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Hubli Tigers win thriller after three Super Overs in Maharaja T20
Hubli Tigers and Bengaluru Blasters both scored 164 in regulation time, before the game went into the first tie-breaker
ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Aug-2024
Hubli Tigers 164 (Pandey 33, Taha 31, Kaushal 5-17) tied with Bengaluru Blasters 164 (Agarwal 54, Manvanth 4-33, Kaverappa 2-35)
Tigers won via third Super Over
Tigers won via third Super Over
Hubli Tigers won a supremely thrilling Maharaja T20 Trophy game that required three Super Overs to separate the two sides at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.
With three wickets standing, Bengaluru Blasters could manage to score just five of the six runs remaining to beat Hubli in regulation time.
Gneshwar Naveen put Blasters in front with a boundary off the very first ball off the 20th over, but fell off the next delivery.
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