Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Vidarbha beat Rajasthan by 9 wickets: Vidarbha continued their impressive run in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 as they beat Rajasthan by 9 wickets in the quarterfinals. The Vidarbha batsmen didn’t require enough effort to chase the target of 85 with five overs to spare, while the bowlers did a brilliant task to stop the Rajasthan innings to a mere 84 runs. The winner between Gujarat and Hyderabad will face Vidarbha in semifinals. Follow updates of SMAT 2021 on InsideSport.
After opting to bowl first, Vidarbha have given enough justice to their bowling. In the first five overs, they bagged five wickets in just 18 runs. The top batsmen like Deepak Hooda and Mahipal Lamror succumbed to the bowling attack of Vidarbha. Bowlers didn’t leave no room for Rajasthan batsman to score big runs. Deepak Hooda was the biggest threat to the Vidarbha side but Yash Thakur did not let Hooda last long and got him cheaply (for 3 runs).
Akshay Karnewar showed his magic once again as he conceded only 7 runs and picked a wicket in four overs, While Yash Thakur scalped two wickets. Darshan Nalkande, Lalit M Yadav, Akshay Wakhare and Atharva Taide scalped one wicket each.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy LIVE: Vidarbha thrash Rajasthan by 9 wickets to book semifinal berth
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Vidarbha beat Rajasthan by 9 wickets: In response to the low target of 85, Vidarbha decided to take slow than rather chasing the target in hurry. Ganesh Satish and Atharva Taide shared a decent partnership stand of 63 runs. Taide yet again put up decent performance, scoring 40* off 42 balls. Atharva Taide shared 24-run stand with Akshay Wadkar to chase the target. Their partnership were crucial in helping Vidarbha reach the quarterfinals.
Rajasthan didn’t go wicket less as Aniket Choudhary scalped only wicket for the team and conceded just 8 runs in two overs. Skipper Mahipal Lamror conceded 22 runs in 2.5 overs, while Ravi Bishnoi conceded 26 runs in four overs.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy LIVE: Vidarbha thrash Rajasthan by 9 wickets to book semifinal berth
Vidarbha and Rajasthan Playing XI:
Vidarbha: Atharva Taide, Akshay Wadkar(W/C), Shubham Dubey, Jitesh Sharma, Ganesh Satish, Apoorv Wankhade, Akshay Karnewar, Darshan Nalkande, Lalit M Yadav, Yash Thakur, Akshay Wakhare
Rajasthan: Yash Kothari, Mahipal Lomror(c), Deepak Hooda, Suraj Ahuja(w), Tanveer-Ul-Haq, Arjit Gupta, Salman Khan, Shubham Sharma, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ravi Bishnoi, Aniket Choudhary
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y B Kothari | ct D G Nalkande b Lalit Yadav | 1 | 7 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| A R Gupta | Run Out Ganesh Satish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M K Lomror C | ct A K Karnewar b D G Nalkande | 11 | 10 | 110.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Deepak Jagbir Hooda | ct A V Wadkar b Y R Thakur | 3 | 9 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| KAMLESH NAGARKOTI | Not Out | 39 | 48 | 81.25 | 4 | 0 | |
| S F Khan | lbw Y R Thakur | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S A Ahuja W | b A K Karnewar | 12 | 11 | 109.09 | 2 | 0 | |
| S K Sharma | ct A V Wankhade b Atharva Taide | 3 | 11 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rm Bishnoi | ct D G Nalkande b A A Wakhare | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T M Haq | Not Out | 9 | 18 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 3, b 0, lb 3, pen 0) | 6 | |||||
DID NOT BAT: Aniket Choudhary
| BOWLER | O | DOTS | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D G Nalkande | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | |
| Lalit Yadav | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4.00 | |
| Y R Thakur | 4 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 | |
| A K Karnewar | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1.75 | |
| A A Wakhare | 4 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | |
| Atharva Taide | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3.00 | |
FALL OF WICKETS
- 1-1 (A R Gupta, 0.3 ov) ,
- 2-2 (Y B Kothari, 1.2 ov) ,
- 3-16 (M K Lomror, 3.6 ov) ,
- 4-18 (Deepak Jagbir Hooda, 4.3 ov) ,
- 5-18 (S F Khan, 4.5 ov) ,
- 6-40 (S A Ahuja, 8.5 ov) ,
- 7-51 (S K Sharma, 12.3 ov) ,
- 8-52 (Rm Bishnoi, 13.3 ov)
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atharva Taide | Not Out | 40 | 42 | 95.24 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ganesh Satish | ct S F Khan b A V Choudhary | 28 | 33 | 84.85 | 4 | 0 | |
| A V Wadkar C W | Not Out | 11 | 15 | 73.33 | 1 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 1, w 6, b 1, lb 0, pen 0) | 8 | |||||
| TOTAL | (1 wickets; 14.5 overs) | 87 | |||||
DID NOT BAT: A A Wakhare , A V Wankhade , J M Sharma , A K Karnewar , Lalit Yadav , D G Nalkande , Y R Thakur , S B Dubey
| BOWLER | O | DOTS | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S K Sharma | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | |
| Rm Bishnoi | 4 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | |
| Deepak Jagbir Hooda | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| KAMLESH NAGARKOTI | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| M K Lomror C | 2.5 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 7.76 | |
| A V Choudhary | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | |
FALL OF WICKETS
- 1-63 (Ganesh Satish, 10.2 ov)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy LIVE: Vidarbha thrash Rajasthan by 9 wickets to book semifinal berth
Squads:
Vidarbha Squad: Atharva Taide, Akshay Wadkar(W/C), Shubham Dubey, Jitesh Sharma, Apoorv Wankhade, Akshay Karnewar, Darshan Nalkande, Lalit M Yadav, Yash Thakur, Akshay Wakhare, Ganesh Satish
Rajasthan Squad: Yash Kothari, Mahipal Lomror(C), Deepak Hooda, Suraj Ahuja(w), Salman Khan, Arjit Gupta, Shubham Sharma, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ravi Bishnoi, Aniket Choudhary, Tanveer-Ul-Haq
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