Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022: Ruturaj Gaikwad shines as Maharashtra, Saurashtra arrange finals conflict
2 min readVijay Hazare Trophy 2022: Maharashtra and Saurashtra defeated Assam and Karnataka respectively and superior to the ultimate of the 50-over match.
UPDATED: Nov 30, 2022 20:52 IST
VHT 2022: Ruturaj Gaikwad shines as Maharashtra, Saurashtra arrange finals conflict. Courtesy: PTI
By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: After smashing a double century within the quarter-final towards Uttar Pradesh, Ruturaj Gaikwad was once more the star of the present, this time within the semis of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022.
On Wednesday, November 30, Gaikwad scored 168 runs off 126 and starred in Maharashtra’s 12-run win over Assam. Gaikwad’s knock, laced with 18 fours and 6 sixes, helped his workforce rating 350 for the lack of seven wickets after being put in to bat first.
Thereafter, Maharashtra restricted Assam to 338 for eight. Swarupam Puryakastha scored 95 runs, however his valiant efforts for Assam couldn’t pay dividends.
Rajvardhan Hangargekar, who performed for India within the U19 World Cup earlier this 12 months, picked up 4 essential wickets, though he conceded 65 runs. Maharashtra defeated Assam by 12 runs on the Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground in Ahmedabad.
In the opposite semi-final, Saurashtra beat Karnataka by 5 wickets on the Narendra Modi Stadium A Ground in Ahmedabad. Jaydev Unadkat’s males are actually scheduled to lock horns with Maharashtra within the closing on Friday, December 2 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
After opting to discipline first, Saurashtra bowled Karnataka out for 171 in 49.1 overs. Skipper Unadkat led from the entrance and picked up 4 wickets for 26 runs with two maidens in 10 overs.
Ravikumar Samarth scored 88 runs for Karnataka, however he didn’t get an entire lot of help from his teammates. Saurashtra misplaced the early wickets of Harvik Desai and Sheldon Jackson with no runs on the board, however a 75-run stand for the third wicket between Jay Gohil and Samarth Vyas introduced them again into the competition.
Thereafter, Saurashtra chased the goal down in 36.2 overs with 82 balls to spare.
Edited By:
sabyasachi chowdhury
Published On:
Nov 30, 2022
