Naresh Gehlot

Man of the match Afroj Khan's hurricane knock of 42 helped Rhinos beat Lions by 48 runs and emerge champions in the inaugural Jaipur Premier League.

The start often turns out crucial in the shorter format.

Led by skipper Rajesh Bishnoi's blistering 75 off 36 balls, Rajasthan rallied brilliantly from a difficult situation to beat Kerala by three wickets with a ball to spare for their second straight victory in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Skipper Rajesh Bishnoi slammed a blistering 75 (36b, 5x4, 6x6) to help Rajasthan rally brilliantly, while chasing 173, and beat Kerala by three wickets, with just a ball left, in a Group ‘B’ game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali All India T20 Group B game, at the Sharad Pawar indoor academy ground in BKC on Thursday. It was Rajasthan’s second win on the trot.

A fine half-century by Rajasthan's Rashmi Ranjan Parida (64) went in vain as Panthers lost to Lions by just one run in a thrilling Jaipur Premier League (JPL) match at K L Saini stadium in Mansarovar.

Rajasthan staged a good come back through some incisive bowling to overcome Bengal by 14 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament Group B game.

While Day 1 track was a belter, where the batsmen made merry, it was a complete different story on Day 2 when the winning teams-Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan-clashed against each other.

Baroda and Kerala kept themselves in the hunt for a berth in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 All India tournament final by defeating Rajasthan and Bengal respectively in low-scoring Group B matches on Friday.