‘Cinema mein bhi aage, Cricket mein bhi aage’ – Fans rejoice as Telegu Warriors claim fourth CCL title
Telegu Warriors have won the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL), beating Bhojpuri Dabanng in the final. The team entered in the final after beating Karnataka Bulldozers in the semifinal, who had an unbeaten run in the tournament. Also, the team reached the top four because of the Net Run Rate situation than Chennai Rhinos. Meanwhile, in the final, the Warriors beat another unbeaten side, Bhojpuri.
The Red Brigade asked the Bhojpuri side to bat first and started the demolition job with the ball. The Blue Brigade, Dabanng lost their openers early. With rain interruptions and regular wickets, the team was folded for 72 for six wickets in their first innings consisting of 10 overs. In reply, the Telegu side would have struggled if not for Akhil Akkineni’s 67 off 32 balls.
The Warriors eventually ended their first innings at 104 for the loss of 4 wickets, managing a 32-run lead. In the second innings, Dabangg did better with at 89 for six in 10 overs, on the backs of Aditya Ojha’s 31 (13) and Uday Tiwari’s 34 (18). There was no chance Dabangg was winning this after their first innings wobble. They lost by eight wickets and had four overs to spare.
This is how Twitter reacted
❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/vE2wT94cha
— kompally godown president 🌶️ (@BaLudhfm7) March 25, 2023
Akhil played exceptional innings… otherwise Bhojpuri has quality players
— Prabhat Singh ❁ (@iampbdawn) March 25, 2023
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@TeluguWarriors1 🏆🔥https://t.co/MhtuPt5OiX
— Nagesh ✨ (@Nagesh_shelby) March 25, 2023
Ayyagare number 1. 4th CCL Title for #TeluguWarriors ! Unreal domination in the final!!😍
— 𝗦𝗮𝗶 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗱𝘆 (@msaiikiranreddy) March 25, 2023
Captain #AkhilAkkineni ❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/0bj0uct0u2
— Nagesh ✨ (@Nagesh_shelby) March 25, 2023
King @iamnagarjuna proud father#AkhilAkkineni pic.twitter.com/oKyihsixzS
— goutham virat (@Gouthamviraat) March 25, 2023
Man of the tournament
➡️ Highest Run Scorer
➡️ Highest number of sixes
➡️ 3 Man of the match➡️ 4 Time champions #TeluguWarriors. Unreal dominance of #TeluguWarriors
— 𝗦𝗮𝗶 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗱𝘆 (@msaiikiranreddy) March 25, 2023
Telugollu antar ra babu😎
— Vinil Reddy (@vinilreddy7) March 25, 2023