Abhishek Anshu's Miserly 3/10 Headlines a Low-Scoring Rising Star Win Over Lionss at Eco Park Helipad
Abhishek Anshu's superb 3/10 in 2 overs wins him Player of the Match as Rising Star defend a modest 81/6 to bowl out Lionss for 58 in a ROYALS FREEDOM CUP league match dominated by bowlers on both sides, winning by 23 runs at Eco Park Helipad
Bowlers ruled the roost in this ROYALS FREEDOM CUP league match at Eco Park Helipad, where Rising Star defended a modest 81/6 to bowl out Lionss for just 58 and win by 23 runs. On a surface that never let batters settle, it was a game of two disciplined bowling efforts — Lionss restricted Rising Star to a below-par total in the first innings, and Rising Star responded in kind, choking the chase from the very first over. Abhishek Anshu was the difference-maker with the ball, his 3/10 in 2 overs earning him the Player of the Match award in a contest that was decided by discipline rather than fireworks.
Lionss' Bowlers Keep Rising Star in Check
Chasing quick runs from the outset, Rising Star never quite got away from a tight Lionss attack. hamzad top-scored with 30 off 20 (3 sixes) at the top, and Mohit Dubey added a brisk 26 off 16 before retiring, but wickets fell steadily around them — Rajib Kumar and masoom Ahmad both departed cheaply, and Rising Star slipped from a promising position to 74/6 with two overs still to go. Biswajit Ghosh was outstanding for Lionss, conceding just 6 runs in his 2 overs (economy 3.00) without needing the wicket column to make his mark, while Vivek Singh (2/26) picked up both hamzad and Abhishek Anshu to keep the total down. Rising Star closed on 81/6 — competitive on a tricky pitch, but nowhere near what looked possible at the halfway stage.
Biswajit Ghosh's two overs for just 6 runs set the tone — from the very first over of the match, this was always going to be a contest decided by the ball, not the bat.
Abhishek Anshu Turns the Screw in the Chase
Defending 82, Rising Star made sure Lionss never found any rhythm. Rishav Dubey struck early to remove Wasim khan (18 off 11) after a brief flurry of boundaries, and from there the required rate climbed steadily out of reach. It was Abhishek Anshu who did the most damage, coming back for a second spell to remove Diptanshu Das, Vivek Singh and CK BISWAJIT inside the space of a few overs — three wickets for just 10 runs, an economy of 5.00, and the innings in ruins by the time he was done. Golok Bera was almost as tight, finishing with 2/6 in a single over, mopping up the tail with the wickets of Rony and Gaurav. Lionss slipped from 45/3 to 52/9 in the space of two overs and never recovered, eventually finishing on 58/9 from their 10 overs.
Abhishek Anshu's 3/10 wasn't just economical — it arrived exactly when Lionss needed a platform, tearing through the middle order and turning a tight chase into a lost cause.
A Match Won and Lost With the Ball
Across both innings, only three batters passed 20, and both sides lost wickets in clusters through the middle overs — the hallmark of a low-scoring contest where bowlers set the terms from the first ball to the last. Rising Star's attack, led by Abhishek Anshu's 3/10 and backed up by Golok Bera's 2/6, simply asked more consistent questions than Lionss could answer, and a total of 81 that looked gettable at the halfway mark proved plenty in the end. It was, in the end, a game decided by which side bowled the tighter second-half spell — and Rising Star had the better of that contest by some distance.
Rising Star — Batting (81/6 in 10.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hamzad (wk) | c †Gaurav b Vivek Singh | 30 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 150.00 |
| Mohit Dubey | retired out | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 162.50 |
| Rajib Kumar | c †Gaurav b Diptanshu Das | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| masoom Ahmad | c †Gaurav b Biswajit Ghosh | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Alok Kumar | c Wasim khan b Rony | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Abhishek Anshu | b Vivek Singh | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Rishav Dubey (c) (not out) | not out | 7* | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Ankur Singh (not out) | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras (wd 2, nb 1) | 3 | |||||
| Total: 10.0 Ov, 6 Wkts | 81 (CRR 8.10) | |||||
Did not bat: Akash Singh, Paul Zomi, Golok Bera, Krishna
Fall of Wickets — Rising Star
33-1 (Mohit Dubey, 4 ov), 33-2 (Rajib Kumar, 4.1 ov), 42-3 (masoom Ahmad, 5.3 ov), 67-4 (hamzad, 7.5 ov), 68-5 (Alok Kumar, 8.1 ov), 74-6 (Abhishek Anshu, 9.2 ov)
Bowling — Lionss
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUBHRAJIT SARKAR | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Rony | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.50 |
| ⭐ Biswajit Ghosh | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Diptanshu Das | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Vivek Singh | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.00 |
Lionss — Batting (58/9 in 10.0 Ov)
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim khan | c Ankur Singh b Rishav Dubey | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 163.64 |
| Miraj | retired out | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Biswajit Ghosh | c Rishav Dubey b Alok Kumar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Diptanshu Das | c Rishav Dubey b Abhishek Anshu | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Vivek Singh | c Ankur Singh b Abhishek Anshu | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 125.00 |
| CK BISWAJIT | c †hamzad b Abhishek Anshu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rony | c Paul Zomi b Golok Bera | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| SUBHRAJIT SARKAR | c Alok Kumar b Krishna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gaurav (wk) | c †hamzad b Golok Bera | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| ArMaN aLi (c) (not out) | not out | 2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Sukanta (not out) | not out | 2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras (wd 3) | 3 | |||||
| Total: 10.0 Ov, 9 Wkts | 58 (CRR 5.80) | |||||
Fall of Wickets — Lionss
23-1 (Wasim khan, 2.5 ov), 26-2 (Biswajit Ghosh, 3.4 ov), 32-3 (Diptanshu Das, 5.3 ov), 45-4 (Miraj, 7.1 ov), 45-5 (CK BISWAJIT, 7.2 ov), 46-6 (Vivek Singh, 8 ov), 52-7 (Rony, 8.2 ov), 52-8 (Gaurav, 8.5 ov), 52-9 (SUBHRAJIT SARKAR, 9.1 ov)
Bowling — Rising Star
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | NB | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishav Dubey (c) | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Alok Kumar | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Paul Zomi | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| 🏆 Abhishek Anshu | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Golok Bera | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Krishna | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
Result
Rising Star won by 23 runs — Rising Star 81/6 (10.0 Ov), Lionss 58/9 (10.0 Ov)
- Player of the Match: Abhishek Anshu — 3/10 (2 Ov, Eco 5.00) 🏆
- Also Impressed: Golok Bera — 2/6 (1 Ov, Eco 6.00)
- Most Economical: Biswajit Ghosh — 1/6 (2 Ov, Eco 3.00) ⭐
- Rising Star Top Scorer: hamzad — 30 (20b, 3×6, SR 150.00)
- Lionss Best: Wasim khan — 18 (11b, 2×6, SR 163.64)
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