He took three wickets in his last over.
Zeeshan Ansari didn’t have a glamorous debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). But, he’s counting every opportunity since to bolster his retention chances ahead of IPL 2026. In the ongoing UP T20 League, the pacer picked up a four-for to help his team, Meerut Mavericks, register their third win so far.
ABF
137/3
SKA
133/9
SLK
–
BR
–
DCDM
210/6
DVDM
211/9
Desert Vipers Development beat Dubai Capitals Development by 1 wickets
MIEDM
192/6
GGDM
155/5
SWDM
–
ADKRDM
–
GGDM
–
DCDM
–
NDT
69/1
CDK
167/8
New Delhi Tigers beat Central Delhi Kings by 9 wickets (D/L) method
SDS
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WDL
–
PD
–
CDK
–
SDSW
121/8
CDQW
120/8
South Delhi Superstarz Women beat Central Delhi Queens Women by 1 run
ROM
129/6
CZR
133/7
Czech Republic beat Romania by 3 wickets
ROM
143/4
CZR
155/3
Czech Republic beat Romania by 12 runs
ROM
93/4
CZR
92/8
Romania won by 6 wickets
AUST
155/6
BEL
154/10
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
AUST
146/6
BEL
144/9
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
BAC
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UCCB
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LKLS
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ACB
–
UCCB
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ACB
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BAC
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UCCB
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LKLS
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ACB
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DURH
300/8
BB
303/6
Birmingham Bears beat Durham by 4 wickets
NOR
189/10
MID
192/6
Middlesex beat Northamptonshire by 4 wickets
KENT
269/9
SOM
270/6
Somerset won by 4 wickets
ESS
289/10
GLO
159/10
Essex beat Gloucestershire by 130 runs
SUSS
284/9
YOR
286/4
Yorkshire beat Sussex by 6 wickets
LEI
312/9
WOR
328/10
Worcestershire won by 16 runs
HAM
341/7
DER
339/5
Hampshire beat Derbyshire by 3 wickets
NOT
279/9
SURR
289/8
Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by 10 runs
QAT
243/2
KNY
242/8
Qatar beat Kenya by 8 wickets
PNG
148/10
KWT
149/6
Kuwait beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets
JER
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DEN
–
GER-W
44/8
IRE-W
223/1
Ireland Women beat Germany Women by 179 runs
ITA-W
86/9
NED-W
90/3
Netherlands Women beat Italy Women by 7 wickets
KRMPS
109/7
SBSCC
79/6
ACE KRM Panthers beat SBS CC by 30 runs
BNC
46/9
KUMS
74/6
Kuwait Swedish beat Bader & Nie Cricket Club by 28 runs
CAGS
174/3
ATR
173/7
Calicut Globstars beat Adani Trivandrum Royals by 7 wickets
KBTS
237/6
ARKS
236/5
Kochi Blue Tigers beat Aries Kollam Sailors by 4 wickets
ARKS
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TTS
–
ALRS
–
ATR
–
BNB
146/9
MGD
149/1
Mangalore Dragons won by 9 wickets
SML
181/7
MYW
180/6
Shivamogga Lions Won by 3 wickets
SML
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HBT
–
MGD
–
GBM
–
YSG
128/10
ROS
133/3
Royal Oman Stallions beat Yallah Shabab Giants by 7 wickets
MAT
134/3
RNC
132/4
Majees Titans beat Renaissance Challengers by 7 wickets
RNC
–
ROS
–
MUT
–
IAI
–
AUS
431/2
SA
155/10
Australia won by 276 runs
IPS
116/10
TMB
119/2
Toombul beat Ipswich by 8 wickets
SBB
2/0
WSS
–
SGR
149/5
WYN
148/10
Sandgate Redcliffe beat Wynnum Manly by 5 wickets
RLS
173/6
SSC
158/10
Redlands beat Sunshine Coast by 15 runs
GCT
133/7
UOQ
132/8
Gold Coast beat University of Queensland by 3 wickets
NSBB
187/8
VLLY
232/4
Valley beat Northern Suburbs by 45 runs
NSBB
–
GCT
–
WEF
150/6
TRR
152/7
Trent Rockets beat Welsh Fire by 3 wickets
MAO
109/7
BIP
113/3
Birmingham Phoenix beat Manchester Originals by 7 wickets
OVI
–
LOS
–
WFW-W
122/9
TRW-W
145/6
Trent Rockets Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 23 runs
MOW-W
95/10
BIP-W
111/3
Birmingham Phoenix Women beat Manchester Originals Women by 16 runs
OIW-W
–
LSW-W
–
CHK
130/10
AS-A
131/4
Adelaide Strikers Academy beat Chicago Kingsmen by 6 wickets
PS
107/10
PSA
155/8
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 48 runs
AS-A
190/6
PSA
205/2
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 15 runs
MEMA
184/7
NOSK
143/9
Meerut Mavericks beat Noida Super Kings by 41 run
KARS
187/4
LUF
168/7
Kashi Rudras beat Lucknow Falcons by 19 runs
KASS
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MEMA
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KARS
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GOLS
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Meerut Mavericks won the toss and opted to bat first in their fifth game of the league. They got off to a good start with Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Swastik Chikara smashing boundaries. But he was dismissed for 20 (15) on the last ball of the fourth over. Wickets continued to topple as Akshay Dubey (five) and Madhav Kaushik (17) also returned for low scores. Rituraj Sharma struck a few shots before he was out on 34 (19).
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh also had a low day, as he managed just 10 runs. Divyansh Rajput steadied the ship with 53 not out off 28 balls. He hit three boundaries and four sixes. Late blitz from Ritik Vats (24 off 18) and Yash Garg (13 off five) helped the Mavericks put up 184/7.
In response, Vishal Chaudhary bowled fire to the Noida Kings. He took two wickets in consecutive balls in the opening over. Vijay Kumar and Kartik Tyagi took one wicket each before Zeeshan stole the show. The opposition was looking to settle, but the 25-year-old took out the middle-order while keeping his overs economical.
Zeeshan put pressure by giving only two runs in his first over, which was the 10th over of the innings. His next over was a wicket maiden with Satyam Sangu’s wicket. Prashant Veer and veteran batter Karn Sharma were trying to make way for Noida. Zeeshan ended up with three wides and a six in his third over. But his fourth over, the last of his quote, was a special comeback. In the last over of the match, Zeeshan took two wickets in two balls, of Veer and new batter Kartik Siddhu. On the penultimate ball, he dismissed Mohammed Sharim as well.
With this, the Mavericks won by 41 runs and are placed third on the points table.
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In the five matches of UP T20 League 2025 so far, Zeeshan has scalped seven wickets at an average of 21.43. Bowling in Meerut Mavericks vs Noida Kings, Zeeshan proved that he can bowl in pressure situations and death overs. He was also quite economical, further showcasing his skills that are important for a T20 bowler.
SRH had acquired the speedster for just INR 40 lakh. In IPL 2025, the youngster picked up six wickets in 10 outings. However, his average of 55.50 and economy rate of over nine were quite high by IPL standards. SRH had several underperformers in their squad, some of whom may be released ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. Zeeshan, however, is unlikely to be on that list, considering it was only his debut IPL season. The franchise would likely be keen to groom him in the years to come rather than let him go. Moreover, with the way Zeeshan Ansari is making the most of his opportunities, his stock may rise in the near future.
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won by 7 wickets