AHMEDABAD: Chirag Jani got here up with an all-round present (52 not out and three/52) as Saurashtra defeated Tamil Nadu by 44 runs to enter the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday.
Put in to bat by the Tamil Nadu skipper B Indrajith, Saurashtra made 293 for 8 in 50 overs. Half centuries by Harvik Desai, Arpit Vasavada and Chirag Jani powered Saurashtra.
Tamil Nadu’s prolific opening pair of N Jagadeesan and B Sai Sudharsan was separated fairly early with Chetan Sakariya ((1/31) trapping the previous LBW when the batter had made solely 8.
Jagadeesan, who has hit 5 centuries on the trot and made a List A file rating of 277 within the league section, was anticipated to play a key function for Tamil Nadu. His early dismissal was an enormous setback for final 12 months’s runners-up.
Saurashtra struck three extra essential blows, eradicating Sudharsan (24), B Aparajith (4) and the skilled Dinesh Karthik (9) to grab the benefit.
Captain Baba Indrajith (53) and Sai Kishore (74) joined palms at this juncture and stitched collectively a 113-run stand for the fifth wicket to carry Tamil Nadu again within the reckoning.
While Indrajith was watchful, Sai Kishore didn’t thoughts taking the aerial route and hit three sixes.
Parth Bhut (2/47) did the trick for Saurashtra by eradicating Indrajith when the partnership was assuming ominous proportions.
Sai Kishore and R Sanjay Yadav (21) added 28 runs for the sixth wicket. Jani, after his heroics with the bat at No.7, had Sai Kishore caught by Samarth Vyas to tilt the steadiness in his workforce’s favour.
Though R Sonu Yadav (29, 21 balls, 1 4, 2 sixes) went after the bowling, he lacked help on the different finish because the workforce was bowled out for 249 in 48 overs.
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2/48) and Parth Bhut (2/47) picked up two wickets every whereas Jani completed with a three-wicket haul.
When Saurashtra batted, they had been 232 for 7 within the forty fourth over when all-rounder Jadeja fell for a duck.
Jani (52 not out, 31 balls, 2 fours, 4 sixes) and captain Jaydev Unadkat (22, 20 balls, 2 sixes) piled on TN’s distress with a brisk half century partnership and took the rating near the 300-mark.
Though Saurashtra misplaced Sheldon Jackson early, Desai (61) and Jay Gohil (34) laid the platform with some sensible batting.
Samarth Vyas (27) and Prerak Mankad (35) made helpful contributions so as to add substance to the overall. A 78-run stand for the fifth wicket between Vasavada and Mankad got here at a vital time as TN had struck two fast blows.
While Sandeep Warrier (1/44) had eliminated Desai after his enterprising knock, left-arm spinner M Siddharth (1/46) had Vyas caught by R Sai Kishore.
Brief scores: Saurashtra 293 for 8 in 50 overs (Harvik Desai 61, C Jani 52 not out, A Vasavada 51) beat Tamil Nadu 249 all out in 48 overs (R Sai Kishore 74.B Indrajith 53.C Jani 3/53) by 44 runs.
Put in to bat by the Tamil Nadu skipper B Indrajith, Saurashtra made 293 for 8 in 50 overs. Half centuries by Harvik Desai, Arpit Vasavada and Chirag Jani powered Saurashtra.
Tamil Nadu’s prolific opening pair of N Jagadeesan and B Sai Sudharsan was separated fairly early with Chetan Sakariya ((1/31) trapping the previous LBW when the batter had made solely 8.
Jagadeesan, who has hit 5 centuries on the trot and made a List A file rating of 277 within the league section, was anticipated to play a key function for Tamil Nadu. His early dismissal was an enormous setback for final 12 months’s runners-up.
Saurashtra struck three extra essential blows, eradicating Sudharsan (24), B Aparajith (4) and the skilled Dinesh Karthik (9) to grab the benefit.
Captain Baba Indrajith (53) and Sai Kishore (74) joined palms at this juncture and stitched collectively a 113-run stand for the fifth wicket to carry Tamil Nadu again within the reckoning.
While Indrajith was watchful, Sai Kishore didn’t thoughts taking the aerial route and hit three sixes.
Parth Bhut (2/47) did the trick for Saurashtra by eradicating Indrajith when the partnership was assuming ominous proportions.
Sai Kishore and R Sanjay Yadav (21) added 28 runs for the sixth wicket. Jani, after his heroics with the bat at No.7, had Sai Kishore caught by Samarth Vyas to tilt the steadiness in his workforce’s favour.
Though R Sonu Yadav (29, 21 balls, 1 4, 2 sixes) went after the bowling, he lacked help on the different finish because the workforce was bowled out for 249 in 48 overs.
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2/48) and Parth Bhut (2/47) picked up two wickets every whereas Jani completed with a three-wicket haul.
When Saurashtra batted, they had been 232 for 7 within the forty fourth over when all-rounder Jadeja fell for a duck.
Jani (52 not out, 31 balls, 2 fours, 4 sixes) and captain Jaydev Unadkat (22, 20 balls, 2 sixes) piled on TN’s distress with a brisk half century partnership and took the rating near the 300-mark.
Though Saurashtra misplaced Sheldon Jackson early, Desai (61) and Jay Gohil (34) laid the platform with some sensible batting.
Samarth Vyas (27) and Prerak Mankad (35) made helpful contributions so as to add substance to the overall. A 78-run stand for the fifth wicket between Vasavada and Mankad got here at a vital time as TN had struck two fast blows.
While Sandeep Warrier (1/44) had eliminated Desai after his enterprising knock, left-arm spinner M Siddharth (1/46) had Vyas caught by R Sai Kishore.
Brief scores: Saurashtra 293 for 8 in 50 overs (Harvik Desai 61, C Jani 52 not out, A Vasavada 51) beat Tamil Nadu 249 all out in 48 overs (R Sai Kishore 74.B Indrajith 53.C Jani 3/53) by 44 runs.