The in-form duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ankit Bawne slammed scintillating tons of as Maharashtra earned a maiden entry into the ultimate of Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 12-run win over Assam right here on Wednesday. Maharashtra will tackle Saurashtra within the summit conflict on Friday. Sent in to bat, skipper Gaikwad continued his sensational run with a 126-ball 168, whereas Bawne made 110 off 89 balls because the duo shared a 207-run partnership to carry Maharashtra to 350 for seven.
Chasing the stiff complete, Rishav Das (53), Sibsankar Roy (78) and Swarupam Purkayastha (95) saved Assam within the hunt earlier than the staff succumbed to scoreboard strain. In the top, Assam have been stopped at 338 for eight.
After being lowered to 103 for 4 within the sixteenth over, Sibsankar and Swarupam added 133 to maintain Assam’s chase on monitor.
But after Sibsankar was despatched packing within the thirty sixth over, Assam misplaced a couple of fast wickets to lose the momentum.
Rajvardhan Hangargekar was essentially the most profitable bowler for Maharashtra, with figures of 10-0-65-4, whereas Manoj Ingale (2/51), Satyajeet Bachhav (1/57) and Shamshuzama Kazi (1/61) additionally effected essential breakthroughs.
Earlier, Gaikwad, who had smashed the List A world file with seven sixes in a 43-run over throughout his 220 not out in opposition to Uttar Pradesh two days in the past, continued in the identical vein, clobbering the Assam bowlers for as many as 18 fours and 6 maximums. It was his third century in 4 matches.
Bawne, too, notched up his second hundred of the event with an innings that had 10 fours and two sixes.
SS Bachhav contributed a 52-ball 41 earlier than changing into a sufferer of Mukhtar Hussain (3/42), who was the choose of Assam bowlers.
After Gaikwad fell within the forty fifth over, Maharashtra misplaced three fast wickets earlier than Shamshuzama Kazi smashed a 4 and a six to finish the innings on a excessive.
Brief scores: Maharashtra: 350 for 7 in 50 overs (R Gaikwad 168, A Bawne 110; Mukhtar Hussain 3/42) Assam: 332 for 8 in 50 overs (S Purkayastha 95, S Roy 78; R Hangargekar 4/65).
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