BAR beat TN Highlights: Baroda clinch low-scoring thriller: Krunal Pandya-led Baroda beat Tamil Nadu in a low-scoring thriller by 41 runs. After being bowled out for a mere 114 runs, Krunal Pandya and Co. bowled out Tamil Nadu for only 73 runs. Bhargav Bhatt claimed three wickets while Pandya and GS Mann accounted for two Tamil Nadu batters each.
Earlier, for Baroda, Krunal Pandya top-scored with the bat with 38 runs while others were completely disappointing. Washington Sundar continued his decent form with a couple of wickets while Sandeep Warrier returned with the same number of wickets for Tamil Nadu.
BAR beat TN Highlights: Krunal Pandya, Bhargav Bhatt help Baroda clinch low-scoring thriller by 41 runs
Tamil Nadu had a batting debacle in their 41-run defeat at the hands of Baroda in their final group B league match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy but that didn’t stop them from qualifying for the knock-out stage of the competition. Defending champion Mumbai stumbled to a fourth defeat in five games to finish with four points after a humiliating 18-run loss to unfancied Pondicherry.
Though Tamil Nadu (12 points) was well beaten by Baroda, its healthy net run-rate of 1.052 helped the team take the top spot ahead of Karnataka (12 points, NRR 0.789) and Bengal (12 points, NRR 0.235) and Puducherry (12 points, NRR -1.360) after four teams finished equal of points.
amil Nadu entered the quarterfinals as it finished on top of the group while Karnataka will play the pre-quarterfinals as the second qualifier from Group B.
It was a forgettable tournament for the Shams Mulani-led Mumbai as it managed only one from five matches to finish last with 4 points after having won the delayed tournament (2020-21) earlier in the year. Their solitary win came against Baroda.
On a day of top-turvy results, Tamil Nadu could not chase down a target of 115 in 50 overs and was shot out for 73 in 20.2 overs as the Baroda spinners Bhargav Bhatt (3/27), Krunal Pandya (2/16) and Gurjindersingh Mann (2/7) strangled the strong opposition batting line-up.
Batting first, after skipper Kedar Devdhar won the toss, Baroda lost wickets at regular intervals and only Krunal Pandya (38, 82 balls, 3 fours) with his uncharacteristic and slow knock, made a significant contribution.
For Tamil Nadu, spinners M S Washington Sundar (2/15), M Siddharth (2/25) and R Sanjay Yadav (2/13) grabbed two wickets apiece as did medium-pacer Sandeep Warrier (2/20).
After a bright start by opener C Hari Nishaanth (11, 8 balls, 1 six, 1 four), things went downhill for Tamil Nadu as the rest of the batters simply fell like a pack of cards and were all out in the 21st over. Only three batters managed double-figures.
None of the big guns-captain Vijay Shankar (1), Dinesh Karthik (1), Washington Sundar (8) and B Indrajith (0) apart from power-hitter M Shahrukh Khan (9) could make an impact in the low-scoring game.
Meanwhile, Karnataka went down to Bengal despite making 252 for 8 in 50 overs thanks to Manish Pandey’s enterprising knock of 90. Skipper Sudip Chatterjee (63) and opener Abhisek Das (58) fashioned Bengal’s victory with Shahbaz Ahmed (26 not out) finishing off the job.
In the Mumbai-Pondicherry match, spinner Fabid Ahmed turned the match the latter’s way with an impressive spell of 4 for 16 in 10 overs with the wickets of talented, young Yashasvi Jaiswal (2), PY Pawar (11), skipper Mulani (6) and Tanush Kotian (0).
Replying to Pondicherry’s 157 riding on Paras Dogra’s 58, Mumbai batters save for Aakarshith Gomel (70, 127 balls, 5 fours) never came to grips with the situation and perished in the face of some accurate bowling. A 49-run ninth wicket stand between Gomel and Dhawal Kulkarni (18) gave Pondicherry the jitters before Sagar Udeshi (2/20) finished off Mumbai’s hopes.
