Karnataka: Luvnith Sisodia keeps Hubli Tiger in the hunt

MYSURU: Wicketkeeper-batter Luvnith Sisodia finally lived up to the billing scoring a brilliant unbeaten knock of 96 runs off 55 deliveries to take his team Hubli Tigers to a 5 wicket win against Gulbarga Mystics here at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar ground on Monday night.
He built his innings on some skillfully played shots which included 10 boundaries and four sixes. After opening batsman Mohd Taha fell cheaply at two runs, it was all-rounder Gneshwar Naveen who supported Luvnith’s innings with 17 runs .
Coming in at no.6, Hubli Tigers’ captain Abhimanyu Mithun was in no mood to slow down the run rate. He struck away couple of fours and sixes, scoring 28 off 16 balls to help his team race to the win and remain in the hunt. Earlier, Gulbarga posted a strong 177/4, after being asked to bat first. Jeswanth Acharya looked like a man on a mission as he scored a scintillating 89 runs off 58 deliveries. His fine innings studded with six boundaries and seven over it. Gulbarga batters looked for a big total with opening batsman Rohan Patil and Acharya giving a steady start. Both put up 78 runs, before Patil was sent back to the pavilion by Gneshwar Naveen, caught by T Singh. Patil scored 28 off 28 balls after getting a life.
Brief scores: Gulbarga Mystics: 177/4 in 20 overs (Jeswanth Acharya 89, Rohan Patil 28, Manish Pandey 25 n.o) lost to Hubli Tigers: 178/5 in 19 overs (Luvnith Sisodia 96, n.o, A Mithun 28 n.o)