When Arshin Kulkarni hold out for 77 in 18th over of Mahrashtra Premier League 2025 final the Eagle Nashik Tital required 32 runs of 14 deliveries.
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The titans had six wickets in hand but for equation of that is magnitude in mega final you would not be faulted into thinking that the writing was on the wall.
Sometimes you need lukc too Kale admits with media.
This season i didnot get lot of chances to bat. Generally i bat higher up order but this year my role was different. I usually bat at number 3 or 4.
It was different situationa and i had not batted much in tournament so i was not quite in that touch. God obviously saw that i have been working very hard so luck went my way.
My intentionw was to win match for team i never thought about myself. so luck favored me and we won.
A 54 runs at average of 13.50 later here he was tasked with winningf final.
As any batter would Kale swung the first ball he faced as hard as he could it should have been straightforward take for deep mid wicket only for catch to go down before it rolled to bounday.
Nikhil Kadam was entrusted with bowling the final voer where four and single later Kale found himself on strike again.
with 21 needed off 10 he swung and missed before keeper made a mess while attempting to collect ball conceding four byes in the method.
Kale bludgeoned the next delivery straight at bowler who could not stick onto what would have been specky.
“Obvioulsly its tough because i was highest run getter for my franchise in two tournaments the MPL last year and then corporate trophy too for Eagle Nashik Titan. Whatever it is its a team game jo bhi role milta hai who chup chaap karna padhta hai. so my mindset was to do well in whatever chances i got” says Kale.
That would not have hurt as much as followed Having bowled the previosu delivery from around wicket.
Kadam went back over wicket and dished one in slot.
Kale slogged across lien and should have picked out deep mid wicket this time but down went regulation opportunity as ball cleared ropes.
When last over start the Titans need six runs to lift trophy.
Kale pumped the first ball aiming to clear long off and to disbelief of about everyone present.
The ball gazed fielder fingertips again before going distane sending Titans into euphoric celebrarion while leaving Raigad Roylas wondering.
It was case of confidence too something that Kale coudl have been down on having not had much of chance with bat all season.
“The thing is I have very good practice routine.Right from month prior to MPL i was practicing match simulation. We were practicing situations like 40 off 3 over or 30 off 3 overs so it did not feel different for me since my preparation was good. There was pressure but there was confidence too that i could do it” says Kale.
Kale comeback in MPL 2024 were in contrast the recent season he was fourth highest run scorer with 378 runs while topping sixes charts with 32 hits over fence all while manning the middle order.
