Record nightSeason 3 · Week 6 · 4 matches

Mahesh Kumar takes 4/4 as Mavericks go two from two

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

By Our Correspondent at Long-On·Wednesday, 9 September 2026·Kodai Box Cricket

Match 1Result

NeuroStrikers62/27

The Outliers51/47

NeuroStrikers won by 11 runs ↓

Match 2Thriller

Mavericks40/57

Vikings37/27

Mavericks won by 3 runs ↓

Match 3Result

Mavericks64/27

NeuroStrikers43/37

Mavericks won by 21 runs ↓

Match 4Statement win

Vikings48/27

The Outliers54/13.1

The Outliers won by 5 wickets (23 balls left) ↓

Four matches, one evening, one box at Kodai Box Cricket: this was Week 6. The tightest of them, Mavericks by 3 runs, came down to the last few balls. The standout performance belonged to Mahesh Kumar: 17* off 19 balls and 4/4 from 2 overs. NeuroStrikers stay top, 4 points clear.

Match 1Result

NeuroStrikers defend 62 to beat the Outliers

NeuroStrikers 62/2 (7) · The Outliers 51/4 (7) — NeuroStrikers won by 11 runs

NeuroStrikers' openers gave them a platform, the first wicket not falling until the 6th over at 42. Anil Rawat led the way with 25* off 19 balls, with 2 sixes and 1 four. Sagar added a useful 22 (16). The 1st-wicket stand was worth 42, the innings' best. They closed on 62/2 from their 7 overs. Rudraksh was the pick of the the Outliers attack with 1/6 from 1 over. Siddharth Rao kept things tight too, 10 runs from 2 overs. The Outliers will not enjoy the replay of the 9 extras they conceded.

The Outliers needed 63 at 9.0 an over. Naman Saini led the way with 28 off 19 balls, with 1 six and 5 fours. Madhav Sharma chipped in with 10 off 8 balls, with 1 six. They ended on 51/4, well short. For NeuroStrikers, Sagar returned 2/16 from 2 overs. In this fixture it is now 4–0 to NeuroStrikers this season.

Player of the Match: Saurabh Charan1/9 from 2 overs

Match 2Thriller

Mavericks hold their nerve to edge Vikings by 3 runs

Mavericks 40/5 (7) · Vikings 37/2 (7) — Mavericks won by 3 runs

This one went to the wire. Mavericks were asked to set the target. Rahul Rathore top-scored with 14 off 18 balls, an innings more anchor than accelerator. Mavericks finished on 40/5. Mahesh Kumar did the damage for Vikings, finishing with 4/4 from 2 overs. Nishant Gupta kept things tight too, 6 runs from 2 overs. Vikings will not enjoy the replay of the 11 extras they conceded.

Chasing 41, Vikings needed a shade over 5 an over. Mahesh held one end together for 17* off 19 balls, though a strike rate of 89 left the scoring to others. Support came from Navin Gurjar, whose 14 took 10 balls. They finished on 37/2, 4 runs short of the target and agonisingly close. Ankit Jain was the miser of the innings, 1/5 from 2 overs at 2.5 an over. The season series between the two is level at 2–2.

Player of the Match: Mahesh Kumar17* off 19 balls and 4/4 from 2 overs

Match 3Result

Harish Jangid stars as Mavericks beat NeuroStrikers

Mavericks 64/2 (7) · NeuroStrikers 43/3 (7) — Mavericks won by 21 runs

Mavericks batted first. Harish Jangid was in no mood for subtlety, clattering 46* off 19 balls, with 5 sixes and 4 fours at a strike rate of 242. An unbroken stand of 47 at the end did most of the lifting. Mavericks finished on 64/2. Anil Rawat was the pick of the NeuroStrikers attack with 1/4 from 1 over. Vikas kept things tight too, 11 runs from 2 overs.

Chasing 65, NeuroStrikers needed a shade over 9 an over. Kunwar Gaurav was the pick of the batters, making 14* off 6 balls, with 1 six and 1 four. Support came from Vikas, whose 13* took 10 balls. They ended on 43/3, well short. Nobody got Adhip Chaudhary away: 2/12 from 2 overs, 9 dot balls among them. The season series between the two is level at 2–2.

