Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Vishnu Solanki stars as Baroda stun Haryana by 8 wickets
Vishnu Solanki helped Baroda pull off a last-over heist in opposition to Haryana with a sensational 71, which included a six off the sport’s ultimate ball, to fireside his staff into the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy right here on Wednesday.
Baroda first restricted Haryana to 148/7 within the third quarterfinal, after which it was Solanki, who hammered 4 fours and 5 sixes in his 46-ball unbeaten knock to get his staff over the road after 18 runs had been wanted off the ultimate over.
Haryana had introduced down the equation to 23 off 12 balls for Baroda and their skipper Mohit Sharma (0/30) conceded solely 5 runs within the penultimate over to make the equation harder for Baroda.
However, 28-year-old Solanki had different plans and took on medium pacer Sumit Kumar (1/37) within the ultimate over, hitting two sixes and a 4, to script an eight-wicket win for his staff.
The right-handed batsman fittingly completed the sport with a six, a helicopter shot on the ultimate ball to seal the sport with Baroda needing 5 runs off the ultimate ball.
What a thriller! 👏👏
Baroda held their nerve to seal a last-ball win over Haryana and with it, sealed a spot within the #SyedMushtaqAliT20 semifinals. 👌👌 #HARvBDA #QF3
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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 27, 2021
Earlier put into bat on the Sardar Patel Stadium, Haryana misplaced opener Guntashveer Singh (1) early. Soon it turned 25/2 after the opposite opener Chaitanya Bishnoi (21) additionally fell cheaply.
However, Himanshu Rana (49 off 40 balls) and Shivam Chauhan (35 off 29 balls) rallied the innings with their 80-run third wicket stand. While Chauhan hammered three fours and a six, Rana’s knock was laced with seven boundaries. However, within the fifteenth over, pacer Atit Sheth (1/27) broke the stand after Chauhan gave a sitter to Vishnu Solanki.
Rana additionally threw his wicket within the sixteenth over, as Haryana slumped to 115/4.
The bowlers did effectively to limit Haryana beneath the 150-run mark regardless of a 16-ball unbeaten 20 from Sumit. For Baroda, off-spinner Kartik Kakade (2/7) was the choose of the bowlers.
Chasing 149, Baroda misplaced opener Smit Patel (21) early as he turned spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s (1/15) solely sufferer.
Kedar Devdhar (43 off 40 balls; 2×4. 2×6) and Solanki added 68-runs for the second wicket as they took the sport deep. The duo initially took time to settle, however then modified gears.
However, Sumit Kumar broke the stand by dismissing Devdhar. Solanki then took the onus on himself and took their facet dwelling in firm of Abhimanyu Singh Rajput (13 not out).
Brief Scores: Haryana 148/7 (Himanshu Rana 49, Shivam Chauhan 35; Kartik Kakade 2/7, Atit Sheth 1/27) misplaced to Baroda 150/2 (Vishnu Solanki 71 not out, Kedar Devdhar 43, Yuzvendra Chahal 1/15) by 8 wickets. PTI NRB
