CRICKET – Cricket Jousters were crowned champions of the KHK League 2025 Series Two D Division-T20 S2 2025.
Jousters secured their title after defeating Union CC by six wickets in their final.
Praveen Prakash single-handedly dismantled Union, guiding Jousters to their triumph with a staggering 25 balls to spare.
Chasing a modest target of 125, the Jousters’ innings was a one-man show, with Prakash remaining unconquered on a magnificent 95 runs from just 55 deliveries – an innings peppered with six fours and a colossal seven sixes.
The match saw Union win the toss and elect to bat, a decision they would ultimately rue as their batting lineup failed to build any substantial partnerships against a disciplined Jousters’ bowling attack.
After losing opener Albin Bensikar Sasikumar for a golden duck on the first ball of the match, a couple of batsmen got into the 20s but failed to convert.
Rajesh Kalimuthu provided the only resistance with a steady and unbeaten 30 from 27 balls.
The star with the ball for Jousters was Gowtham Baskaran, who delivered a match-defining spell.
His four wickets for just 21 runs in his four overs, including the crucial scalps of Porchilamban, Prasanth Xavier, and Muhammad Rafi, crippled Union’s middle order and restricted them to a below-par total of 124/8.
The chase began with a minor hiccup as Akshay Jayan was dismissed for seven. However, from that point on, it was the Prakash exhibition.
He took charge of the innings from the very first ball he faced.
He found little support from the other end, with Sajeer MK (3/13) ironically being the only other Jouster to make a significant contribution by taking three wickets, but it didn’t matter.
Prakash’s assault was relentless. He targeted every bowler, dispatching the ball to all parts of the ground with remarkable ease.
His strike rate of 172.73 showcased a level of dominance rarely seen, turning a potential chase into a mere formality.
He fittingly sealed the victory, finishing just five runs short of a century, as Jousters raced to 128/4 in just 15.5 overs.
Prakash’s blistering, unbeaten 95 was a knock of a different class, rightly earning him the Player of the Finale award, while Baskaran was the Best Bowler of the Finale.
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