Qualifier 1:
Deadly Jaguars
Deadly Jaguars, under the smart captainship of Sanjeev, finished 1st in League, with their only defeat coming against Lethal Lions. They managed to defeat all the other teams with clean all-round display. Bowling Duo Prasanna and Kishore has been key to the Jaguars' success and Sanjeev, Murthy and Ashwin constituted to form a best bowling attack in the league. Jaguars have invested in the bowlers and it showed in their energetic bowling display all through the tournament. They have played all their matches quietly under the radar, with not many known and proven players but have come up trumps when it mattered the most. After defeating Ferocious Hawks during league stage the previous tournament Runners-up team they cruised to 1st Rank and continued to stay there
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FEROCIOUS HAWKS
With Satish, the captain, who always stays at the helm of proceedings for his team, in rollicking batting touch and all the bowling arsenal firing in unison, Ferocious Hawks have finished the group stage with just one defeat They hardly bore any sweat swiping through their opponents but for the match against Deadly Jaguars. Dhruva for a change is the new superstar in bowling, and this combination with the ever-so-consistent Satish proved to be impenetrable for the opponents. The remaining Hawks' bowlers too, led by Mahesh and Vinod, have managed to rattle opponents with witty bowling tactics. And with Sandesh also joining the party, the bowling looked flawless and lethal. Last MCL tournament's finalists seem to have found the right combinations and look good to go all the way this time. . First qualifier is going to be face-off between the best bowling team versus best batting line-up
Eliminator:
RAZING BULLS
Razing Bulls, have managed to consistently play at a high level, all through the group stages, and finished 3rd in League. The fortunes of Razing Bulls mostly rested in the way they handled pressure situations better than their opponents. Few of their wins were very narrow wins, and they Varun in Prolific form with highest batting average this season. This team is considered to be one the best all-round team in terms of Batsmen’s and Bowlers. main contributors have been Nisar, Sumanth, Mithil and Ajith with their raw pace in bowling proved to form a potent bowling attack. With all-round talent brimming all through their lineup, Razing Bulls have a task cutout ahead of them in the Eliminator against Lethal Lions.
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LETHAL LIONS
Lethal Lions, under the able leadership of Ranjit have managed to beat the competition between 5,6,7 Ranked teams to qualify for the Play-offs. Lethal Lions have been one of the X-factors team in the league with some of the unpredicted defeats and few astounding victories. After defeating Razing Bulls in their must win to qualify, they will face the same team one more time to give a shot at Qualifier 2. Lethal Lions have a formidable bowling line-up that comprises Nilab, Jayadev, Ranjit, & Praveen, while they are missing one of the prime bowlers Ramu for the play-offs. With couple of their batsmen Chandra & Nilab featuring in top 10, they form a potent batting line-up to chase down any targets.
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