Skipper Priyank Panchal’s century takes Gujarat to Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals
Image Source : @BCCIDOMESTIC Gujarat skipper Priyank Panchal
Skipper Priyank Panchal’s stroke-filled 134 and an equally spectacular present from the bowlers arrange Gujarat’s huge 117-run win over Andhra within the quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy right here on Monday.
Gujarat rode on Panchal’s 134 to submit a aggressive 299 for 7 after which bundled out the opposition for 182, to make it to the semi-final. India Test star and Andhra captain Hanuma Vihari was out for a five-ball duck.
Opting to bat on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Gujarat misplaced Dhruv Raval (18) early, after he was dismissed by medium pacer KV Sasikanth (2/55).
However, skipper Panchal took on the Andhra assault and located an ready companion in one-drop batsman Rahul Shah (36 off 59 balls;3×4) as the 2 rallied the Gujarat innings with their 80-run second-wicket stand.
But simply when it appeared just like the duo would take the sport away, Andhra slow-left arm spinner A Lalith Mohan (2/55) broke the partnership by trapping Shah leg earlier than.
Het Patel (28) was unable to transform his begin as Gujarat slipped to 166/3.
Despite dropping companions on the different finish, Panchal continued to play his photographs. He hammered 10 boundaries and two maximums in his 131-ball knock at the same time as Ripal Patel (35) and Chirag Gandhi (15) performed second fiddle to him, but in addition did not convert their begins.
Andhra stored making inroads at common intervals with medium-pacer M Harishankar Reddy (3/60) being the decide of the bowlers. It was largely on account of Panchal’s hitting, that Gujarat crossed the 280-run mark.
Chasing 300, Andhra was struggling at 21/3, as Gujarat’s left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla (4/28) wreaked havoc, eradicating CR Gnaneshwar (6), Ashwin Hebbar (10) and rival skipper Vihari cheaply.
It grew to become 36 for 4 as left-arm spinner Hardik Patel (1/27) eliminated Nitish Kumar Reddy (5) after which Karan Shinde (9) additionally fell early as Andhra misplaced its half facet for 58.
Ricky Bhui (67 off 76 balls; 3×4; 4×6) and Naren Reddy (28) added 61 runs for the sixth wicket and tried to carry Andhra again into the sport, however Nagwaswalla received his fourth and despatched Reddy again as Andhra was teetering at 119/6.
Bhui’s knock solely delayed the inevitable and Andhra have been finally bundled out for 182.
Seasoned campaigner Piyush Chawla (3/33) performed a significant function within the win.
Brief Scores: Gujarat 299/7 (Priyank Panchal 134; Rahul Shah 36; M Harishankar Reddy 3/60, A Lalith Mohan 2/55) beat Andhra 182 (Ricky Bhui 67, Arzan Nagwaswalla 4/28; Piyush Chawla 3/33) by 117 runs.
