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Samson-Led Kochi Blue Tigers Clinch KCL 2025 After Manoharan’s Fiery 70, Jerin Spell

Aakash Saini

Kochi Blue Tigers win KCL 2025 [Source: @KCL_t20/x]Kochi Blue Tigers win KCL 2025 [Source: @KCL_t20/x]

Kochi Blue Tigers justified their table-topping tag this Kerala Cricket League T20 2025 season by crushing Aries Kollam Sailors in a one-sided final. Vinoop Manoharan unfurled the innings of the big day by smearing 70 runs in just 30 balls at the top.

Here, we take a look at the entire highlights of the final match of the KCL T20 2025 season, as it panned out at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, September 7.

Vinoop Manoharan Blitzes Kochi Blue Tigers To 181

Kochi Blue Tigers opener Vinoop Manoharan blasted 70 runs off just 30 balls at the top of the order with nine fours and four huge sixes. After losing opening partner Vipul Shakti early in the game to Pavan Raj, Manoharan crafted 75 quick runs with captain Saly Samson for the second wicket, where the latter chipped in with just a sluggish eight from 12 balls. Ajayaghosh-NS got rid of Samson, triggering a colossal batting collapse as the Tigers slipped from 83-1 to 111-6 in less than seven overs.

Alfi Francis smeared 47* off 25 balls down the order to catapult Kochi Blue Tigers to a competitive 181-8 in 20 overs. For the Aries Kollam Sailors, Pavan Raj and Sharafuddeen N M picked up two wickets each in the high-scoring innings.

Jerin PS, KM Asif Envelop Sailors For Just 106

Aries Kollam Sailors innings never took off despite reaching closer to the 50-run mark at the end of the powerplay overs. Kochi Blue Tigers captain Saly Samson removed both Sailors openers early in the innings, before Jerin PS struck twice from his own end. Samson’s new ball partner KM Asif also claimed two key wickets to claim figures of 2-14 off his three overs.

Jerin picked up another wicket later in the game to unfurl the spell of the innings with figures of 3-21. N Mohammed Ashik (2-3) delivered the knockout blow to envelop the entire Aries Kollam Sailors innings for just 106 in 16.3 overs, allowing the Kochi Blue Tigers to wrap up the one-sided final by 75 runs.