Tamil Nadu innings
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrier | b G S Maan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C Hari Nishaanth | ct K R Kakade b L I Meriwala | 11 | 8 | 137.50 | 1 | 1 | |
| N Jagadeesan | lbw K H Pandya | 11 | 26 | 42.31 | 1 | 0 | |
| B Indrajith | lbw K H Pandya | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Sundar | Run Out Kedar Devdhar | 8 | 9 | 88.89 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dinesh Karthik W | ct Bhanu Pania b Bhargav Bhatt | 1 | 13 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vijay Shankar C | st Mitesh Patel b Bhargav Bhatt | 1 | 8 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sanjay | b G S Maan | 19 | 25 | 76.00 | 0 | 2 | |
| Shahrukh Khan | lbw Bhargav Bhatt | 9 | 10 | 90.00 | 0 | 1 | |
| R Sai Kishore | Run Out Kedar Devdhar | 3 | 12 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| M Siddharth | Not Out | 1 | 4 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 3, b 0, lb 6, pen 0) | 9 | |||||
| TOTAL | (All out; 20.2 overs) | 73 | |||||
| BOWLER | O | M | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhargav Bhatt | 9 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| L I Meriwala | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | |
| K H Pandya | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3.20 | |
| G S Maan | 2.2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.00 | |
- 1-17 (C Hari Nishaanth, 3.3 ov) ,
- 2-23 (B Indrajith, 6.2 ov) ,
- 3-24 (N Jagadeesan, 6.6 ov) ,
- 4-31 (Dinesh Karthik, 9.6 ov) ,
- 5-33 (Vijay Shankar, 11.3 ov) ,
- 6-34 (Washington Sundar, 11.5 ov) ,
- 7-55 (Shahrukh Khan, 15.4 ov) ,
- 8-65 (Sanjay, 18.3 ov) ,
- 9-73 (R Sai Kishore, 20.1 ov) ,
- 10-73 (Warrier, 20.2 ov)
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedar Devdhar C | b Warrier | 2 | 15 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aditya Waghmode | ct B Indrajith b Washington Sundar | 5 | 25 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| K H Pandya | ct B Indrajith b M Siddharth | 38 | 82 | 46.34 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bhanu Pania | ct M Siddharth b Washington Sundar | 4 | 11 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dhruv Patel | ct Vijay Shankar b Warrier | 8 | 11 | 72.73 | 1 | 0 | |
| Shashwat Rawat | ct B Indrajith b C Hari Nishaanth | 11 | 36 | 30.56 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mitesh Patel W | lbw R Sai Kishore | 11 | 25 | 44.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| K R Kakade | ct Vijay Shankar b Sanjay | 6 | 15 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bhargav Bhatt | ct & b M Siddharth | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G S Maan | Not Out | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L I Meriwala | ct M Siddharth b Sanjay | 4 | 2 | 200.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 18, b 4, lb 3, pen 0) | 25 | |||||
| TOTAL | (All out; 39 overs) | 114 | |||||
| BOWLER | O | M | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Siddharth | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2.50 | |
| Warrier | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3.33 | |
| Washington Sundar | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1.88 | |
| R Sai Kishore | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3.22 | |
| C Hari Nishaanth | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| Sanjay | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 13.00 | |
- 1-15 (Kedar Devdhar, 3.6 ov) ,
- 2-26 (Aditya Waghmode, 7.6 ov) ,
- 3-42 (Bhanu Pania, 13.1 ov) ,
- 4-55 (Dhruv Patel, 16.3 ov) ,
- 5-85 (Shashwat Rawat, 27.5 ov) ,
- 6-91 (K H Pandya, 30.6 ov) ,
- 7-99 (Mitesh Patel, 35.3 ov) ,
- 8-100 (Bhargav Bhatt, 36.2 ov) ,
- 9-105 (K R Kakade, 38.4 ov) ,
- 10-114 (L I Meriwala, 38.6 ov)
Toss: Baroda, who chose to Bat
BAR beat TN Highlights: Krunal Pandya, Bhargav Bhatt help Baroda clinch low-scoring thriller by 41 runs
Table-toppers Tamil Nadu were hoping to bounce back from their shock defeat against Puducherry and storm into the knockouts when they were to face Baroda on Tuesday. With three wins in four games, Tamil Nadu are almost certain of a spot in the knockouts but will hope to do so in some style. Dinesh Karthik and Co are the most successful team in the history of the competition and they remain favourites this year as well.
BARODA
Shashwat Rawat, Mitesh Patel (W), Bhanu Pania, Dhruv Patel, Aditya Waghmode, Bhargav Bhatt, Kedar Devdhar (C), K H Pandya, L I Meriwala, G S Maan, K R Kakade
TAMIL NADU
Dinesh Karthik (W), B Indrajith, Shahrukh Khan, Vijay Shankar (C), Warrier, C Hari Nishaanth, M Siddharth, N Jagadeesan, R Sai Kishore, Washington Sundar, Sanjay
BAR beat TN Highlights: Krunal Pandya, Bhargav Bhatt help Baroda clinch low-scoring thriller by 41 runs
Tamil Nadu clinched three wins in three before they were handed a shock loss by Puducherry. The Vijay Hazare trophy has seen the Syed Mushtaq Ali holders turn up as a team, while IPL superstars in Dinesh Karthi, Shahrukh Khan having made their mark in the competition.
Baroda have slipped under new captain Kedar Devhdhar but will aim to close out on a high. Baroda won one of their four games in this season so far and is currently standing fifth in the group. Tamil Nadu has looked in pretty great form in this tournament so far and will hope to continue their rhythm in this match as well, and will be favourites for this clash as well.
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BAR beat TN Highlights: Krunal Pandya, Bhargav Bhatt help Baroda clinch low-scoring thriller by 41 runs
Baroda Squad:
Krunal Pandya (c), Kedar Devdhar (vc), Pratyushkumar, Vishnu Solanki, Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Smit Patel (wk). Ninad Rathwa, Atit Sheth, Kartik Kakade, Lukman Meriwala, Babashafi Pathan. Dhruv Patel, Bhargav Bhatt, Bhanu Pania, Chintal Gandhi, Parth Kohli, Jyotsnil Singh, Mitesh Patel (wk). Soeb Sopariya, Shivalik Sharma, Pradeep Yadav, Pratik Ghodedra.
Tamil Nadu squad:
Dinesh Karthik (c), B. Aparajith (vc), B. Indrajith, K. B. Arun Karthick, C. Hari Nishaanth, M. Shahrukh Khan, N. Jagadeesan, L. Suryapprakash, M. Kaushik Gandhi, J. Kousik, M. Ashwin, R. Sai Kishore, M. Siddharth, R. Sonu Yadav, K. Vignesh, T. Natarajan, A. Aswin Crist, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, G. Periyasamy, M. Mohammed.
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