Entertainers Cricket League 2024: Haryanvi Hunters Crowned Winners

Haryanvi Hunters, captained by the infamous Elvish Yadav won the first-ever Entertainers Cricket League (ECL) T10 championship at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi.

HH overpowered team Lucknow Lions by 8 wickets in the 2024 final on September 22 (Sunday).

Haryanvi Hunter’s R. Lamba was declared player of the series.

Lucknow Lions posted a challenging target of 132 in their 10 overs, but the Haryanvi Hunters, led by Yadav, comfortably chased it down in just 7.1 overs.

Anuj Chaudhary stood out for Haryanvi Hunters, smashing an unbeaten 63 from 18 balls to seal the victory.

However, Lucknow Lions player Akash Yadav failed to secure the win for his team but outshone everyone with his terrific performance.

He became the player with the most runs, the most sixes and the best strike rate with 336 runs an impressive 47 sixes in the entire series.

With the 19-match ECL journey thrillingly ending, the Haryanvi Hunters were crowned the inaugural champions.

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Final Match Highlights

Haryanvi Hunters’ fast bowler Rohit Lamba took three quick wickets in the second over, making it hard for Lucknow Lions’ top batsmen.

Earlier, Ndee Kundu got the important wicket of Lucknow Lions’ captain Anurag Dwivedi.

By the end of the second over, Lucknow Lions had already lost four wickets and scored only 28 runs.

Aman Deep Singh, batting at number three, put together a strong 65-run partnership with Ashish Kumar Meena to help Lucknow Lions get close to 100 runs.

Aman Deep scored the most runs in the innings, making 46 from just 17 balls.

Ashish hit five big sixes in his quick 35 runs from 17 balls.

However, late wickets taken by Kahish Pundir), Ansh, Keshav Chaudhary, and Anuj Chaudhary slowed them down, and the Lions finished with 131 runs for 9 wickets in 10 overs.

Haryanvi Hunters’ captain and social media star Elvish Yadav took charge with the bat, hitting 30 runs from just eight balls, including five big sixes.

He had a strong start with Keshav Chaudhary, but their partnership was stopped by Deepak Kumar Meena, leaving the team at 33-1 in the third over of their run-chase.