However, in the meantime, Pathan said that the veteran Talking about this match, Harbhajan Singh won the toss for Manipal Tigers and decided to bowl first. Odisha's top three batsmen were dismissed for single-digit scores, after which Dilshan Munaweera, Ross Taylor and Irfan Pathan tried to struggle on the slow pitch. They scored a combined 43 runs off 67 balls. Naveen Stewart and Vinay Kumar hit two fours each towards the end of Odisha's innings and took their team's score past the 100-run mark. Odisha eventually scored 104/9 in their 20 overs.

After bowling four consecutive dot balls to Manoj Tiwary, Ben Laughlin bowled the fifth ball a little behind which hit the former Indian cricketer's front pad. After this, a funny moment was seen when Bowden raised his finger while Irfan standing next to him was imitating his gesture. The New Zealander also laughed after seeing the antics of the former Indian all-rounder. You can watch this funny video below.