MPL 2025, 10th Match Review: Fifties from Bhosale, Nawale guide Satara to narrow victory

Satara Warriors (SW) edged past Kolhapur Tuskers (KT) by seven runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, in Match 10 of the ongoing edition of the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL 2025). Notably, Satara registered their first win of the season following a string of three back-to-back losses.

Pavan Shah (four off 5 balls) was dismissed in the first over. Om Bhosale raced to 36 off 18 balls at the end of five overs. Despite losing a couple of wickets, Satara were well paced at 64/2 at the six-over mark. Skipper Saurabh Nawale raced to his thirties at the end of the 10 overs. Shreyas Chavan gave away only 15 runs in his first three overs.

Bhosale was dismissed on 57 off 37 by Chavan, who ended his four-over quota, conceding only 24 runs. Nawale reached his fifty off 37 deliveries on the final ball of the 16th over. Forty-three runs were scored off the final three overs. Satara ended up posting 177/6 at the end of their 20 overs. Nawale (72* off 47) and Shamshuzama Kazi (24* off 12) concluded the innings by finishing strong.

Rahul Tripathi (10 off 10) was dismissed by Vivek Shelar on the second ball of the fourth over. Shelar went on to bowl five wides in the same over, one of which went to the boundary. Shubham P Maid struck twice in his first over to reduce Kolhapur to 39/3 at the end of their powerplay. Kolhapur accelerated to 81 at the halfway mark without the loss of additional wickets.

Mundhe’s run-out derails Kolhapur’s chase

The chase was well set by Shrikant Mundhe by the 13th over. However, a couple of wickets in the 14th and 16th overs pegged the momentum back in favour of Satara. Mundhe's run-out on 64 off 41 on the final delivery of the 19th over left too much to do for the remainder of the batters. Vaibhav Darkunde (1/29 in four overs) conceded only four runs in the final over to seal the win.