The Reliance 1 team won the 17th DY Patil T20 Cup with a thrilling one-run victory over the DY Patil B team here, thanks to complete all-round performances from almost every player who stepped up at different stages of the tournament and performed just when it mattered.
The conclusion was a true thriller. All-rounder Hrithik Shokeen once again impressed with a fifty, but Reliance 1 could only manage a par score of 153 after being bowled out in 20 overs at the D.Y Patil Stadium.
However, all of their bowlers were absolutely clinical in their performance, consistently applying pressure throughout the innings. The final over was given to Akash Madhwal. He had six runs to stop.
Baltej Singh hit a single off the first ball, and Jayesh Pokhara followed with a boundary. The equation had been reduced to two runs off four balls. The match was officially in DY Patil's court.
What happened next was pure magic. Madhwal had carried Reliance 1 to the trophy by two dots and two wickets, winning by the skin of their teeth, by one run. Several Reliance 1 players have been named to the Mumbai Indians squad for the upcoming IPL 2023, which begins on March 31.