Ye match MCA Stadium, Pune mein 10 June 2025 ko khela gaya, aur isne dikha diya ke chhoti teams bhi bade dikhne wale opponents ko hara sakti hain. Satara, jo is season mein ab tak ek bhi match nahi jeeti thi, unke liye ye jeet ek nayi ummeed lekar aayi. Dusri taraf, Kolhapur, jo apne star players Ankit Bawne aur Rahul Tripathi ke saath ek majboot team maani jaati thi, is match mein apna jadoo nahi chala saki.
Shuruaat mein Satara Warriors ke liye bhi haalaat aasan nahi the. Unhone apne pehle teen matches haare the, jismein Raigad Royals ke khilaf 24 run se aur Eagle Nashik Titans ke khilaf 8 wicket se haar shamil thi. Team ke openers, Pavan Shah aur Saurabh Nawale, consistently struggle kar rahe the, aur unka middle order bhi runs ke liye taras raha tha. Isse pehle ke match mein Om Bhosale aur Harshal Kate ne kuch acha perform kiya tha, lekin team ka overall confidence kamzor lag raha tha. Kolhapur ke khilaf match se pehle, Satara points table ke neeche thi, aur unke fans ko shayad hi koi ummeed thi.
Lekin cricket mein ek din sab kuch badal sakta hai. Satara Warriors ne toss jeeta aur pehle batting ka faisla kiya, jo MCA Stadium ke din ke match ke liye ek sahi nirnay tha, kyunki pitch dopahar mein thodi slow ho jati hai. Om Bhosale aur Saurabh Nawale ne is baar team ko ek shandaar shuruaat di. Bhosale, jo pehle match mein 43 runs bana chuke the, ne is baar bhi apni class dikhayi aur 50+ run ka ek shandaar score banaya. Unki innings mein 6 fours aur 2 sixes shamil the, jo unke aggressive approach ko dikhate hain. Nawale, jo team ke captain bhi hain, ne bhi apni zimmedari nibhayi aur ek solid fifty banayi. In dono ke saath Harshal Kate ne bhi 35 runs ka yogdan diya, jismein 3 fours aur 2 sixes shamil the. Satara ne 20 overs mein 159/8 ka score khada kiya, jo ek competitive total tha, khaas kar jab aap MCA Stadium ke day match ke hisaab se dekhein, jahan chasing thoda mushkil hota hai.
Kolhapur Tuskers ke liye run chase shuru se hi ek nightmare tha. Unke top order ne powerplay mein hi 39/3 ka score dekh liya, jo unke liye ek bada jhatka tha. Rahul Tripathi, jo apne T20 experience ke liye jaane jaate hain, aur Ankit Bawne, jo is tournament mein 62 runs ke saath top scorer hain, dono hi jaldi pavilion laut gaye. Ye wahi Kolhapur team thi jisne Ratnagiri Jets ko 7 wicket se hara diya tha, jahan Bawne ne 51 aur Tripathi ne 32 runs banaye the. Lekin is baar unka magic kaam nahi aaya. Satara ke bowlers, khaas kar Vaibhav Dhurgunde, jinhone is season mein 4 wickets liye hain, ne tight bowling ki aur Kolhapur ke batsmen ko koi mauka nahi diya. Rajvardhan Hangargekar, jo IPL ka experience bhi rakhte hain, ne apne variations ke saath do wickets jhate, aur team ke momentum ko banaye rakha.
Ye jeet Satara Warriors ke liye ek bada moment tha. Ek team jo ab tak points table ke neeche thi, usne dikha diya ke unmein bhi dum hai. Is jeet ne yaad dilayi 2007 ke T20 World Cup ke us iconic match ki, jahan India ne South Africa ke khilaf ek chhoti si jeet se apne campaign ko badla tha. Us match mein bhi koi badi ummeed nahi thi, lekin Rohit Sharma aur RP Singh jaise players ne team ko aage badhaya. Waise hi, Satara ke liye Bhosale aur Nawale ke fifties ne team ko ek nayi energy di. Social media par bhi fans ne Satara ki taarif ki, aur @Maha_Sports ne tweet kiya ke “Aakhir Satara Warriors ka vijay ka naarial foota”. Ye jeet na sirf unke confidence ke liye achhi thi, balki unke fans ke liye bhi ek nayi ummeed jagayi.
Lekin, is jeet ke bawajood, Satara ke liye challenges abhi khatam nahi hue hain. Unka middle order abhi bhi consistent nahi hai, aur unke bowlers ko bade teams jaise Eagle Nashik Titans aur Puneri Bappa ke khilaf apne aap ko aur behtar karna hoga. Kolhapur ke liye bhi ye haar ek wake-up call hai. Unke star players ko apne form ko wapas pana hoga, warna ye season unke liye aur mushkil ho sakta hai. MPL 2025 abhi apne shuruaati daur mein hai, aur aage ke matches mein dono teams ke liye aur bade imtehaan intezaar kar rahe hain.
