.

Player of the Match: Yash Pareek27 off 19 balls and 1/6 from 2 overs

Match 4Result

Vikings defend 66 to beat NeuroStrikers

Vikings 66/3 (7) · NeuroStrikers 50/3 (7) — Vikings won by 16 runs

A professional job from Vikings. Vikings batted first. Navin Gurjar treated the bowling with open contempt: 23* off 11 balls, with 3 sixes, a strike rate of 209. Bhairav Deep chipped in with 17 off 14 balls, with 3 fours. The 3rd-wicket stand was worth 25, the innings' best. They closed on 66/3 from their 7 overs. For NeuroStrikers, Sagar returned 1/19 from 2 overs. Vikas kept things tight too, 10 runs from 2 overs. 9 extras in a 7-over innings is a gift no fielding side should be wrapping.

The equation for NeuroStrikers: 67 to win from 7 overs. Anil Rawat fell in the first over, which is never the start a chase wants. The backbone was Jaivardhan Pathak's 23* off 23 balls, with 3 sixes. The chase petered out at 50/3. Yash Pareek was the miser of the innings, 2/11 from 2 overs at 5.5 an over. The season series between the two is level at 2–2.

Player of the Match: Navin Gurjar23* off 11 balls and 0/16 from 2 overs

For the record books

Harish Jangid's 54 is the highest individual score of Season 3 so far. 83 is the highest team total of the season so far.

The Banter Verdict

A golden duck for Madhav Sharma. One ball, one walk back, zero regrets — we're told the bat is still in mint condition.

Star of the day

Harish Jangid

Mavericks

54* off 22 balls and 0/13 from 1 over

Harish Jangid gets our vote for 54* off 22 balls and 0/13 from 1 over. Measured against the conditions of the game, no one did more in Week 5.

The day in numbers

459: runs across the day, 8.4 an over
31: sixes
54*: top score, Harish Jangid (22 balls)
2/11: best bowling, Yash Pareek
59%: dot balls (192 of 328)
54: extras conceded

Season 3 table, after Week 5

Team	P	W	Pts	NRR
1NeuroStrikers	10	7	14	+1.12
2Vikings	10	6	12	+1.10
3Outliers	10	4	8	-1.26
4Mavericks	10	3	6	-1.08

Full scorecards

M1Mavericks 83/1 v Outliers 51/1Mavericks won by 32 runs

Mavericks

83/1 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rohit Rathore c Satvik Todwal b Naman Saini	5	9	0	0	56
Harish Jangid not out	54*	22	3	5	245
Rahul Rathore not out	20*	12	2	1	167

4 extras·Fall of wickets: 16-1 (Rohit Rathore, 2.1)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Siddharth Rao	2	24	0	12.00
Madhav Sharma	1	10	0	10.00
Naman Saini	1	4	1	4.00
Satvik Todwal	1	16	0	16.00
Rudraksh	1	12	0	12.00
Krishna Saxena	1	17	0	17.00

The Outliers

51/1 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rudraksh not out	25*	26	2	2	96
Madhav Sharma c Harish Jangid b Ankit Jain	0	1	0	0	0
Naman Saini not out	18*	17	2	1	106

8 extras·Fall of wickets: 7-1 (Madhav Sharma, 0.5)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Ankit Jain	2	13	1	6.50
Adhip Chaudhary	1	3	0	3.00
Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	2	14	0	7.00
Harish Jangid	1	13	0	13.00
Lakshya Sharma	1	8	0	8.00

M2Mavericks 40/3 v NeuroStrikers 44/2NeuroStrikers won by 5 wickets (8 balls left)

Mavericks

40/3 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rohit Rathore c Jaivardhan Pathak b Anil Rawat	23	12	2	2	192
Harish Jangid b Vikas	2	6	0	0	33
Rahul Rathore c †Kunwar Gaurav b Saurabh Charan	4	15	1	0	27
Nitesh not out	4*	8	0	0	50
Lakshya Sharma not out	1*	1	0	0	100

6 extras·Fall of wickets: 21-1 (Harish Jangid, 2.0), 31-2 (Rohit Rathore, 3.2), 39-3 (Rahul Rathore, 6.4)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Dhruv Paliwal	1	19	0	19.00
Vikas	2	6	1	3.00
Saurabh Charan	2	9	1	4.50
Anil Rawat	2	6	1	3.00

