Vijay Hazare Trophy 2017-18, Day 7- Round Up

The seventh day of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy saw some high-scoring encounters to entertain the crowds at the Stadium. It was the game between Karnataka and Punjab which took the honours on the day as it went down the wire until the last delivery. Interestingly, none of the games had to be abandoned due to the rain though wet outfield delayed the start of the match in Alur in Bangalore.

Shubman Gill has set the stage on fire soon after rocking in the recently concluded U19 World Cup. His unbeaten knock of 123 runs helped Punjab post 269 runs in 42 overs. In reply, KL Rahul slammed a whirlwind ton and scored 107 off 91 deliveries but failed to win the game for his side. Eventually, they fell short of the target by just 4 runs. Railways registered a comfortable win over Haryana by 50 runs while Odisha brushed aside Assam by nine wickets in a low-scoring encounter.

Kerala put on a complete performance to register their first win in the tournament against Tripura. They chased down the target of 232 runs in the 46th over with four wickets in hands. Unmukt Chand continued his great form with the bat as his 90-run knock helped Delhi post 282 runs for the loss of eight wickets. In reply, Bengal capitulated to 193 runs in 41 overs as Delhi notched up their fourth consecutive victory. Uttar Pradesh also won their second match by defending a low score of 189 runs against Himachal Pradesh.

Andhra stunned Tamil Nadu in their own den and won the match by 29 runs. Gujarat won their encounter against by 7 wickets and registered their maiden victory in the tournament this season in their fourth game. Rajat Patidar’s 85- ball 124 run knock helped Madhya Pradesh gun down the target of 221 in the 26th over. He smashed 13 fours and as many as seven maximums in his exceptional knock.

Group D saw some high-scoring matches as Saurashtra chased down the target on 329 runs on the back of a stupendous unbeaten century from Ravindra Jadeja. He scored 113 off 116 deliveries and won the game for his team against Jharkhand. Vidarbha went down to Chhattisgarh in the run-chase of 285 and fell short of the target by 45 runs. Jammu Kashmir, on the other hand, kept their cool and chased down 296 posted by Services and registered their second victory in four matches.

Brief Scores

Group A

Karnataka vs Punjab

Punjab 269/3 in 42 overs (S Gill 123*, M Singh 64; V Kumar 2/40)

Karnataka 265/8 in 42 overs (KL Rahul 107, P Deshpande 53; S Kaul 3/47)

Railways vs Haryana

Railways 272/7 in 50 overs (M Devdhar 68, S Wakaskar 58; H Patel 3/62)

Haryana 221/10 in 45.1 overs (C Bishnoi 79; A Yadav 4/36)

Odisha vs Assam

Assam 136/10 in 46.1 overs (R Sharma 49; S Pradhan 2/14)

Odisha 137/1 in 25.4 overs (R Dhuper 70*, G Poddar 50*;  P Das 1/32)

Group B

Kerala vs Tripura

Tripura 231/9 in 50 overs (M Murasingh 61; M Nidheesh 3/29)

Kerala 234/6 in 45.1 overs (R Prem 52; N Vats 3/49)

Himachal Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh 189/10 in 42.1 overs (S Kumar 44; A Jamwal 3/23, V Galetiya 3/28)

Himachal Pradesh 146/10 in 42.3 overs (N Gangta 39; K Tyagi 3/29)

Bengal vs Delhi

Delhi 282/8 in 50 overs (U Chand 90; B Amit 4/52)

Bengal 193/10 in 41 overs (A Easwaran 67; K Khejroliya 3/30)

Group C

Andhra vs Tamil Nadu

Andhra 276/6 in 50 overs (S Bharat 82, B Sumanth 62*; R Shah 2/39)

Tamil Nadu 247/10 in 48.5 overs (J Kousik 56; B Ayyappa 2/37)

Gujarat vs Rajasthan

Rajasthan 172/10 in 47.3 overs (M Lomror 63; P Chawla 3/44)

Gujarat 176/3 in 33.2 overs (P Panchal 55; K Ahmed 1/49)

Goa vs Madhya Pradesh

Goa 220/10 in 48.3 overs (S Asnodkar 85; S Dhaliwal 3/33)

Madhya Pradesh 223/2 in 25.4 overs (R Patidar 124*; L Garg 1/23)

Group D

Saurashtra vs Jharkhand

Jharkhand 329/9 in 50 overs (I Kishan 93, S Kumar 64; C Jani 2/59)

Saurashtra 333/6 in 48.2 overs (R Jadeja 113, C Jani 59; A Kumar 2/64)

Chhattisgarh vs Vidarbha

Chhattisgarh 284/8 in 50 overs (A Khare 65, V Kushwah 61; S Wagh 3/58)

Vidarbha 239/10 in 46.1 overs (A Karnewar 60; V Kushwah 4/54)

Jammu and Kashmir vs Services

Services 296/6 in 50 overs (N Verma 125; A Bhat 2/66)

Jammu and Kashmir 297/5 in 49 overs (S Khajuria 102, A Bandy 94; A Bamal 2/44)

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