Karun Nair’s spectacular type continued as he registered an unbeaten 88 off simply 44 balls to information Vidarbha to a 69-run victory over Maharashtra within the second semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on January 16. The victory has taken the aspect to the summit conflict in opposition to Nair’s former crew, Karnataka, on Saturday.
Batting first, Vidarbha posted a 380/3, their highest complete within the match’s historical past. The innings have been anchored by a 224-run opening stand between Dhruv Shorey (114 off 120 balls) and Yash Rathod (116 off 101 balls). Rathod, who was named Participant of the Match, laced his innings with 14 boundaries and one six.
Nair’s fiery knock ignored the dual centuries as he paced Vidarbha’s innings within the loss of life overs. Nair smashed 4 sixes and three fours within the final two overs, together with smashing 24 runs off the ultimate over of Rajneesh Gurbani’s bowling. His innings featured 9 boundaries and 5 sixes general. Nair has had a exceptional match as far as he now has 752 runs within the season, having been dismissed solely as soon as at an astronomical common of 752.00.
Maharashtra, chasing 381, struggled to maintain up with the asking fee. The lack of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad within the third over, courtesy of a superb diving catch by Jitesh Sharma, put Maharashtra on the backfoot early on. Whereas Arshin Kulkarni (90 off 101 balls) and Ankit Bawne (50 off 49 balls) stitched a 94-run partnership, the crew’s center order collapsed as Vidarbha bowlers Darshan Nalkande (3/64) and Nachiket Bhute (3/68) ensured that Maharashtra by no means received the momentum.
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Maharashtra additionally paid the worth for his or her poor fielding efficiency as they dropped six catches and lacking essential probabilities, together with the possibilities of Shorey, Rathod, and Nair. The missed alternatives allowed Vidarbha to capitalise and set a giant goal.
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