Lions roar to eight wicket win over Hyderabad Heroes.

The 13th match of the ICL 20-20 domestic tournament saw the Chandigarh Lions battle it out with hosts Hyderabad Heroes at the Lahari resorts ground Hyderabad. In the end it was the buoyant side from Punjab that registered its third victory of the tournament, comprehensively defeating a lackluster Heroes’ side by 8 wickets. Dinesh Mongia was declared man of the match for his solid 43 runs & one wicket contribution.

Earlier in the day Binny won the toss and elected to bat. Some sharp fielding from the Lions saw the Heroes struggle at 15/2 in the third over with both openers back in the dugout; falling short of their crease. The Heroes never quite recovered from the initial loss and with the exception of Rayudu’s 24 run knock; none of the other top order batsmen contributed to the Heroes’ batting cause. A late recovery from Sahabuddin & PS Niranjan (47 run partnership for the 6th wicket) saw the Heroes fold their innings at 126/7 in their allotted 20 overs.

The Lions chase was largely dominated by a solid sixty-six run partnership between the solid south-paw duo of Dinesh Mongia & TP Singh. In the end the Lions romped home to a comfortable eight wicket victory.