
Rahul Tiwari
khelja|22-12-2024
Big Cricket League is now at its last stage. The second semi-final match was played between Suresh Raina's Southern Spartans and Shikhar Dhawan's Northern Challengers on Saturday 21st December in Surat. In this, Raina's team registered a resounding victory. Batting first, Northern Challengers team scored 218 runs, which Southern Spartans chased with 22 balls remaining. Zimbabwe's Solomon Mire played a big role in this victory. He wreaked havoc in the semi-finals and made the match one-sided by scoring 110 runs in just 38 balls at a strike rate of 289.
Suresh Raina won the toss in this match and gave Dhawan's Northern Challengers a chance to bat first.
After this, Northern Challengers set a mountain-like target of 219 runs. Then Suresh Raina's team's opener batsman Solomon Mire made such a blast with the bat that even this score seemed small. He started hitting from the first over and did not stop until he was out.35 year old Miray made the match one-sided by scoring 110 runs in just 38 balls. He hit 14 sixes and 4 fours in his innings. That means he completed 100 runs only through boundaries. At the other end, his opening partner Phil Mustard of England ended Dhawan's remaining hopes in the match by scoring 44 runs in 19 balls.
Both the batsmen together scored 154 runs in 57 balls.Shikhar Dhawan's team did not make a good start. He himself was walking on the second ball of the innings. But after this, Afghan batsman Samiullah Shenwari played a stormy innings of 95 runs in 49 balls. He hit 8 sixes and 7 fours. Apart from them, Upul Tharanga scored 46 runs and Gurkeerat Mann scored 43 runs, thanks to which. Northern Challengers had made a huge score of 218 runs.
However, his innings remained lackluster in front of Solomon Mire. Let us tell you that the first semi-final match was between Irfan Pathan's Mumbai Marines and Yusuf Pathan's MP Tigers. Irfan Pathan's team had won it. Therefore, now Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan will fight for the trophy in the final to be held on Sunday 22nd December. However, his innings remained lackluster in front of Solomon Mire. Let us tell you that the first semi-final match was between Irfan Pathan's Mumbai Marines and Yusuf Pathan's MP Tigers. Irfan Pathan's team had won it. Therefore, now Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan will fight for the trophy in the final to be held on Sunday 22nd December.