Player of the Match: Ankit Jain1/1 from 2 overs

Match 4Statement win

The Outliers make light work of Vikings

Vikings 48/2 (7) · The Outliers 54/1 (3.1) — The Outliers won by 5 wickets (23 balls left)

There was only ever one side in it. Vikings' openers gave them a platform, the first wicket not falling until the 5th over at 28. Bhairav Deep led the way with 18 off 11 balls, with 1 six and 2 fours. Nishant Gupta chipped in with 16* off 22 balls, with 1 four. The 1st-wicket stand was worth 28, the innings' best. They closed on 48/2 from their 7 overs. Krishna Saxena was the pick of the the Outliers attack with 1/3 from 1 over. Siddharth Rao kept things tight too, 8 runs from 2 overs.

The equation for the Outliers: 49 to win from 7 overs. The innings belonged to Naman Saini, whose 28* off 8 balls, with 4 sixes and 1 four, came at a strike rate of 350. Madhav Sharma chipped in with 22* off 6 balls, with 3 sixes and 1 four. It was done with 23 balls to spare. Navin Gurjar was the pick of the Vikings attack with 1/17 from 1 over. The season series between the two is level at 2–2.

Player of the Match: Madhav Sharma22* off 6 balls and 0/14 from 2 overs

For the record books

Mahesh Kumar's 4/4 are the best bowling figures of the season to date.

The Banter Verdict

Jaivardhan Pathak faced one ball and left. Efficient, if nothing else.

Star of the day

Mahesh Kumar

Vikings

17* off 19 balls and 4/4 from 2 overs

17* off 19 balls and 4/4 from 2 overs — nobody had a bigger say on the day than Mahesh Kumar. It came in a losing cause, which takes some doing.

The day in numbers

399: runs across the day, 7.6 an over
26: sixes
46*: top score, Harish Jangid (19 balls)
4/4: best bowling, Mahesh Kumar
58%: dot balls (181 of 313)
35: extras conceded

Season 3 table, after Week 6

Team	P	W	Pts	NRR
1NeuroStrikers	12	8	16	+0.81
2Vikings	12	6	12	+0.46
3Mavericks▲	12	5	10	-0.56
4Outliers▼	12	5	10	-0.72

Full scorecards

M1NeuroStrikers 62/2 v Outliers 51/4NeuroStrikers won by 11 runs

NeuroStrikers

62/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat not out	25*	19	1	2	132
Sagar run out (Satvik Todwal)	22	16	1	2	138
Rahul Kasliwal c †Nitin Setia b Rudraksh	0	2	0	0	0
Vikas not out	6*	5	1	0	120

9 extras·Fall of wickets: 42-1 (Sagar, 5.1), 44-2 (Rahul Kasliwal, 5.3)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Siddharth Rao	2	10	0	5.00
Madhav Sharma	2	15	0	7.50
Naman Saini	1	17	0	17.00
Rudraksh	1	6	1	6.00
Krishna Saxena	1	14	0	14.00

The Outliers

51/4 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Naman Saini c †Kunwar Gaurav b Saurabh Charan	28	19	5	1	147
Madhav Sharma c Sunil Rajput b Sagar	10	8	0	1	125
Rudraksh b Sagar	2	3	0	0	67
Siddharth Rao run out (Rahul Kasliwal / Kunwar Gaurav)	3	9	0	0	33
Satvik Todwal not out	2*	4	0	0	50

6 extras·Fall of wickets: 26-1 (Madhav Sharma, 3.1), 28-2 (Rudraksh, 3.4), 45-3 (Naman Saini, 5.2), 51-4 (Siddharth Rao, 7.0)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Sagar	2	16	2	8.00
Vikas	2	10	0	5.00
Saurabh Charan	2	9	1	4.50
Anil Rawat	1	16	0	16.00

M2Mavericks 40/5 v Vikings 37/2Mavericks won by 3 runs

Mavericks

40/5 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Harish Jangid c Bhairav Deep b Mahesh Kumar	1	2	0	0	50
Rahul Rathore c Bhairav Deep b Bhaskar Rathore	14	18	1	1	78
Jaivardhan Pathak b Mahesh Kumar	0	1	0	0	0
Lakshya Sharma b Mahesh Kumar	0	4	0	0	0
Adhip Chaudhary not out	9*	10	1	0	90
Nitesh c Navin Gurjar b Mahesh Kumar	4	10	0	0	40
Ankit Jain not out	1*	5	0	0	20

