Akshay Kumar, a Bollywood actor, demonstrated his bowling abilities at the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) 2024 exhibition match between his Khiladi XI and Sachin Tendulkar’s Master 11. He grabbed two wickets, but his side lost by five runs.
Tendulkar’s Master 11 batted first in the star-studded exhibition match on Wednesday, March 6, at Thane’s Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, scoring 95/7 in 10 overs in the tennis ball competition. Sachin Tendulkar scored the most with 30 off 17, followed by Yusuf Pathan with 21 off 10.
For Khiladi XI, Akshay Kumar took two wickets. He dismissed Rishabh Chavan for two with a short delivery, which the left-handed hitter miscued while trying a pull shot. Buoyed by his success, the Bollywood star tried another short delivery and was rewarded with the wicket of Elvish Yadav (1) in the same over. The hitter failed to manage his pull stroke, resulting in a routine catch.
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In the Indian Street Premier League 2024 encounter, Khiladi XI were kept to 89/6 in 10 overs while chasing a target of 96, and Master 11 won by five runs.
Naman Ojha was removed for a first-ball duck in the chase, while Robin Uthappa got out for two. Akshay Kumar too went down for seven runs. Munawar Faruqui, the Bigg Boss winner who had previously stolen Tendulkar’s wicket, also excelled with the bat, hitting 26 runs per ball.
Indian Street Premier League 2024: Teams and live streaming details
The first Indian Street Premier League has six teams: Majhi Mumbai, Srinagar Ke Veer, Falcon Risers Hyderabad, Chennai Singams, Bangalore Strikers, and Tiigers of Kolkata.
Mumbai franchise is owned by Amitabh Bachchan, Srinagar is owned by Akshay Kumar, Hyderabad is owned by Ram Charan, Chennai is owned by Suriya Sivakumar, Bangalore is owned by Hrithik Roshan, and Kolkata are jointly owned by Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor.
The Dadoji Kondadev Stadium in Thane will host all of the tennis ball tournament’s matches.
Sony Sports Ten 2 will broadcast all ISPL 2024 matches live from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM IST, with live streaming available via the Sony Liv app and website.
Ravi Shastri, former head coach of Team India, is the Indian Street Premier League’s main mentor, with Ashish Shelar and Amol Kale serving on the tournament’s core committee.