This is the first time in the history of cricket that a T20 match had 3 super overs in a single match!
Many tournaments are being played in Indian domestic cricket at this time. T20 leagues are also being held in some states, which include the Maharaja T20 Trophy. A unique match was seen in this league. Not 1 or 2 but a total of 3 super overs were played in this match, only then the result of the match was decided. This match was played between the teams of Bengaluru Blasters and Hubli Tigers. Hubli Tigers is captained by Manish Pandey. At the same time, the Bengaluru Blasters team is playing under the captaincy of Mayank Agarwal.
In this match played between the two teams, Hubli Tigers batted first. Hubli Tigers team was all out after scoring 164 runs in 20 overs. After this Bengaluru Blasters batted, but Bengaluru Blasters also were all out after scoring 164 runs in 20 overs. In such a situation, a super over was played between the two teams, so that the result of the match could be decided. In the super over, Bengaluru Blasters batted first and scored 10 runs at the loss of 1 wicket. In such a situation, the Hubli Tigers had to score 11 runs to win, but the Hubli Tigers team could also score only 10 runs.
After the first super over was tied, Hubli Tigers batted first and scored 8 runs in the second super over. But the Bengaluru Blasters team could only score 8 runs at the loss of 1 wicket in response to the target of 9 runs. In such a situation, this match reached the third super over. At the same time, in the third super over, Bengaluru Blasters batted first and scored 12 runs at the loss of 1 wicket. This time the Hubli Tigers team scored 13 runs and won the match by defeating Bengaluru Blasters in the super over.
Friday night frenzy at the @maharaja_t20: Not one, not two, but THREE Super Overs were needed for Hubli Tigers to finally win against Bengaluru Blasters 🤯🤯🤯#MaharajaT20onFanCode #MaharajaTrophy #MaharajaT20 pic.twitter.com/ffcNYov1Qf
— FanCode (@FanCode) August 23, 2024
Super Over was introduced in T-20 cricket in 2008. Super Over is used when the scores of both teams are equal. In which a match of 1-1 overs is played between the two teams. If the Super Over is also tied, then Super Over is played once again and this continues until the result is out. However, the runs and wickets scored in the Super Over are not added to the record.