Vidarbha entered the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after beating Rajasthan by 9 wickets on Thursday with disciplined bowling.
Electing to area, Vidarbha’s bowlers wreaked havoc to limit Rajasthan to a sub-par 84/8 in 20 overs earlier than their batsmen struck a 5.1 led by opener Atharva Taede (40 not out off 42 balls). Chased the goal with overs remaining.
Rajasthan misplaced openers Yash Kothari (1) and Arijit Gupta (0), who have been cheaply run out within the first two overs by Ganesh Satish and have been bowled out for two/2.
It quickly turned to 18/4, as Vidarbha struck twice once more. Speedster Darshan Nalkande (1/8) eliminated rival skipper Mahipal Lomror (11) whereas younger pacer Yash Thakur (2/24) dismissed in-form Deepak Hooda (3), who was caught by Akshay Wadkar .
Vidarbha’s bowlers made inroads and didn’t let the Rajasthan batsmen in. Only Kamlesh Nagarkoti’s affected person scored 39 runs in 48 balls to make sure that his staff crossed the 80-run mark, nevertheless it was not sufficient.
For Vidarbha, Thakur discovered good assist from fellow pacer Lalit Yadav (1/12) and Nalkande.
In-form left-arm orthodox spinner Akshay Karnawar returned with spectacular figures of 1/7 in his 4 overs, whereas veteran off-spinner Akshay Wakhare (1/21) and left-arm orthodox bowler Atharva Taede (1/9 ) additionally performed. their elements to perfection.
Chasing 85, Vidarbha openers Tayde and Ganesh Satish (28 off 33 balls) laid the muse for the win with a 63-run stand.
He confronted an uncontrollable assault from Rajasthan with enthusiasm. While Tyde hit 4 fours, Satish additionally hit the identical variety of fours.
After Satish fell within the eleventh over, Tade despatched the staff residence together with skipper Akshay Wadkar (11 not out).
Vidarbha are ready for his or her semi-final opponents.
Brief Scores:
Rajasthan 84/8 (Kamlesh Nagarkoti 39 not out, Suraj Ahuja 12; Yash Thakur 2/24, Akshay Karnawar 1/7) misplaced to Vidarbha 87/1 (Atharv Taede 40 not out, Ganesh Satish 28; AV Choudhary 1/4) . by 9 wickets.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
