In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Baroda defeated Tamil Nadu in a thrilling manner by 3 wickets. Baroda’s biggest hero is Hardik Pandya. He led the team to victory with his brilliant batting. Baroda captain Krunal Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first. Thereafter, Tamil Nadu scored 221 with the help of N Jagadeesan’s half-century, giving Baroda a big target to chase.
Baroda bowlers fail
When bowling first, the Baroda bowlers did not show anything special. Lukman Meriwala took maximum 3 wickets to his name. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya also proved expensive. He conceded 44 runs in four overs without taking a single wicket. Atit Sheth scored 50 runs in three overs. Tamil Nadu batsmen scored big runs against these two. For Tamil Nadu, N Jagadeesan contributed 57 runs and Vijay Shankar contributed 42 runs. Apart from this, captain Shahrukh Khan scored 39 points.
Hardik Pandya creates miracles with bat
Despite Hardik Pandya’s poor performance with the ball, his batting success won everyone’s hearts. He scored 69 runs in just 30 balls, including 4 fours and 7 long sixes. It was because of him that the team managed to win the game. Hardik was out on the second ball of the final over when the team needed nine runs. By the time he got out, Baroda was on the brink of victory. Atit Sheth hit four off the last ball to give Baroda victory.
Mumbai also registered victory under the captain’s leadership
On the other hand, Mumbai finished with five in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with the help of half-centuries from captain Shreyas Iyer and veteran Ajinkya Rahane The wicket beat Maharashtra. Shreyas, who was bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs 26 crore (Rs 75 crore) at the IPL mega auction, scored in 39 balls with the help of 8 fours and 3 sixes 71 points. Rahane contributed 52 runs off 34 balls. Mumbai achieved the winning target of 172 runs in 17.1 overs. Earlier, Shardul Thakur and Mohit Awasthi took two wickets each and took Maharashtra to nine wickets The wickets were restricted to 171 runs.
(Enter: PTI)
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