Manipal Tigers vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad Highlights, LLC 2023 Final: Tigers Beat Urbanrisers By 5 Wickets To Win Their Maiden Title

Manipal Tigers have done it with an over to spare. Gunaratne, the undisputable protagonist of the match, scored a half-century when Tigers needed him the most. Headlines will read - Harbhajan Singh beats Suresh Raina in LLC final.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 193-5 (19)

The game looks done and dusted. 29 runs off the over! Just what Tigers needed. They need 12 off 12.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 176-4 (18)

Gunaratne has dragged the agme into Tiger's side by hitting two consecutive sixes off Chris Mpofu.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 169-4 (17.5)

Thisara Perera has smoked it in the crowd, six. 36 needed off 18!

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 152-4 (17)

Stuart Binny removes the danger man Perera. Perera tries to go all the way, but fails to find distance on the ball. He goes for 30. 49 needed off 24 balls!

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 139-4 (16)

Angelo Perera and Asela Gunaratne look comfortable in the middle. Both batters have stitched 48 runs together in 33 balls. Tigers need another 60 to win the contest, and LLC 2 trophy.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 128-3 (14)

Perera-Gunaratne are taking a few risks to get the UHY innnings on track after losing three quick wickets. 

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 102-3 (10.4)

Amit Verma goes after scoring a six off Jakati. What a let down from the left-hander. UHY in trouble!

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 80-3 (8.3)

Stuart Binny is all pumped up after picking up both set batters within three balls. MNT got off to a flyer, but Binny has brought UHY back in the game. The game hangs in balance again.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 72-2 (7.3)

Uthappa has settled into his own after tapping a few balls. He is playing on 24 and was lucky to get away as Stuart Binny dropped the catch.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 42-0 (4.3)

Chadwick Walton and Robin Uthappa adopt a cautious approach in the first over.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Manipal Tigers: 3-0 (1)

Rikki Clarke walks back to the dugout as a hero for Urbanrisers after scoring a blistering knock of 80 runs in 52 balls. With the team at 64-2 in 10 overs, UHY managed to accumulate an impressive 123 runs in the last 10, putting up a formidable total.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 187-4 (20)

Trego is gone after playing a blinder. He scored 17 runs, scoring 2 sixes and a boundary. Just the knock Urbanrisers needed.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 177-4 (19)

Pankaj Singh gets the big wicket of Gurkeerat. The batter was looking good to propell UHY to elsuive 200 in the final.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 158-3 (17.3)

Gurkeerat reached the milsestone as well. UHY are all over the Tigers with an aggresive approach. After scoring just 64 runs in first 10 overs, they have scored 79 runs in last six.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 143-2 (16.0)

This is masterclass by Rikki Clarke. He has scored a half-century in just 35 balls. Gurkeerat Singh Mann is not far behind with 40 in 23 balls. 

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 114-2 (14.0)

After losing Dwayne Smith's wicket, Rikki and Gurkeerat are working on rebuilding. Clarke is at 28, doing well, but Gurkeerat is off to a slow start, currently at 14. This is the slowest start for Urbanrisers in the tournament.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 75-2 (10.4)

Dwayne Smith played on! What an important wicket in the context of game. The in-form Smith misjudged the length and got it all wrong in the end. McClenaghan with the crucial wicket.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 36-2 (6.0)

Martin Guptill goes without troubling the scoreres. He tries to loft one over the long on, but fails to find distance. Pankaj Singh gets his first of the match.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 11-1 (2.4)

Dwayne Smith guides one to the on side and picks up a boundary in the first ball of the final.

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: 5-0 (0.4)

Tigers will field first in the finals. Hyderabad will look to post a big total in the first innings.

In their previous encounter during Qualifier 1, Dwayne Smith notched up a score of 120, while Gurkerat showcased his brilliance with a solid 39 in the knock-out match.

The Tigers claimed the top position on the points table, while the Urbanrisers secured the second spot with a three-win record out of five games in the group stage.

Manipal Tigers: Chadwick Walton (wk), Amit Verma, Mohammad Kaif, Angelo Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera, Amitoze Singh, Harbhajan Singh (c), Pankaj Singh, Parvinder Awana, Mitchell McClenaghan

Urbanrisers Hyderabad: Martin Guptill, Dwayne Smith, Rikki Clarke, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Suresh Raina (c), Peter Trego, Stuart Binny, Asghar Afghan, Amit Paunikar (wk), Pawan Suyal, Chris Mpofu

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