By Admin 
UP T20 League 2025: The 31 August match of UP T20 League 2025 proved to be very special for cricket fans. The reason was the super over with 5 balls. Yes, for the first time, such a thrill was seen in the tournament when the super over was finished in just 5 balls instead of 12 balls. In this match, the team of leader-actor Ravi Kishan, Gaur Gorakhpur Lions, defeated Kanpur superstars and registered their fifth win.
Rain reduced the match
The match played between Gorakhpur and Kanpur was affected due to rain. Both teams got a chance to play 15-15 overs instead of 20 overs. Batting first, Gorakhpur scored 141 runs losing 7 wickets. In response, Kanpur Superstars also scored the same run and finished their innings at 141 for 5 wickets. After the match tie, the decision was decided to be from the super over.
Kanpur’s bad condition in super over
Kanpur superstars did the first batting in the super over. The team hoped that captain Sameer Rizvi, who played a brilliant innings of 75 runs in the match, would shine here too, but it did not happen. Gorakhpur bowler Abdul Rahman sent Rizvi back to the pavilion on the very first ball of the super over and sent it back to the pavilion.
After this, Abhishek Pandey took a run on the second ball and gave the strike to Adarsh Singh, but Rahman did it without scoring Adarsh on the third ball. As a result, Kanpur superstars’ super over innings collapsed in just 3 balls.
Easy Chase of Gorakhpur
Now there was a target of only 2 runs to win in front of Gorakhpur. Gorakhpur openers Akshdeep Nath and Prince Yadav came out to bat. He easily achieved the target in 2 balls of Kanpur bowler Vineet Pawar. In this way, Gorakhpur won just 2 balls of the super over.
Super over settled in total 5 balls
If the innings of both teams is seen, then only 5 balls were thrown in the super over. Kanpur’s innings in three balls and Gorakhpur achieved target in two balls. This was not only the first super over of the UP T20 League 2025 but was also the most unique
With this victory, Gaur Gorakhpur Lions have registered their fifth win in the tournament and strengthened the playoffs.