22 runs were needed in the last over but finished the match in 5 balls, who is this Siddharth Yadav?
In the 11th match of UP T20 League 2025, the team of Gaur Gorakhpur Lions defeated the Lucknow Falcons team by 7 wickets to win the charismatic victory. Siddharth Yadav, the hero of his victory. Siddharth scored an unbeaten 88 in 45 balls while remaining unbeaten. His innings also saw 6 fours and 7 skyscraper sixes.
However, this victory was not easy at all. In the last over, Gorakhpur’s team needed 22 runs and Siddharth was on strike. It is not easy for a set batsman to score 22 runs in the last 6 balls, but Siddharth scored 22 runs in just 5 balls and his team won the match by 7 wickets with 1 wicket. Siddharth was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant innings.
Siddharth has also been a part of the team winning the Under-19 World Cup in 2022. Under the captaincy of Yash Dhall, the Indian team won the title showing a brilliant game and Siddharth also performed brilliantly in that tournament. Now he is not only earning a name in the UP T20 League with his performance but is also drawing the attention of the teams for IPL mini auction.
Talking about this match, the Lucknow Falcons team batting first scored 182 runs losing 8 wickets in the prescribed 20 overs and targeted 183 runs in front of Gorakhpur. After this, the Lucknow team led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar kept the Gorakhpur batsmen in the beginning, but due to Siddharth’s miraculous innings, Gorakhpur’s team won the match with one ball remaining. Bhuvi bowled brilliantly in 4 overs in this match and conceded just 16 runs.
