Noida Kings secured a place in the UP T20 League 2026 playoffs with a five-wicket victory over the Meerut Mavericks in a rain-affected Match 27 at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium.
The match was initially reduced to 15 overs per side due to heavy rain, and after just two deliveries, play was suspended again. Eventually, the contest was shortened to five overs per side.
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Meerut Mavericks captain Divyansh Joshi won the toss and elected to bat. Swastik Chikara provided a quick start by scoring 14 runs from 9 balls before being stumped by wicketkeeper Aditya Sharma off Prashant Veer’s bowling.
Noida bowler Shiva Singh delivered a remarkable performance,
Noida bowler Shiva Singh delivered a remarkable performance, taking a hat-trick across his two overs with wickets on balls 2.5, 2.6, and 4.1. He finished with figures of five wickets for six runs, dismantling the Mavericks’ batting lineup and restricting them to 33 for 7 in five overs.
Shiva Singh became the second bowler in UP T20 League history to take a hat-trick after Kartik Tyagi and recorded the first hat-trick of the 2026 season.
The target for Noida Kings was revised to 35 runs under the DLS method. The chase began with the loss of opener Madhav Kaushik to Aarush Goel in the first over. However, impact player Ravi Singh reversed momentum by scoring 17 runs off 6 balls, including consecutive sixes off Nadeem.
Nadeem responded by taking three wickets in four
Nadeem responded by taking three wickets in four balls, and Ansh Dwivedi dismissed Shiva Singh in the fourth over, creating a tense finish. Despite this, the Kings reached their target in 3.3 overs, winning by five wickets.
Noida Kings concluded the league stage with 10 points from five wins and five losses, joining Meerut Mavericks and Lucknow Falcons as the third team to qualify for the playoffs. They will now prepare for the Eliminator match.
Source: thenewsmill.com
