Druk Gladiator’s Saha Alom hit an unbeaten 88 off 57 balls to outthrow SKD All Stars as table topper of the on-going Bhutan T20 Smash 2022. SKD All Star opener Jigme N Dorji (39 from 36 balls) and Khendrup Jangchub (43 off 19 balls) went bizarre after choosing to bat first putting up 76 runs opening partnership off 35 balls. Tandin Penjor compiled a composed 40 of 43 balls as SKD put up 180 target for the Gladiators. Druk Gladiator’s seemed to have planned an aggressive approach as openers Saha Alom (88 of 57 balls) and Aryan Verma (41 of 35 balls) went after the SKD bowlers bringing up the first century (108 runs) opening partnership of the tournament. Tashi Chophel was the pick of the bowlers with figures of one for 10 runs from 4 overs as rest of the bowlers struggled to restrict the momentum of the Gladiator’s firework. Saha Alom’s bizarre innings included seven 4s and five 6s as his unbeaten 88 takes his team to the top of the table and also earning him the player of the match.
Kishen’s half century in vain as Warriors beat Paro
Paro Bluemoon’s Kishen Ghalley scored his maiden half century and first in the tournament but all in vain as his team went down to True Warrior’s by five runs in the ongoing Bhutan T20 Smash 2022. True Warrior’s narrow victory over Paro Bluemoon CC has kept their hopes alive for the top two spots. In the first innings, Warrior’s opener Kinga Loday scored the highest individual score of 45 runs of 44 balls to help his team post 130 for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Tarun Kumar came up with other noticeable score of 21 of 16 balls. Paro Bluemoon fast bowler Pema Wangchuk and Nabin Chettri were the pick of the bowlers with two wickets. Paro lost both their openers within the first two overs but it was wicket-keeper batsman Kishen Ghalley who churned the innings with 56 of 54 balls before getting bowled out in the 18th over off Kezang Nima during a critical moment of the game that saw True Warriors snatch a narrow win over the Paro Bluemoon. Hritesh Barman (17 of 20 balls) and Pema Wangchuk (17 of 9 balls) came up with other notable scores. True Warrior’s Kesang Nima was declared the man of the match.