Gujarat beat Railways by 43 runs
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAIPUR, Oct 7: Shubham Khajuria slammed cracking ton (127), Shubham Pundir scored valuable 87, while make-shift opener Abdul Samad scored power-packed 50 off just 34 balls and skipper Parvez Rasool took 3 important wickets after scoring brisk 28 runs to guide Jammu and Kashmir to a big 65-run victory via VJD Method over Bihar in a rain-hit match, here today.
Batting first, J&K scored a massive total of 326 runs in 50 overs, while Bihar was struggling at 128/4 in 30.2 overs when the rain lashed the ground. Thus J&K emerged winner via VJD method.
In another match, Gujarat defeated Railways by 43 runs via the VJD method to notch up its sixth straight win in Group ‘C’ in the Vijay Hazare Trophy cricket tournament. Railways elected to bat against Gujarat and could only post 231 in 49.2 overs as it frittered away a good start provided by the openers Mrunal Devhar (50, 76 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) and Pratham Singh (76, 78 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes).
Gujarat bowlers-spinners Piyush Chawla (4/46) and Axar Patel (2/50) and left-arm medium-pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla (3/46) choked the rival batting line up, striking at regular intervals.
In reply, Parthiv Patel (59, 66 balls, 7 fours) and Priyank Panchal (51, 69 balls, 2 fours) rattled up 109 before the former fell. Panchal and Dhrul Raval added 18 more runs before rain came down and ended hopes of further play, leaving Gujarat victors by 43 runs. Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, with six straight wins and 24 points each, top Group ‘C’.
Railways 231 all out in 49.2 overs (Pratham Singh 76, Mrunal Devdhar 50, Vikrant Singh 39 not out, Piyush Chawla 4/46, A Nagwaswalla 3/46) lost to Gujarat 127 for 2 in 25.1 overs (Parthiv Patel 59, Priyank Panchal 51 not out) by 43 runs (VJD method). Gujarat: 4 points, Railways: 0.
Jammu & Kashmir 326 for 6 in 50 overs (Shubham Khajuria 127 (121 balls, 4 fours, 7 sixes), Shubham Singh Pundir 87, Abdul Samad 50) beat Bihar 128 for 4 in 30.2 overs (Babul Kumar 41 not out, Parvez Rasool 3/22) by 65 runs (VJD method). J&K: 4 points, Bihar: 0.
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