Overview

• Siddhesh Lad remained unbeaten on 74 and Rohan Raje took 5/40 to guide the Royals to an eight-wicket semifinal victory over the Eagle Thane Strikers.
• Ishan Mulchandani scored an unbeaten 52 and Akash Parkar claimed three wickets as the Falcons chased 131 with five wickets in hand.
• Captain Shreyas Iyer bookended his semifinal with a one-run dismissal yet still led the Falcons into the final, marking his fourth captaincy final since May 2024.
• Raje’s haul was the tournament’s first five-wicket performance of the season and only the fourth in league history.
• The championship decider is scheduled for June 12 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.