SERVICES beat KERALA- Rajat Paliwal-led Services turned it around against the Sanju Samson-led Kerala in the fourth quarterfinal at the KL Saini Ground in Jaipur. Services beat Kerala by seven wickets to book a semifinal clash against Himachal Pradesh. Rajat Paliwal got probably everything right starting with the toss. They bowled out Kerala for a mere 175 and then chased down the total comfortably. Follow Vijay Hazare live updates on InsideSport. Comments in moderatioIN.
Half-centuries from Ravi Chauhan and captain Rajat Paliwal helped Services register an easy win over a much-better placed Kerala. Chauhan fell prey to Sijomon Joseph and also could not complete his century. However, his innings helped Services win the game with 19 overs to spare.
SERVICES beat KERALA: Ravi Chauhan & Rajat Paliwal’s fifty help Services thrash Kerala by 7 wickets to enter Vijay Hazare semi-finals
Services’ captain’s decision to bowl first was also proved right by Diwesh Gurdev Pathania as he removed Mohammad Azharuddeen and Jalaj Saxena off consecutive deliveries. Kerala recovered from the blows courtesy of an 81-run stand between Rohan Kunnummal and Vinoop Manoharan. However, Pulkit Narang’s brace just added to Kerala’s troubles. Divesh Gurdev took three wickets for Services while Abhishek and Pulkit Narang took a brace each.
Sanju Samson and Robin Uthappa may be the stars but Kerala possess some of the best domestic limited-overs players. The likes of Vishnu Vinod, Mohammed Azharuddeen have a chance to prove their mettle and impress IPL scouts ahead of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction when they face Services in the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals at the KL Saini Ground in Jaipur Wednesday.
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SERVICES beat KERALA: Ravi Chauhan & Rajat Paliwal’s fifty help Services thrash Kerala by 7 wickets to enter Vijay Hazare semi-finals
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Chauhan | ct Basil Thampi b Sijomon Joseph | 95 | 90 | 105.56 | 13 | 3 | |
| Lakhan Singh | b Manu Krishnan | 4 | 3 | 133.33 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mumtaz Qadir | lbw Manu Krishnan | 4 | 3 | 133.33 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rajat Paliwal C | Not Out | 65 | 86 | 75.58 | 8 | 0 | |
| Mohit Ahlawat | Not Out | 5 | 3 | 166.67 | 1 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 3, b 0, lb 0, pen 0) | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | (3 wickets; 30.5 overs) | 176 | |||||
DID NOT BAT:
| BOWLER | O | M | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Thampi | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Manu Krishnan | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3.83 | |
| Nidheesh M D | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| Sijomon Joseph | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5.13 | |
| Jalaj Saxena | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | |
| Vishnu Vinod | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | |
| Vinoop Sheela Manoharan | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | |
| Rohan S Kunnummal | 0.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12.00 | |
- 1-8 (Lakhan Singh, 1.3 ov) ,
- 2-12 (Mumtaz Qadir, 1.6 ov) ,
- 3-166 (Ravi Chauhan, 29.5 ov)
SERVICES beat KERALA: Ravi Chauhan & Rajat Paliwal’s fifty help Services thrash Kerala by 7 wickets to enter Vijay Hazare semi-finals
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nidheesh M D | ct Pulkit Narang b Abhishek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rohan S Kunnummal | Run Out Mumtaz Qadir | 85 | 106 | 80.19 | 7 | 2 | |
| Mohammed Azharuddeen | b Diwesh Gurdev Pathania | 7 | 17 | 41.18 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jalaj Saxena | ct Devender Lohchab b Diwesh Gurdev Pathania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vinoop Sheela Manoharan | ct & b Pulkit Narang | 41 | 54 | 75.93 | 4 | 1 | |
| Sachin Baby | ct Devender Lohchab b Pulkit Narang | 12 | 23 | 52.17 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sanju Samson C W | ct Diwesh Gurdev Pathania b Rahul Singh | 2 | 8 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vishnu Vinod | ct Devender Lohchab b Diwesh Gurdev Pathania | 4 | 10 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sijomon Joseph | ct Devender Lohchab b Abhishek | 9 | 13 | 69.23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Manu Krishnan | ct Devender Lohchab b Raj Bahadur Pal | 4 | 10 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Basil Thampi | Not Out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 7, b 0, lb 4, pen 0) | 11 | |||||
| TOTAL | (All out; 40.4 overs) | 175 | |||||
| BOWLER | O | M | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diwesh Gurdev Pathania | 8 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2.38 | |
| Raj Bahadur Pal | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 5.50 | |
| Abhishek | 7.4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 4.30 | |
| Rahul Singh | 9 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3.89 | |
| Pulkit Narang | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 5.10 | |
- 1-24 (Mohammed Azharuddeen, 6.4 ov) ,
- 2-24 (Jalaj Saxena, 6.5 ov) ,
- 3-105 (Vinoop Sheela Manoharan, 24.2 ov) ,
- 4-135 (Sachin Baby, 30.4 ov) ,
- 5-150 (Sanju Samson, 33.3 ov) ,
- 6-161 (Rohan S Kunnummal, 36.1 ov) ,
- 7-161 (Vishnu Vinod, 36.3 ov) ,
- 8-175 (Manu Krishnan, 39.5 ov) ,
- 9-175 (Sijomon Joseph, 40.3 ov) ,
- 10-175 (Nidheesh M D, 40.4 ov)
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Kerala vs Services LIVE: The two teams will be up against each other for the first time in the 50-over tournament. Sanju Samson and Co. will look to finish the task early while Services would hope to continue on their impressive run in the tournament and make it to the semis.
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Kerala Playing XI: Sanju Samson (C) (W), Jalaj Saxena, Basil Thampi, Manu Krishnan, Sachin Baby, Vishnu Vinod, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Nidheesh M D, Vinoop Sheela Manoharan, Rohan S Kunnummal, Sijomon Joseph
Services Playing XI: Abhishek, Rajat Paliwal (C), Rahul Singh, Devender Lohchab (W), Diwesh Gurdev Pathania, Raj Bahadur Pal, Pulkit Narang, Lakhan Singh, Mohit Ahlawat, Ravi Chauhan, Mumtaz Qadir
