The Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) 2025 – kinda wild, right? Picture this: Puneri Bappa’s wicketkeeper, Suraj Shinde, pulls off this insane cricket feat that probably only happens if the stars align just right. Picture it, the dude somehow manages to whack both sets of stumps with one throw. Yeah, I know, sounds like something out of a cricket fan’s fever dream.
So, lemme set the scene: it was the sixth match, Puneri Bappa versus Raigad Royals, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. They set a target of 203 runs. Thanks to Shinde, who smashed 40 off 12 balls like he was swatting flies. Anyway—or was it anyhow?—Raigad Royals start their chase, and bam! Drama begins on the fifth ball of the first over.
Siddesh Veer from Raigad nudges the ball to the leg side, and he thinks, “Yeah, let’s run.” Shinde? He’s having none of it. Grabs the ball, hurls it towards the striker’s end like a man possessed. Veer’s speedy, though, and just gets his bat in, right as the ball smacks into the stumps. But wait, it’s not over—the ball ricochets and heads down towards the non-striker’s end.
There stands Harsh Mogaveera, caught in a daydream, I guess? The ball collides with the stumps there, too. Out he goes for a golden duck. Crazy, right? The umpire signals him out, and everyone’s just stunned – like, what did we just witness?
“You never see this,” yells the commentator. “Once-in-a-career stuff!” Yeah, couldn’t have said it better myself.
Oh, and there’s a clip – Twitter’s got it on lockdown if you’re into live-action replays. The video’s wild. “Ek teer do nishaane” they call it, hitting two targets with one arrow, if my rusty Hindi serves me right.
Cricket law geeks quickly pointed to MCC Law 38.4, proving this whole chaos was legit. Mogaveera was out fair and square ‘cause the ball was still in play. The Royals never got it together after that early shock – they collapsed for 103 runs. Puneri Bappa just danced away with a 99-run win.
Wild, isn’t it? Cricket, man—always full of surprises.