Hyderabad, Feb 14: Shubham Singh Pundir’s magnificent 74 runs and Parvez Rasool’s 3-wicket haul went in vain as Jharkhand defeated Jammu and Kashmir by a big margin of 97 runs in the Vijay Hazare Group D match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Earlier, Hyderabad rode on Virat Singh’s brilliant 96 runs to score a decent total of 296 runs. For J&K, skipper Parvez Rasool 3 for 46 and Umar Nazir (3 for 71) were the main successful bowlers.
In reply, J&K managed to score 199 runs to lose the match by 97 runs. Shubham Pundir was the top scorer with 74 runs off 74 balls, studded with 9 fours and one six. Ashish Kumar and Vikash Singh took 3 wickets each for Jharkhand.
Saurashtra trounced Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha by eight wickets for a hat-trick of wins, helping them seal a quarterfinal berth in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here today.
Hosts Hyderbad rode on pacer Mohammed Siraj’s 5/37 to hammer Chhattisgarh by 84 runs and join Saurashtra in the last eight as Group D toppers.
Saurashtra edged out Vidarbha on a better net run-rate for the second spot as it was heartbreak for the reigning Ranji champions who were leading the group with four successive wins before back-to-back defeats knocked them out of the competition.
In a must win match, Vidrabha batsmen struggled to get a partnership going before being bundled out for 159 in 40.5 overs after Saurashtra captain Cheteshwar Pujara opted to field at the AOC Centre Thapar Stadium in Secunderabad.
Jaydev Unadkat (2/18) and Shaurya Sanandia (2/33) gave the early breakthroughs before Kamlesh Makvana (2/9) and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2/32) wrapped up the issue.
Wicket-keeper batsman Avi Barot steered the chase with an unbeaten 91 off 114 balls (13×4, 2×6) while skipper Pujara remained not out on 46 off 74 balls (5×4) to seal the chase with 170 balls to spare, which was enough to go past Vidarbha on NRR.
Saurashtra’s quarterfinal hopes had received a setback after two losses in a row including a shock defeat to Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)
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