Kanpur: Reigning champions Kashi Rudras made a spectacular comeback in the race for the playoffs of the UP T-20 League 2026, defeating Meerut Mavericks by 56 runs at the Green Park Stadium on Tuesday. With this victory, the picture of the top four teams of the tournament became clear as the league stage ended.



Batting first, Kashi Rudras scored 175 runs for four wickets in 20 overs. Captain Karan Sharma played a responsible inning of 57 runs in 40 balls, while Vaibhav Jaiswal gave a good start to the team by scoring 33 runs in 24 balls. Both added 75 runs for the first wicket.


After this, Upendra Yadav batted stormily in the last overs and scored unbeaten 57 runs in just 29 balls. His innings included four fours and five sixes. Thanks to this explosive innings, Kashi set a target of 176 runs for Meerut.


Meerut had a very bad start while chasing the target. Opener Swastik Chikara became the victim of Karthik Yadav without even opening the account.


Karthik bowled brilliantly and took three wickets for just 12 runs in four overs and broke the back of Meerut’s top order. He was chosen player of the match.


Meerut team had lost five wickets for 70 runs in 13 overs. Divyansh Rajput tried to handle the innings by scoring 39 runs in 31 balls, but he was hit-wicketed out by Rishabh Rajput in the 16th over. Yash Garg also returned to the pavilion on the next ball of the same over.


Impact player Sangam Singh completed the team hat-trick spread over two overs by taking a wicket on the first ball of the 17th over. The entire Meerut team was reduced to 119 runs in 19.2 overs. Rishabh Rajput took three wickets for 13 runs, while AB Vipin Rai got two wickets.


With this win, Kashi Rudras registered its second consecutive win and made it to the playoffs by finishing third with 10 points.


Meerut Mavericks topped the table with 15 points, while Lucknow Falcons finished second with 13 points. Noida Kings finished fourth with 10 points. Whereas the campaigns of Gorakhpur Lions and Kanpur Superstars ended.




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