Martin Guptill’s 160 in Legend 90 League: Former New Zealand explosive opener Martin Guptill thrilled fans with a spectacular innings of 160 runs in the Legend 90 League. Playing for the Chhattisgarh Warriors at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Guptill scored 160 runs off just 49 balls, including 16 sixes and 12 fours.
Guptill’s Explosive Knock Leads Chhattisgarh Warriors to Victory
Martin Guptill and Rishi Dhawan, who came to open the innings for Chhattisgarh Warriors after winning the toss, started well but then changed their gear in a way that the bowlers of Big Boys would not have even imagined.
Guptill scored an unbeaten 160 off just 49 balls at a strike rate of 326 to give Chhattisgarh Warriors a huge 89-run win against Big Boys Unnikari, which was more than the total score of the opposition team. After a quiet start, once Guptill caught the rhythm, he completed his half-century in just 21 balls.
Guptil Big Partnership with Rishi Dhawan
The real blast happened in the 12th over when he scored 29 runs in one over of Ishan Malhotra and scored a century in just 34 balls. After this, he added 50 more runs in the next 13 balls and took the team to a score of 240. During his innings, he hit 12 fours and 16 sixes.
When Martin scored an unbeaten 160, Rishi Dhawan also supported him by scoring 76 runs in 42 balls. Both of them together made an unbeaten partnership of 240 runs, which is also the biggest partnership of the tournament. With this, Chhattisgarh Warriors has also become the first team to score 200+ in the tournament.
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Big Boys’ performance was very poor in front of the big target. The team looked under a lot of pressure from the beginning. Jatin Saxena (4) and captain Ishan Malhotra (11), who came to start, soon returned to the pavilion on personal scores.
Saurabh Tiwary (37) and Robin Bisht (55 not out) put up a fight but the team could only manage 151 runs for the loss of 4 wickets and suffered a big defeat by 89 runs. With this win, Chhattisgarh Warriors have moved to the top of the points table.
FAQ
1. How many runs did Martin Guptill score in the Legend 90 League match?
Martin Guptill scored 160 runs off 49 balls, including 16 sixes and 12 fours.
2. What was the biggest partnership in the match?
Martin Guptill and Rishi Dhawan had an unbeaten 240-run partnership, the highest in the tournament.
3. How did Big Boys Unnikari perform in the match?
Big Boys Unnikari could only score 151/4 in 20 overs, losing the match by 89 runs.
4. Which team is leading the points table in the Legend 90 League?
After this match, Chhattisgarh Warriors moved to the top of the points table
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