Baroda beat Hyderabad in high-scoring Vijay Hazare Trophy clash
Aryan Juyal’s unbeaten 150 guided Uttar Pradesh to a rain-hit win over Assam in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Bengal, Vidarbha and Baroda also registered victories, with Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande and Krunal Pandya starring in their respective matches
Rajkot: Aryan Juyal slammed an unbeaten 150 to overshadow Sumit Ghadigaonkar as Uttar Pradesh registered a 58-run win over Assam via the VJD method in a rain-hit Vijay Hazare Trophy Group B match on Wednesday.
Opting to bat, Assam skipper Ghadigaonkar struck a fluent 101 off 86 balls and Sibsankar Roy made 82 off 83 deliveries. But Zeeshan Ansari (3/60) and Vipraj Nigam (4/66) applied the brakes as Assam were bowled out for 308 in 48.4 overs.
Chasing a stiff target, Juyal anchored the innings, smashing 15 fours and three sixes in his 150 not out off 140 balls. He has already scored 80 and 134 in two of the three earlier games. For now, Dhruv Jurel is keeping wickets while Juyal focuses on batting.
Priyam Garg supported with 52 off 53 balls, while skipper Rinku Singh (37 off 15 balls) provided the finishing touches as Uttar Pradesh reached 291 for two in 42 overs when rain stopped play.
Mukesh Kumar stars in Bengal’s nine-wicket win
Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep wreaked havoc as Bengal thrashed Jammu and Kashmir by nine wickets in a low-scoring contest.
Opting to bowl, Mukesh (4/16) and Akash (4/32) took four wickets each, while Mohammed Shami (2/14) chipped in with two as Bengal dismissed J&K for 63 in 20.4 overs.
Only skipper Paras Dogra (19) and Shubham Khajuria (12) reached double figures. Three batters fell for ducks.
Abhishek Porel (30 not out) and Sudip Kumar Gharami (25 not out) knocked off the runs in 9.3 overs as Bengal registered their third win to move to second spot.
Darshan Nalkande shines for Vidarbha
At the Niranjan Shah Stadium, pacer Darshan Nalkande took four wickets to set up Vidarbha’s eight-wicket win over Chandigarh, their third victory of the tournament.
Nalkande (4/33), Nachiket Bhute (2/18) and Dipesh Parwani (2/22) impressed with the ball as Vidarbha bowled out Chandigarh for 113 in 29.1 overs.
Chandigarh collapsed to 4 for 3 in the second over and never recovered. Sanyam Saini (36) resisted after Arslan Khan (27), Nikhil Thakur (17) and Taranpreet Singh (17) tried to steady the innings. Five batters were dismissed for ducks.
Chasing, Atharva Taide (43 not out) and Dhruv Shorey (43) did the bulk of the scoring as Vidarbha won in 22.3 overs.
Baroda beat Hyderabad by 37 runs
At the Sanosara Cricket Ground B, Baroda defeated Hyderabad by 37 runs in a high-scoring match.
Batting first, Amit Pasi (127), Nitya Pandya (122) and Krunal Pandya (109) struck commanding centuries as Baroda piled up 417 for four.
In reply, Abhirath Reddy (130) and Pragnay Reddy (113) fought hard, but Hyderabad were bowled out for 380 in 49.5 overs.
Brief scores:
Assam 308 all out in 48.4 overs (Sumit Ghadigaonkar 101, Sibsankar Roy 82; Vipraj Nigam 4/66, Zeeshan Ansari 3/60) lost by 58 runs (VJD method) to Uttar Pradesh 291 for 2 in 42 overs (Aryan Juyal 150 not out, Priyam Garg 52, Rinku Singh 37 not out).
Chandigarh 119 all out in 29.1 overs (Sanyam Saini 36; Darshan Nalkande 4/33, Nachiket Bhute 2/18, Dipesh Parwani 2/22) lost to Vidarbha 114 for 2 in 22.3 overs (Atharva Taide 43 not out, Dhruv Shorey 43; Sandeep Sharma 1/16).
Jammu and Kashmir 63 all out in 20.4 overs (P Dogra 19; Mukesh Kumar 4/16, Akash Deep 4/32, Mohammed Shami 2/14) lost to Bengal 66 for 1 in 9.3 overs (Abhishek Porel 30 not out, Sudip Kumar Gharami 25 not out; Auqib Nabi Dar 1/21) by nine wickets.
