Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Maharashtra vs Punjab – Ruturaj Gaikwad’s brilliant knock of 80 has helped Maharashtra to register a victory over Punjab in the Elite Group A in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. After the losing the opening round against defending champions Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra bounced back to mark their first win of the SMAT 2021. Punjab bowlers picked up three wickets, each by Sanvir Singh, Abhishek Sharma and Siddharth Kaul.
After having decided to bowl first, Maharashtra managed to restrict Punjab to 137 runs and picked up six wickets. Divyang Himganekar and Ashay Palkar scalped two wickets each, while Mukesh Chaudhary one wicket for Maharashtra. Punjab batsmen struggled against the pace attack of Himganekar and Palkar. Punjab had a slow start to their innings. In the first 10 overs, they scored 47 runs and in the final 10 overs Punjab batsmen added 90 runs to the total. Shubhman Gill returned with 44 runs off 39 balls, while Gurpreet Mann scored 41 runs off 32 balls.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 Live: Maharashtra vs Punjab – While chasing the target of 138, Maharashtra lost an early wicket of Yash Nahar for a duck. However, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Naushad Shaikh added 75-run partnership for the second wicket. Skipper Ruturaj emerged as star of the day after having scored a brilliant 80 runs off 54 balls to lead Maharashtra a convincing 7-wicket win over Punjab. Punjab bowlers struggled to stop the juggernaut of Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s knock powers Maharashtra to a convincing 7-wicket win over Punjab
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Maharashtra and Punjab Playing XI:
Maharashtra: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Yash Nahar, Kedar Jadhav, Naushad Shaikh (wk), Azim Kazi, Ranjeet Nikam, Divyang Himganekar, Satyajeet Bachhav, Ashay Palkar, Sunil Yadav, Mukesh Choudhary
Punjab: Shubman Gill, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Abhishek Sharma (c), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Anmolpreet Singh, Sanvir Singh, Ramandeep Singh , Harpreet Brar, Mayank Markande, Siddarth Kaul, Arshdeep Singh.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s knock powers Maharashtra to a convincing 7-wicket win over Punjab
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | ct S S Bachhav b D M Hinganekar | 44 | 39 | 112.82 | 3 | 1 | |
| Prabhsimran Singh W | ct N S Shaikh b A Palkar | 6 | 16 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abhishek Sharma C | Run Out D M Hinganekar | 2 | 3 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gurkeerat Mann | ct S Yadav b M G Choudhary | 41 | 32 | 128.13 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ramandeep Singh | ct R R Nikam b D M Hinganekar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anmolpreet Singh | b A Palkar | 2 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sanvir Singh | Not Out | 28 | 18 | 155.56 | 0 | 2 | |
| Harpreet Brar | Not Out | 7 | 6 | 116.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 4, b 0, lb 2, pen 0) | 7 | |||||
| TOTAL | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 137 | |||||
DID NOT BAT: Arshdeep Singh , Mayank Markande ,Siddharth Kaul
| BOWLER | O | DOTS | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D M Hinganekar | 4 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | |
| M G Choudhary | 4 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | |
| A Palkar | 4 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| S S Bachhav | 4 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | |
| S Yadav | 4 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | |
FALL OF WICKETS:
- 1-26 (Prabhsimran Singh, 5.3 ov) ,
- 2-30 (Abhishek Sharma, 6.3 ov) ,
- 3-77 (Shubman Gill, 13.1 ov) ,
- 4-78 (Ramandeep Singh, 13.3 ov) ,
- 5-97 (Anmolpreet Singh, 15.4 ov) ,
- 6-112 (Gurkeerat Mann, 17.3 ov)
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R D Gaikwad (C) | ct Karan Kaila (Sub) b Siddharth Kaul | 80 | 54 | 148.15 | 8 | 3 | |
| Y J Nahar | lbw Abhishek Sharma | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| N S Shaikh W | ct Mayank Markande b Sanvir Singh | 23 | 23 | 100.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| A N Kazi | Not Out | 28 | 26 | 107.69 | 2 | 0 | |
| D M Hinganekar | Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 3, b 4, lb 0, pen 0) | 7 | |||||
| TOTAL | (3 wickets; 17.3 overs) | 138 | |||||
DID NOT BAT: A Palkar , K M Jadhav , S S Bachhav , S Yadav , R R Nikam , M G Choudhary
| BOWLER | O | DOTS | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanvir Singh | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 6.67 | |
| Abhishek Sharma C | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 | |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3.3 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 7.71 | |
| Siddharth Kaul | 3 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | |
| Harpreet Brar | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | |
| Mayank Markande | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | |
FALL OF WICKETS:
- 1-10 (Y J Nahar, 1.2 ov) ,
- 2-85 (N S Shaikh, 10.4 ov) ,
- 3-133 (R D Gaikwad, 16.6 ov)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Live: Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Maharashtra face Punjab in SMAT 2021 clash
Maharashtra and Punjab squads for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021
Maharashtra: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Naushad Shaikh, Satyajeet Bachhav, Pradeep Dadhe, Swapnil Fulpagar, Swapnil Gugale, Divyang Himganekar, Manoj Ingale, Kedar Jadhav, Azim Kazi, Shamshuzama Kazi, Mukesh Chaudhary, Yash Nahar, Ranjeet Nikam, Pavan Shah, Dhanrajsingh Pradeshi, Taranjitsingh Dhillon, Sunil Yadav, Jagdish Zope.
Punjab: Abhishek Sharma (C), Shubhman Gill, Anmolpreet Singh, Salil Arora, Arshdeep Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Baltej Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Harpreet Brar, Karan Kaila, Siddharth Kaul, Krishan Alang, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Markande, Prabhsimran Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Singh, Nehal Wadhera.
When will Maharashtra and Punjab play their next match?
Maharashtra and Punjab will play their respective second match against Odisha and Goa on November 6th. Both the matches will take place at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra will play Odisha at 12:00 pm, while Punjab will play Goa at 8:30 am.
