BENGALURU: Left-arm spinner Anukul Roy picked up a four-wicket haul as Jharkhand beat Maharashtra by way of 8 wickets in a rain-hit fit to enter the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Monday.
The tempo duo of Rahul Shukla (3/35) and Varun Aaron (2/47) equipped the early breakthroughs before Roy (four/32) ran throughout the middle and lower order with a career-best effort to disregard Maharashtra for 181 in 42.2 overs.
Rohit Motwani (52) and captain Rahul Tripathi (47) steadied the send after Maharashtra misplaced four wickets for 72 runs.
Jharkhand's chase used to be halted in the 6th over because of rain, decreasing the objective to 174 runs in 47 overs before it used to be revised to 127 runs in 34 overs.
It used to be a comfortable trip for Jharkhand, who had been 89 for 2 in 27 overs when the objective used to be revised for the second time.
Shasheem Rathour (53 not out off 81) and Saurabh Tiwary (29 not out off 33) ensured Jharkhand got house comfortably, with 10 balls to spare and the loss of simply two wickets.
Jharkhand will face Delhi in the second semifinal on October 18.
In the other quarterfinal, Hyderabad beat Andhra by way of 14 runs. Bavanaka Sandeep top-scored for Hyderabad with 96 off 97 balls as his group posted 281 for 8 in 50 overs. Sandeep ended up upstaging Andhra captain Hanuma Vihari, whose 95 off 99 balls went in useless with Andhra managing 267 for 9 in 50 overs.
Mohammad Siraj, who used to be released from the Indian squad after he couldn't in finding places in the Test squad against West Indies, made an affect with 3 wickets.
Hyderabad made a competitive 281 after put into bat, even though openers Tanmay Agarwal (31) and Akshath Reddy (18) failed to offer a excellent get started, however Sandeep rescued the group by way of smashing 96 off 97 balls after hitting seven limitations in the company of skipper Ambati Rayudu (28).
Sandeep left the scene in the last over of the innings after giving a catch to Srikar Bharat off B Ayyappa.
In reply, Andhra fell 15 runs quick of their target, regardless of Hanuma Vihari's 95 and 112-run partnership he stitched with skipper Ricky Bhui.
At 207 for four in 39th over, Andhra had been taking a look to seal the win, however Siraj poured water on to their desires as they had been decreased to 237 for eight in 47th over.
Ravi Kiran claimed two wickets.
Hyderabad will now face Mumbai in the first semifinal on Wednesday.
Brief Scores:
Jharkhand 127/2 in 32.2 overs (Shasheem Rathour 53*) beat Maharashtra 181 all out in 42.2 overs (Rohit Motwani 52; Anukul Roy four/32, Rahul Shukla 3/35) by way of 8 wickets (VJD manner)
Hyderabad 281/eight in 50 overs (Bavanaka Sandeep 96) beat Andhra 267/nine in 50 overs (Hanuma Vihari 95, Ricky Bhui 52; Mohammad Siraj 3/50) by way of 14 runs.
The tempo duo of Rahul Shukla (3/35) and Varun Aaron (2/47) equipped the early breakthroughs before Roy (four/32) ran throughout the middle and lower order with a career-best effort to disregard Maharashtra for 181 in 42.2 overs.
Rohit Motwani (52) and captain Rahul Tripathi (47) steadied the send after Maharashtra misplaced four wickets for 72 runs.
Jharkhand's chase used to be halted in the 6th over because of rain, decreasing the objective to 174 runs in 47 overs before it used to be revised to 127 runs in 34 overs.
It used to be a comfortable trip for Jharkhand, who had been 89 for 2 in 27 overs when the objective used to be revised for the second time.
Shasheem Rathour (53 not out off 81) and Saurabh Tiwary (29 not out off 33) ensured Jharkhand got house comfortably, with 10 balls to spare and the loss of simply two wickets.
Jharkhand will face Delhi in the second semifinal on October 18.
In the other quarterfinal, Hyderabad beat Andhra by way of 14 runs. Bavanaka Sandeep top-scored for Hyderabad with 96 off 97 balls as his group posted 281 for 8 in 50 overs. Sandeep ended up upstaging Andhra captain Hanuma Vihari, whose 95 off 99 balls went in useless with Andhra managing 267 for 9 in 50 overs.
Mohammad Siraj, who used to be released from the Indian squad after he couldn't in finding places in the Test squad against West Indies, made an affect with 3 wickets.
Hyderabad made a competitive 281 after put into bat, even though openers Tanmay Agarwal (31) and Akshath Reddy (18) failed to offer a excellent get started, however Sandeep rescued the group by way of smashing 96 off 97 balls after hitting seven limitations in the company of skipper Ambati Rayudu (28).
Sandeep left the scene in the last over of the innings after giving a catch to Srikar Bharat off B Ayyappa.
In reply, Andhra fell 15 runs quick of their target, regardless of Hanuma Vihari's 95 and 112-run partnership he stitched with skipper Ricky Bhui.
At 207 for four in 39th over, Andhra had been taking a look to seal the win, however Siraj poured water on to their desires as they had been decreased to 237 for eight in 47th over.
Ravi Kiran claimed two wickets.
Hyderabad will now face Mumbai in the first semifinal on Wednesday.
Brief Scores:
Jharkhand 127/2 in 32.2 overs (Shasheem Rathour 53*) beat Maharashtra 181 all out in 42.2 overs (Rohit Motwani 52; Anukul Roy four/32, Rahul Shukla 3/35) by way of 8 wickets (VJD manner)
Hyderabad 281/eight in 50 overs (Bavanaka Sandeep 96) beat Andhra 267/nine in 50 overs (Hanuma Vihari 95, Ricky Bhui 52; Mohammad Siraj 3/50) by way of 14 runs.
Jharkhand, Hyderabad reach Vijay Hazare Trophy semis
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Reviewed by Kailash
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October 16, 2018
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