Parag, who is 21 years old, was in a fighting mood and fought with the other bowling team during a strike. He was fearless in crossing the field and kept coming across the ropes.
Monday in Ahmedabad, in the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Assam played Jammu and Kashmir. With the help of Riyan Parag’s magnificent 116-ball 174, Assam was able to chase down a massive score of 351. Assam won by seven wickets because of how well Parag batted. He hit 12 sixes and 12 fours. After J&K posted 350 thanks to centuries from Henan Nazir (124; 113 balls; 5 fours; 5 sixes); and Shubham Khajuria (120; 84 balls; 8 fours; 8 sixes), Assam collapsed to 45 for 2 before Parag and Rishav Das (114; 118 balls) got going.
The 21-year-old Parag was combative, so he waded into the opposing bowl while hitting. His fearlessness and knack for spotting the ropes led him across the field.
The J&K bowlers had been great all through the competition, but the vast 277-run partnership between the right-handed batter and Das completely confused them.
With his third century in the current Hazare Trophy, Parag made it look easy for Assam to do what was thought to be impossible.
While Parag fell short by 29 runs, supporting player Das led Assam to victory with 23 balls to spare.
After being put in, Jammu and Kashmir’s opening pair of Khajuria and Vivrant Sharma (34 runs) got their team off to a fast start. Despite losing Sharma early, Khajuria and Nazir managed to put up 129 runs for the second wicket.
Khajuria’s dismissal of Ivanov Choudhury (2/47) triggered a minor collapse, but Nazir and Fazil Rashid (53, 46 balls, 3 fours, and 2 sixes) contributed 113 for the fifth wicket.
J&K lost to Assam by seven wickets, with the final total being 350 for 7 in 50 overs (Henan Nazir 124, Shubham Khajuria 120, Fazil Rashid 53). Assam scored 354 for 3 in 46.1 overs (Riyan Parag 174, Rishav Das 114 not out).
A record-setting performance from Gaikwad propels Maharashtra to the semifinals.
Powered by Ruturaj Gaikwad’s double century and a record-setting innings in which he hit seven sixes for 43 runs, Maharashtra blew past Uttar Pradesh by 58 runs to advance to the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals. Uttar Pradesh’s decision to bowl was a huge mistake, as the Maharashtra captain smashed 220 runs off 159 balls to help his team reach 330 for five at the Motera B stadium.
Even though wicketkeeper/batsman Aryan Juyal scored 159 off 143 balls to lead UP’s reply, they were bowled out for 272 in 47.4 overs.
For Maharashtra, the game’s devastation was led by Rajvardhan Hangargekar, who took home his first five-wicket haul (5/53).
In the last over of Maharashtra’s innings, Gaikwad took out his anger on UP’s left-arm spinner, Shiva Singh. He hit him for seven sixes in a row after a no-ball, which set a new List A record.
In limited-overs cricket, he set a record by scoring 43 runs in one over.
Maharashtra will play Assam in the semifinals on Wednesday. Assam beat Jammu and Kashmir in the other quarterfinal.
In the first part of 2018, the Ford Trophy game between the Northern Districts and Central Districts, Brett Hampton and Joe Carter scored 43 runs against Willem Ludick.
Despite losing wickets at the other end, the Maharashtra opener kept his team’s innings together.
Gaikwad hit a low full-toss over deep midwicket for a six on the first delivery of the 49th over. The second was a down-the-line shot, while the third was a deep square leg clearance. The hitter reached his double century by smashing the fourth delivery over long-off, and the fifth delivery, a no-ball, was played practically in the same direction.
When the seventh and final ball was hit over deep midwicket, the UP spinner got a pricey score of 0/88 from the nine overs he was given.
Gaikwad scored most of the runs for his team, which totaled only 96 from 142 balls, with 16 sixes and 10 fours.
Even though wicketkeeper/batsman Aryan Juyal scored 159 off 143 balls to lead UP’s reply, they were bowled out for 272 in 47.4 overs.
For Maharashtra, the game’s devastation was led by Rajvardhan Hangargekar, who took home his first five-wicket haul (5/53).
Summarized Scores: Uttar Pradesh 272 (Aryan Juyal 159, Shivam Sharma 33; Rajvardhan Hangargekar 5/53, Satyajeet Bachhav 2/52) lost to Maharashtra 330/5 (50 overs) by 58 runs.
Chirag Jani’s brilliant performance helped Saurashtra defeat TN.
November 28th, 2016 Ahmedabad, India Chirag Jani did well in all areas (52 not out and 3/52) and helped Saurashtra beat Tamil Nadu by 44 runs on Monday. This put Saurashtra in the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
After Tamil Nadu captain B Indrajith sent the visitors to bat, Saurashtra scored 293 for 8 off 50 overs. Harvik Desai, Arpit Vasavada, and Chirag Jani all helped Saurashtra succeed for 50 years each.
After only 8 runs, Chetan Sakariya (1/31) trapped N Jagadeesan LBW, separating Tamil Nadu’s prolific opening pair.
A vital contributor for Tamil Nadu, Jagadeesan has scored five consecutive centuries and set a List A record score of 277 in the league round. A major loss for last year’s runner-up, his early ejection was devastating.
By dismissing Sudharsan (24), B. Aparajith (4), and the seasoned Dinesh Karthik (9), Saurashtra dealt three more critical blows and took the lead.
After being down and out, Tamil Nadu’s captains, Baba Indrajith (53), and Sai Kishore (74) put up a 113-run stand for the fifth wicket to drag the team back into the game.
Aware of Indrajith’s vigilance, Sai Kishore took an aerial route, hitting three sixes.
When the partnership was starting to seem dangerous, it was Parth Bhut (2/47) who came through for Saurashtra by dismissing Indrajith.
The sixth-wicket partnership of Sai Kishore and R. Sanjay Yadav (21) was worth 28 runs. After a brilliant inning at No. 7, Jani tipped the scales by getting Sai Kishore caught by Samarth Vyas.
R Sonu Yadav (29 runs, 21 balls, 1 four, and 2 sixes) attacked the bowling, but his team was bowled out for 249 in 48 overs despite his efforts.
Jani finished with three wickets, followed by Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (2/48) and Parth Bhut (2/47). The Saurashtra innings collapsed to 232 for 7 in the 44th over as all-rounder Jadeja was out for a duck.
With a rapid half-century partnership, Jani (52 not out in 31 balls; 2 fours, 4 sixes) and skipper Jaydev Unadkat (22, 20 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes) compounded TN’s suffering and brought their team score near the 300-mark.
Desai (61) and Jay Gohil (34) did the heavy lifting with the bat for Saurashtra despite losing Sheldon Jackson early.
The contributions of Samarth Vyas (27) and Prerak Mankad (35) significantly increased the amount. Following two quick TN knocks, the fifth wicket stand of 78 runs between Vasavada and Mankad proved crucial.
After an impressive inning from Sandeep Warrier (1/44), Desai was out, and M Siddharth (1/46), bowling left-arm spin had Vyas caught by R Sai Kishore.
Summarized, Saurashtra scored 293 for 8 in 50 overs, whereas Tamil Nadu was bowled out for 249 in 48 overs (R Sai Kishore 74, B Indrajith 53, C Jani 3/53).
