Riyan Parag scored an excellent 174 off 116 balls to assist India chase down a mammoth goal of 351 in 46.1 overs in opposition to Jammu and Kashmir of their Vijay Hazare quarterfinal right here on Monday.
Parag hit 12 sixes and a dozen fours as Assam received the match by seven wickets.
Henan Nazir 124 (113 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes) and Shubham Khajuria 120 (84 balls, 8 fours, 8 sixes) helped Assam rating two wickets earlier than Parag and Rishav Das in reply to J&K’s 350 But 45 runs have been accomplished. Played an innings of 114 (114 off 118 balls).
The 21-year-old Parag was in a combative temper and hit the opponent’s bowling. He stored on the lookout for the ropes and didn’t hesitate to go as much as the bottom.
The right-handed batsman’s mammoth 277-run partnership with Das left J&Ok bowlers out, who had been spectacular via the event.
It was Parag’s third century within the ongoing Hazare Trophy and made a tough job straightforward for Assam.
Parag was 29 runs in need of the goal, however Das, enjoying second fiddle, noticed Assam residence with 23 balls to spare.
Opener Khajuria and Vivrant Sharma (34) added 74 runs in 11.4 overs. After Sharma’s dismissal, Khajuria and Nazir added 129 runs for the second wicket.
The dismissal of Khajuria to Avinov Choudhary (2/47) led to a brief collapse, however Nazir and Fazil Rashid (53, 46 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) added 113 runs for the fifth wicket.
Brief scores: Jammu and Kashmir 350 for 7 in 50 overs (Heenan Nazir 124, Shubham Khajuria 120, Fazil Rashid 53) beat Assam 354 for 3 in 46.1 overs (Riyan Parag 174, Rishav Das 114 not out) by seven wickets defeated by
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
