Yash Garg and Zeeshan spin Kashi out for 118

After winning the toss, Meerut captain Rinku Singh elected to bowl first.

Kashi Rudras opener Abhishek Goswami provided his team with a solid start, scoring 42 runs off 32 balls. However, Yash Garg struck to dismiss Kashi captain Karan Sharma, giving Meerut an important breakthrough. Sunrisers Hyderabad spinner Zeeshan Ansari, who finished with impressive figures of 3/19, then combined with pacer Vishal Chaudhary (2/13) to put the Kashi middle order under pressure.

Garg’s four-wicket haul also took him past the landmark of 50 wickets in his tournament career, taking his tally to 51. Kashi Rudras were eventually bowled out for 118 in 20 overs.