All-round Saurashtra beat Maharashtra, raise second Vijay Hazare Trophy

Saurashtra’s well-oiled bowling unit, led by their skipper, took on a formidable Maharashtra batting line-up earlier than previous home warrior Jackson’s unbeaten hundred lifted nationwide contender Ruturaj Gaikwad’s chase of 108 with 21 balls to spare. Live chased down the goal of 249.

“I think the toss played an important role, we were trailing. It was 30-70 per cent of the profit/loss. After 30-40 overs we were ahead. 250 batting first was very good,” Gaikwad mentioned after the match.

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As Gaikwad rightly acknowledged, that toss grew to become one of many main deciding components as Unadkat rightly put Maharashtra in to bat. Initially, he led the bowling present with an exemplary opening spell (6-1-5-0) within the Powerplay after electing to subject, as Gaikwad batted at a sluggish tempo, scoring 15 off the primary 61 balls.

“(It) is unbelievable and it’s but to sink in. To win as soon as is superb however to win it a second time proves we’re a champion aspect. Big sport, huge guys forward,” mentioned the champion captain on the post-match presentation ceremony.

While Unadkat (1/25 with 41 dot balls) was Saurashtra’s bowling hero within the first 10 overs, retaining the damaging Gaikwad below a good leash, the final 10 overs of Maharashtra’s innings belonged to all-rounder Chirag Jani. The forty eighth over hat-trick of seam bowling all-rounders (Saurabh Navale, Rajvardhan Hagargekar and Vicky Ostwal) prevented Maharashtra from including no less than 20 extra runs.

Bowling wicket-to-wicket, Jani clear bowled Navale and Hangergekar after which trapped Vicky Ostwal in entrance to seal his hat-trick. Maharashtra scored solely two boundaries within the subsequent seven overs for Saurashtra on the essential juncture and scored 37 runs for the lack of 5 wickets.

In the center overs, it was one other present from Gaikwad as he made a reputation for himself as a ‘Vijay Hazare legend’ together with his twelfth century (highest within the historical past of the competitors) studded with seven fours and 4 sixes. Thus he scored three centuries in three knock-out video games, however on a sluggish pitch, the Saurashtra bowlers by no means actually allowed the Maharashtra batsmen to dominate and the second finest rating was Azim Qazi’s 31.

Saurashtra’s bowlers executed nicely in opposition to them, Gaikwad clearly preventing exhausting for his hundred which was evident from his thunderous celebration when he introduced up his century in opposition to Jani for a boundary.

Chasing a lanky goal, Saurashtra shared a gap partnership of 125 runs in 26.4 overs with Jackson and Harvik Desai (50; 67 balls). Mukesh Chowdhary (2/38) then struck twice, dismissing Desai with a brief ball and Jai Gohil (0) with an angular one within the house of three balls, whereas the third wicket – Samarth Vyas (12) performed within the deep . Ostwal’s bowling.

After all-rounder Prerak Mankad was clear bowled by left-arm spinner Satyajit Bachhav, he misplaced half his aspect in 39.5 overs because the match was tied with Saurashtra needing 57 runs in 10.1 overs.

Bachav, nonetheless, was severely crushed by Jackson, who hit 4 of his 5 sixes off the left-arm orthodox’s bowling.
But Maharashtra did not construct on the strain and a few poor fielding allow them to down. India’s U-19 World Cup debutant Rajvardhan Hangergekar (0/70 in 9 overs) pastes nicely.

The match ended when Jackson despatched quick bowler Manoj Ingle over sq. leg for a six and performed a leg look to chase down the goal.

quick quantity
Maharashtra 248/9; Saurashtra lose 249/5 in 50 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 108, Azim Qazi 37; Chirag Jani 3/43); 46.3 overs (Sheldon Jackson 133, Harvik Desai 50; Mukesh Chowdhary 2/38, Vicky Ostwal 2/20) by 5 wickets.