Overview
- Opening with Priyanshu Pandey, Chikara powered Gomti Thunder to 307/0 as the pair shared an unbroken 307-run stand.
- Pandey finished 100 not out off 54 balls while Chikara struck 21 sixes and 11 fours, falling just short of a double century.
- Hindon Titans managed 218 in 19.3 overs, with Shekhar Sirohi top-scoring on 68 off 33, giving Thunder an 89-run victory.
- Ritik Srivastava took 3/51 and Aravindra Verma 3/26, with Atif Sajid adding 2/13 to close out the Titans' chase.
- Chikara previously topped the 2024 Uttar Pradesh T20 League with 499 runs, was in RCB’s 2025 title-winning squad, then was released before the 2026 auction and went unsold.