SER vs SIKM 3rd Match: Services Beat Sikkim by 6 Wickets, Vashisht Stars
Services beat Sikkim by 6 wickets.
Services beat Sikkim by 6 wickets in 3rd Match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Plate. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- SIKM Over 11.3 — Parth Palawat out for 35 (29), c (sub vineet dhankhar) b aa bamal by Arun Bamal. 94/3
- SIKM Over 13.4 — Gurinder Singh brings up a fifty off 30 balls
- SER Over 4 — 16 runs came off the over, bowled by C Kranthi Kumar: 0 6 4 1 4 1
- SER Over 9.3 — Kunwar Pathak out for 38 (31), c a kumar b lee yong lepcha by Lee Yong Lepcha. 86/1
- SER Over 13.1 — Suraj Vashisht brings up a fifty off 35 balls
- SER Over 15.4 — Lee Yong Lepcha completes a 3-wicket haul
- SER Over 15.4 — Suraj Vashisht out for 67 (43), c a rajera b lee yong lepcha by Lee Yong Lepcha. 137/4
- SER Over 17 — 16 runs came off the over, bowled by Ankur Malik: 1 1 2 4 6 2
- SER Over 18.4 — Mohit Jangra finished it off with 1 run off C Kranthi Kumar
How the runs came
Sikkim were 86 after 10 overs and finished on 167/6. Services were 84 after 9 overs and finished on 168/4.
Phase by phase
| Phase | SIKM | SER |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 55/2 (RR 9.17) | 60/0 (RR 10.00) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 72/2 (RR 8.00) | 69/3 (RR 7.67) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 38/2 (RR 7.60) | 39/1 (RR 10.64) |
The two sides were level phase by phase; single overs made the difference.
Sikkim innings: over by over
Sikkim faced 28 dot balls (23%), hit 16 fours and 3 sixes, and got 10 extras. The best stand was 52 off 39 balls between Parth Palawat & Gurinder Singh.
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (Amit Rajera, 2.5), 42-2 (Ashish Thapa, 4.6), 94-3 (Parth Palawat, 11.3), 123-4 (C Kranthi Kumar, 14.5), 155-5 (Satyajeet Bachhav, 18.2), 165-6 (Robin Limboo, 19.6)
Services innings: over by over
Services faced 24 dot balls (21%), hit 14 fours and 5 sixes, and got 13 extras. The best stand was 86 off 57 balls between Kunwar Pathak & Suraj Vashisht.
Fall of wickets: 86-1 (Kunwar Pathak, 9.3), 104-2 (Sufiyan Alam, 11.5), 129-3 (Mohit Ahlawat, 14.6), 137-4 (Suraj Vashisht, 15.4)
Our view
Services beat Sikkim by 6 wickets in the third match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Plate. Sikkim posted 167/6, with Gurinder Singh scoring 42 off 33 balls and Parth Palawat adding 35. Their 52-run partnership helped Sikkim build a competitive total, while Lee Yong Lepcha later provided a strong bowling effort with three wickets.
Services chased down the target in 18.4 overs, finishing at 168/4. Suraj Vashisht led the innings with an impressive 67 off 43 balls, while Kunwar Pathak contributed 38 off 31. Their 86-run partnership laid the foundation for the chase. Although Lee Yong Lepcha's three wickets briefly put Services under pressure, Mohit Jangra and the lower order kept the chase on track. Services finished comfortably with eight balls to spare.
Top performers
- Suraj Vashisht — 67 (43 balls)
- Gurinder Singh — 42 (33 balls)
- Kunwar Pathak — 38 (31 balls)
- Lee Yong Lepcha — 3/30 (4 ov)
- Ankur Malik — 1/21 (2 ov)
- Raj Bahadur — 1/25 (4 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Services vs Sikkim