11 extras·Fall of wickets: 16-1 (Harish Jangid, 1.1), 17-2 (Jaivardhan Pathak, 1.2), 17-3 (Lakshya Sharma, 2.0), 26-4 (Rahul Rathore, 2.5), 37-5 (Nitesh, 5.5)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Bhaskar Rathore	1	15	1	15.00
Navin Gurjar	2	15	0	7.50
Mahesh Kumar	2	4	4	2.00
Nishant Gupta	2	6	0	3.00

Vikings

37/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	6s	SR
Bhairav Deep c Rahul Rathore b Ankit Jain	4	10	0	40
Mahesh Kumar not out	17*	19	1	89
Navin Gurjar c Ankit Jain b Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	14	10	2	140
Nishant Gupta not out	1*	3	0	33

1 extras·Fall of wickets: 6-1 (Bhairav Deep, 2.2), 26-2 (Navin Gurjar, 5.3)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Ankit Jain	2	5	1	2.50
Harish Jangid	2	4	0	2.00
Adhip Chaudhary	2	19	0	9.50
Abhijeet Singh Shekhawat	1	9	1	9.00

M3Mavericks 64/2 v NeuroStrikers 43/3Mavericks won by 21 runs

Mavericks

64/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rahul Rathore c Saurabh Charan b Anil Rawat	4	6	0	0	67
Jaivardhan Pathak c & b Saurabh Charan	8	14	1	0	57
Harish Jangid not out	46*	19	4	5	242
Lakshya Sharma not out	2*	4	0	0	50

4 extras·Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Rahul Rathore, 1.0), 17-2 (Jaivardhan Pathak, 3.4)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Anil Rawat	1	4	1	4.00
Sagar	2	26	0	13.00
Vikas	2	11	0	5.50
Saurabh Charan	2	23	1	11.50

NeuroStrikers

43/3 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Anil Rawat c †Nitesh b Adhip Chaudhary	5	15	1	0	33
Sagar c Lakshya Sharma b Adhip Chaudhary	4	2	1	0	200
Saurabh Charan b Ankit Jain	6	9	0	1	67
Vikas not out	13*	10	2	0	130
Kunwar Gaurav not out	14*	6	1	1	233

1 extras·Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Sagar, 1.2), 11-2 (Saurabh Charan, 3.0), 17-3 (Anil Rawat, 5.0)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ankit Jain	2	1	1	1	0.50
Adhip Chaudhary	2	0	12	2	6.00
Harish Jangid	2	0	18	0	9.00
Rahul Rathore	1	0	12	0	12.00

M4Vikings 48/2 v Outliers 54/1The Outliers won by 5 wickets (23 balls left)

Vikings

48/2 (7)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nishant Gupta not out	16*	22	1	0	73
Bhairav Deep c †Nitin Setia b Krishna Saxena	18	11	2	1	164
Navin Gurjar run out (Nitin Setia / Madhav Sharma)	2	3	0	0	67
Mahesh Kumar not out	10*	6	1	1	167

2 extras·Fall of wickets: 28-1 (Bhairav Deep, 4.0), 38-2 (Navin Gurjar, 6.0)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Siddharth Rao	2	8	0	4.00
Madhav Sharma	2	14	0	7.00
Omi	1	13	0	13.00
Krishna Saxena	1	3	1	3.00
Naman Saini	1	10	0	10.00

The Outliers

54/1 (3.1)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nitin Setia b Navin Gurjar	3	5	0	0	60
Naman Saini not out	28*	8	1	4	350
Madhav Sharma not out	22*	6	1	3	367

1 extras·Fall of wickets: 7-1 (Nitin Setia, 1.1)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Mahesh Kumar	1	7	0	7.00
Navin Gurjar	1	17	1	17.00
Nishant Gupta	1	24	0	24.00
Bhairav Deep	0.1	6	0	36.00

7 overs a side