Royal Riders Punjab vs India Tigers, 2nd Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Indira Gandhi Stadium, Park Maidan, Solapur
India Tigers won by 20 runs (Royal Riders Punjab 148/9, India Tigers 168/8).
- Royal Riders Punjab: 148/9 (20 ov)
- India Tigers: 168/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Royal Riders Punjab (RRP) faced India Tigers (IT) in the 2nd Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Park Maidan, Solapur. Play began on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Royal Riders Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl.
India Tigers made 168/8 in 20 overs, with Kuldeep Hooda top-scoring on 48 from 38 balls. Anureet Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 21. Royal Riders Punjab made 148/9 in 20 overs, with Mohammad Shahzad top-scoring on 48 from 18 balls. Jeevan Mendis was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 14.
Result: India Tigers won by 20 runs. Pawan Negi was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
India Tigers · 1st innings: 168/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Edwards | b Anureet Singh | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Anureet Singh | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | b Farman Ahmed | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Samit Patel | b Farman Ahmed | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Hooda | b Thisara Perera | 48 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 126.32 |
| Jeevan Mendis | st Mohammad Shahzad b Chaturanga de Silva | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Pawan Negi | c Chaturanga de Silva b Anureet Singh | 41 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 227.78 |
| Amit Paunikar | not out | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 214.29 |
| Akalanka Ganegama | run out (Phil Mustard) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
Extras: 17 · Did not bat: Abu Nechim, Sumit Singh
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aftab Alam | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Anureet Singh | 4 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| Farman Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Rishi Dhawan | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Thisara Perera | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 |
Royal Riders Punjab · 1st innings: 148/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Shadab Jakati b Sumit Singh | 48 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 266.67 |
| Phil Mustard | lbw b Pawan Negi | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rishi Dhawan | c Pawan Negi b Jeevan Mendis | 45 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Asghar Afghan | st Amit Paunikar b Pawan Negi | 28 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 90.32 |
| Chaturanga de Silva | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Samit Patel | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Thisara Perera | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Jeevan Mendis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sarul Kanwar | c Akalanka Ganegama b Abu Nechim | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | b Samit Patel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Perera | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
| Anureet Singh | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Abu Nechim | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Farman Ahmed, Aftab Alam, Seekkuge Prasanna
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Nechim | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.33 |
| Akalanka Ganegama | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sumit Singh | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Pawan Negi | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Shadab Jakati | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Samit Patel | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (RRP, Abu Nechim): 5 runs, 143/9 – W 1 0lb • W 4
- Over 19 (RRP, Samit Patel): 4 runs, 138/7 – 4 W • • W •
- Over 18 (RRP, Jeevan Mendis): 3 runs, 134/5 – W 1 1 • W 1
- Over 17 (RRP, Pawan Negi): 8 runs, 131/3 – 1 1 1 1 4 •
- Over 16 (RRP, Jeevan Mendis): 4 runs, 123/3 – • 1 • 1 • wd 1
- Over 15 (RRP, Pawan Negi): 2 runs, 119/3 – • W 1 1 • •