MPL 2025 Match 5 Review: Kolhapur Tuskers Thrash Ratnagiri Jets by 7 Wickets

In their season opener on June 7, Kolhapur Tuskers defeated Ratnagiri Jets by seven wickets, capping off their Maharashtra Premier League (MPL 2025) campaign. The competition saw the Ratnagiri Jets lose for the third time in a row. After winning the toss and choosing to field first, Kolhapur Tuskers got off to a fantastic start thanks to a scorching first spell from left-arm pacer Atman Pore. Pore reduced the Ratnagiri Jets to 4 for 3 after taking two wickets in his opening two overs.

Ratnagiri Jets, who batted first, managed a valiant 173/7 in 20 overs. With a blistering 58 off 26 balls, Divyang Hinganekar took the lead, while skipper Azim Kazi provided steadiness with 47 off 38 balls. With a valuable 40 off 28 balls, Nikhil Naik contributed and gave the innings a boost. With 3/29 off 4 overs, Kolhapur's preferred bowler was Atman Pore, who was successfully supported by Rajneesh Gurbani (1/19) and Shreyas Chavan (2/30) to prevent the Jets from winning by a landslide.

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Kolhapur Tuskers confidently went for the target in response, reaching 174/3 in 18.4 overs. With a composed 51 off 46, Ankit Bawne was the main architect, and Sachin Dhas contributed 35 off 32. Siddharth Mhatre, however, put the finishing touches on the match with an undefeated 35 from only 14 balls.  Even with two wickets from Divyang Hinganekar and a fleeting appearance from Satyajeet Bachhav, the Ratnagiri Jets were unable to stop Kolhapur's easy finish.

Siddharth Mhatre took the lead in the later stages of the pursuit, but Bawne came in second with a calm 51. With eight balls remaining, his scorching 35* off just 14 deliveries gave the Kolhapur Tuskers the victory. Hinganekar's four-over spell saw him take two wickets. After their third MPL 2025 defeat, the Ratnagiri Jets finished in fifth place, while Kolhapur Tuskers finished in fourth place.

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