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WATCH: Abhilash Shetty bowls like Shaheen Afridi to dismiss Mohammad Taha during Maharaja T20 League

Abhilash Shetty turns into Pakistan Cricket star Shaheen Afridi to dismiss Mohammad Taha during the Hubli Tigers vs Mangalore Dragons Maharaja T20 match on Monday

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Hubli Tigers won their match against Mangalore Dragons by 42 runs to become the first team to qualify for the playoff stages. During the game, Mangalore Dragons fast bowler Abhilash Shetty bowled a delivery that was similar to Pakistani pacer Shaheen Afridi. 

Bowling from round the wicket, Abhilash Shetty got the ball to seam in with good speed. Taha was beaten for pace as he saw his off-stump get uprooted as the Mangalore players started to celebrate. 

Despite the loss of early wickets, Hubli were able to post a huge score of 209 on the board. In reply, the Mangalore side were bowled out for a mere 167 as the Tigers secured their place in the playoffs. 

Hubli Tigers qualify for playoffs with a thumping win 

Shreyas Gopal got the first wicket for Dragons when he dismissed KP Karthikeya for 9. This was followed by the wicket of Mohammad Taha to leave the Tigers struggling at 13/2 in the 3rd over. 

Aneeshwar Gautam and Krishnan Sreejith then added 148 runs in a mere 83 balls for the 3rd wicket. The pair were aggressive right from the start as they took the Dragon bowlers to the cleaners. 

That stand was broken when Krishnan Sreejith was dismissed by Advaith Shetty for 77. His knock came off 44 balls with the help of 7 fours and 6 sixes. The best batter of the day was Aneeshwar Gautam who scored unbeaten 95 off 58 balls with 8 fours and 5 sixes. Captain Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten 24 off 11 balls with a boundary and two sixes. 

Needing 210 to win, the Dragons lost wickets at regular intervals. Shreyas Gopal was the best batter with 38 runs from 23 balls. Lochan Gowda (35) and K Siddharth (30) were the other batters who contributed for the Dragons. Rishi Bopanna and Nischith Pai were the best bowlers for the Tigers with 3 wickets each. 

In the second game on Monday, Bengaluru Blasters beat Gulbarga Mystics by 2 runs to go top of the table. Tuesday will witness two more matches as The Mystics will take on Shivamogga Lions in the first match. In the second game, the Hubli Tigers will face Mysore Warriors to try and go top of the table. 

Shaheen Shah Afridi
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