With 7th straight win Gujarat enters knockout stage
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAIPUR, Oct 10: After valuable contributions with the bat by Jatin Wadhawan (43), Auqib Nabi (33) and Waseem Raza unbeaten (28),it was the bowling trio of skipper Parvez Rasool (3/30), Umar Nazir Mir (30/3) and Mohammad Mudhasir (40/2),who helped Jammu and Kashmir to register a thrilling win over formidable Madhya Pradesh in the ongoing Elite Group C match of Vijay Hazare Trophy at Jaypuria Vidyalaya ground, Jaipur.
Earlier, after put into bat, Jammu and Kashmir managed to score a modest total of 182 runs in 43.5 overs as Madhya Pradesh’s speedster Gaurav Yadav bowled brilliantly to scalp 6 important wickets by conceding 40 runs in his 9.5 overs.
Meanwhile, Gujarat joined Tamil Nadu in qualifying for the knockout stage from Group ‘C’, with a 14-run win over Services.
The Parthiv Patel-led side posted its seventh straight win, a feat also achieved by Tamil Nadu, with two more games to play.
Gujarat and TN, both on 28 points, will face off on October 16.
Batting first, skipper Parthiv Patel (99) led Gujarat to 279 for 9 before restricting its rival to 265 for 8 in 50 overs.
In another match, Bengal hammered Bihar by nine wickets, riding on a superb 112 not out by captain Abhimanyu Easwaran, who stroked 10 fours and 1 six in his effort.
He was involved in an unbroken 165-run stand for the second wicket with Abhishek Raman (61 not out,96 balls, 5 fours).
Brief scores: Bihar 216 for 7 in 50 overs (Babul Kumar 9, Md Rahamatullah 53, Akash Deep 3/45) lost to Bengal 217 for 1 in 40.2 overs (Abhimanyu Easwaran 112 not out, Abhishek Raman 61 not out). Bengal: 4 points, Bihar: 0.
Gujarat 279 for 9 in 50 overs (Parthiv Patel 99, Axar Patel 47 not out, P Narang 2/38) beat Services 265 for 8 in 59 overs (Nakul Varma 82, Ravi Chauhan 61, R Kalaria 2/28).
Gujarat: 4 points, Services: 0. J&K 182 all out in 43.5 overs (Jatin Wadhwan 43, Aquib Nabi 33, Waseem Raza 28 not out, Gourav Yadav 6/40) beat Madhya Pradesh 178 all out in 48 overs (Anand Singh Bais 52, Venkatesh Iyer 29 not out, Umar Nazir 3/25, Parvez Rasool 3/30). J&K: 4 points, MP: 0.
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