NeuroStrikers

44/2 (5.4)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat c Harish Jangid b Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	16	10	2	1	160
Sagar c †Nitesh b Ankit Jain	0	3	0	0	0
Vikas not out	14*	17	2	1	82
Jaivardhan Pathak not out	12*	4	0	2	300

2 extras·Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Sagar, 0.4), 28-2 (Anil Rawat, 4.2)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ankit Jain	2	1	9	1	4.50
Harish Jangid	1	0	10	0	10.00
Adhip Chaudhary	1	0	5	0	5.00
Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	1	0	16	1	16.00
Rahul Rathore	0.4	0	4	0	6.00

M3Vikings 72/4 v Outliers 53/5Vikings won by 19 runs

Vikings

72/4 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bhairav Deep c Krishna Saxena b Madhav Sharma	8	5	0	1	160
Bhaskar Rathore run out (Naman Saini)	0	2	0	0	0
Nishant Gupta run out (Madhav Sharma)	6	4	1	0	150
Yash Pareek c Naman Saini b Madhav Sharma	27	19	1	3	142
Navin Gurjar not out	18*	12	1	1	150
Opal not out	1*	1	0	0	100

12 extras·Fall of wickets: 8-1 (Bhaskar Rathore, 0.4), 10-2 (Bhairav Deep, 1.1), 37-3 (Nishant Gupta, 3.1), 60-4 (Yash Pareek, 6.0)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Siddharth Rao	2	14	0	7.00
Madhav Sharma	2	20	2	10.00
Naman Saini	2	26	0	13.00
Krishna Saxena	1	12	0	12.00

The Outliers

53/5 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Naman Saini run out (Yash Pareek)	11	5	1	1	220
Siddharth Rao b Yash Pareek	8	11	0	0	73
Madhav Sharma c Nishant Gupta b Navin Gurjar	16	7	1	1	229
Rudraksh c Nishant Gupta b Bhaskar Rathore	4	6	1	0	67
Satvik Todwal not out	4*	7	1	0	57
Nitin Setia c Navin Gurjar b Opal	4	6	0	0	67
Krishna Saxena not out	0*	1	0	0	0

6 extras·Fall of wickets: 13-1 (Naman Saini, 1.4), 20-2 (Siddharth Rao, 2.5), 25-3 (Rudraksh, 4.0), 40-4 (Madhav Sharma, 4.5), 53-5 (Nitin Setia, 6.5)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Yash Pareek	2	6	1	3.00
Navin Gurjar	2	29	1	14.50
Bhaskar Rathore	2	10	1	5.00
Opal	1	8	1	8.00

M4Vikings 66/3 v NeuroStrikers 50/3Vikings won by 16 runs

Vikings

66/3 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bhairav Deep c Anil Rawat b Saurabh Charan	17	14	3	0	121
Bhaskar Rathore c Saurabh Charan b Sagar	2	7	0	0	29
Yash Pareek run out (Sagar / Kunwar Gaurav)	8	11	0	0	73
Navin Gurjar not out	23*	11	0	3	209
Nishant Gupta not out	7*	2	0	1	350

9 extras·Fall of wickets: 22-1 (Bhaskar Rathore, 2.3), 28-2 (Bhairav Deep, 3.3), 53-3 (Yash Pareek, 6.3)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Dhruv Paliwal	1	14	0	14.00
Vikas	2	10	0	5.00
Sagar	2	19	1	9.50
Saurabh Charan	2	23	1	11.50

NeuroStrikers

50/3 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat c Prashant Ramchandani b Yash Pareek	6	4	0	1	150
Sagar c Bhairav Deep b Bhaskar Rathore	8	5	0	1	160
Jaivardhan Pathak not out	23*	23	0	3	100
Saurabh Charan c Prashant Ramchandani b Yash Pareek	0	1	0	0	0
Vikas not out	6*	11	1	0	55

7 extras·Fall of wickets: 6-1 (Anil Rawat, 0.4), 22-2 (Sagar, 3.0), 35-3 (Saurabh Charan, 4.1)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Yash Pareek	2	11	2	5.50
Navin Gurjar	2	16	0	8.00
Bhaskar Rathore	2	10	1	5.00
Nishant Gupta	1	13	0	13.00

7 overs a side