The Big Cricket League 2024 produced yet another unforgettable moment in the 6th match between UP Brij Stars and MP Tigers, which was played at Vesu’s Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
The UP Brij Stars batter Chirag Gandhi found himself at the center of a bizarre incident that had the entire cricketing world buzzing about. Facing the MP Tigers bowler Pawan Negi in a tense over, Chirag Gandhi, who was batting at 98, was destined to walk back to the pavilion when a delivery hit the stumps.
Bails defy gravity, as Chirag Gandhi survives but MP Tigers outclass UP Brij Stars in the Big Cricket League 2024 match
The crowd gasped as the stumps visibly rattled, but in a twist of fate, the bails refused to fall. The laws of cricket ruled in Chirag Gandhi’s favor—if the bails remain in place, the batter is not out.
Commentators erupted in disbelief, and fans couldn’t stop talking about the incident. With luck firmly on his side, Chirag went on to complete a brilliant century, turning what could have been his dismissal into a highlight of the BCL in Surat.
However, Gandhi’s heroic unbeaten century couldn’t save UP Brij Stars from a heavy defeat as the MP Tigers crushed them by 71 runs in the 6th match of the Big Cricket League 2024 on December 15. Well, this bizarre moment became the talking point, proving cricket never runs out of surprises.
Watch BCL 2024’s bizarre moment here:
Pawan Negi shines bright as an all-rounder in the Big Cricket League 2024 match
Speaking about the Big Cricket League 2024 match, the MP Tigers, batting first, posted 239 runs on the board at the cost of three wickets against the UP Brij Stars, thanks to Saket Sharma and Pawan Negi’s remarkable batting display at Vesu’s Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
While Pawan Negi played a stunning knock of an unbeaten 87 runs off just 38 balls with the help of nine boundaries and six maximums, Saket Sharma remained unbeaten at 101 against the MP Tigers. Saket smashed 16 boundaries and three sixes during his match-winning knock in Surat.
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Naman Ojha also contributed 32 runs to the MP Tigers’ massive total against the UP Brij Stars in the Big Cricket League 2024 encounter. Ishwar Pandey, Imran Tahir, and Vedprakash Manda each scalped one wicket for the UP Brij Stars.
Chirag Gandhi and Aryan Kumar starred with the bat for UP Brij Stars
Chasing the massive target, UP Brij Stars had a poor start, losing openers Jitender Singh for a duck and Sami Ahmad cheaply for four runs against the MP Tigers in the Big Cricket League 2024 match at Vesu’s Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
However, Chirag Gandhi led UP Brij Stars’ fight back in the game, and Aryan Kumar helped him from the other side, but their efforts were not enough as the wickets were falling from the other side, and they could manage only 168/5 in their 20 overs, losing the game by 71 runs to MP Tigers.
Chirag made 101 runs off 58 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and four sixes, while Aryan played a brilliant knock of 42 runs off 36 balls, studded with five fours and one six, in the BCL 2024 match against the MP Tigers.
Faizal A snared two wickets while Amit Mishra, Stuart Binny, and Jatin Saxena got one piece each against the UP Brij Stars in the BCL 2024 clash.