Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 Quarterfinals Highlights: Saurashtra and Services win

Services vs Kerala- Services won by seven wickets and qualified for the semifinals

Services chased down the target of 176 runs set by Kerala in the first innings, courtesy of brilliant knocks by Ravi Chauhan and Rajat Paliwal. Chauhan scored 95 runs off 90 balls before getting dismissed by Sijomon Joseph just 10 runs before the team emerged victorious, while skipper Paliwal played an unbeaten match-winning knock of 65 runs off 86 balls. Manu Krishnan took two early wickets for Kerala but failed to defend the total following an average performance by the batters in the first innings.

Kerala was restricted on 175/10 as the batting failed to get going after impressive knocks by Rohan S Kunnummal and Vinoop Sheela Manoharan. Opener Rohan scored 85 runs off 106 balls, by Vinoop played a knock of 41 runs, while the Services bowling unit thrived. Diwesh Gurdev Pathania became the peak of the bowling unit by picking up three wickets as Abhishek and Pulkit Narang dismissed two batters each, while Rahul Singh and Raj Bahadur Pal picked up one wicket each.

Services will now face Himachal Pradesh in the first semifinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on December 24.

1st innings: Kerala 175/10

Rohan S Kunnummal- 85 (106)

Vinoop Sheela Manoharan- 41 (54)

Diwesh Gurdev Pathania- 3/19 (8 overs)

Abhishek- 2/33 (7.4 overs)

2nd Innings: Services 176/3

Ravi Chauhan- 95 (90)

Rajat Paliwal- 65*(86)

Manu Krishnan- 2/23 (6 overs)

Sijomon Joseph- 1/41 (8 overs)

Saurashtra vs Vidarbha- Saurashtra won by seven wickets and qualify for the semifinals

Chasing the low target of 151 runs in the second innings of the match against Vidarbha, Saurashtra batters Prerak Mankad and AV Vasavada shined for Saurashtra, as they cruised to win with seven wickets in hand and more than 20 overs left in the match. Mankad scored 77 runs in total with the help of two sixes and 10 fours, while Vasavada remained not-out on the individual score of 41 runs. Vidarbha bowler AS Thakare displayed clinical bowling by picking up two wickets in eight overs, while giving away only 13 runs in total, but failed to make the team win.

Earlier in the first innings of the match, Vidarbha were bundled out on the total score of 150 runs, courtesy of a clinical bowling performance.  while AV Wankhade top-scored with his knock of 72 runs off 69 balls, no other batter crossed the 25-run mark. Jayden Unadkat, Chirag Jani, DA Jadeja, and Yuvraj Chudasama picked up two wickets each for Kerala, while Chetan Sakariya and Prerak Mankad returned with one dismissal each.

Saurashtra will now face Tamil Nadu in the second semifinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 on December 24 at the K L Saini Stadium in Jaipur.

1st Innings- Vidarbha 150/10

AV Wankhade- 72 (69)

FY Fazal- 23 (59)

Jaydev Unadkat- 2/25 (9 overs)

Chirag Jani- 2/34 (8 overs)

2nd Innings- Saurashtra 151/3

Perak Mankad- 77*(72)

AV Vasavada- 41*(66)

AS Thakare- 2/13 (8 overs)

Lalit Yadav- 1/40 (5 overs)

Saurashtra vs Vidarbha: Saurashtra have scored 117 runs in 25.1 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Prerak Mankad and AV Vasavada are currently batting for Saurashtra at scores of 49 and 35 runs, respectively. While AS Thakare has picked two wickets for Vidarbha, Lalit Yadav has picked one. Saurashtra need 151 runs to win the game in order to qualify for the semis of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. 

Kerala vs Services: Services have scored 149 runs in 28 overs for the loss of two wickets. Ravi Chauhan and Rajat Paliwal are still unbeaten at the crease for the scores of 79 and 59 runs, respectively. Manu Krishnan is the sole wicket-taker for Kerala as he has picked two in six overs. Services need 176 runs to win in order to qualify for the semis of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. 
 

Saurashtra vs Vidarbha: Saurashtra have lost three wickets in 14 overs for 56 runs on the board. Vishvarajsinh Jadeja, H Desai, and Sheldon Jackson have been dismissed. AS Thakare has picked two wickets for Vidarbha, while Lalit Yadav has registered 1 wicket to his name. Prerak Mankad and AV Vasavada are currently batting at scores of 19 and 13 runs, respectively. Saurashtra need 151 runs to win the match. 

Kerala vs Services: In the 4th quarterfinal match of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, Services have scored 68 runs in 14.1 overs for the loss of two wickets. Lakhan Singh and Mumtaz Qadir have been dismissed for 4 runs each, while Ravi Chauhan and Rajat Paliwal are batting at scores of 42 and 17 runs, respectively. Manu Krishnan has picked two wickets for Kerala. Services need 176 runs to win. 
 

Saurashtra vs Vidarbha: Vidarbha have been bowled out for a low score of just 150 runs in the ongoing quarterfinal match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Saurashtra in Jaipur. AV Wankhede top-scored for Vidarbha with a score of 72 off 69 balls to his name. Jaydev Unadkat, Chirag Jani, DA Jadeja, and Yuvraj Chudasama all picked two wickets each to their names, while Chetan Sakariya and Prerak Mankad registered one wicket each. 

Kerala vs Services: Kerala have been bowled out for 175 runs in the quarterfinal match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Services at KL Saini Stadium. Rohan Kunnummal top-scored for Kerala as he smashed 85 runs off 106 balls. Vinoop Manoharan remained the second-highest run-getter for his side with a score of 41 off 54 balls. While Diwesh Pathania picked three wickets to his name, Pulkit Narang and Abhishek registered two wickets each. Rahul Singh and Raj Bahadur Pal picked one wicket each. 
 

Saurashtra vs Vidarbha: Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field first against Vidarbha. Batting first, the FY Fazal-led side has already lost six wickets for just 86 runs on the board in 27 overs. While Jaydev Unadkat and Chirag Jani have picked two wickets each, Chetan Sakariya and Prerak Mankad have picked one wicket each. AV Wankhede and Lalit Yadav are currently batting at 13 and 1 runs, respectively.  
 

Kerala vs Services: Coming to bat first against Services, Kerala have scored 130 runs in 29 overs for the loss of three wickets. Rohan Kunnummal is batting alongside Sachin Babay at 64 and 9 runs, respectively. While Diwesh Pathania has picked two wickets, Pulkit Narang has registered one wicket to his name. 
 

Saurashtra vs Vidarbha: Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field first against Vidarbha. Batting first, the FY Fazal-led side has already lost eight wickets for just 110 runs on the board in 34 overs. While Jaydev Unadkat, Chirag Jani, and DA Jadeja have picked two wickets each, Chetan Sakariya and Prerak Mankad have picked one wicket each. AV Wankhede and AA Wakhare are currently batting at scores of 35 and 2 runs, respectively.  
 

Kerala vs Services: Coming to bat first against Services, Kerala have scored 157 runs in 35.1 overs for the loss of five wickets. Rohan Kunnummal is batting alongside Vishnu Vinod at scores of 82 and 4 runs, respectively. While Diwesh Pathania and Pulkit Narang have picked two wickets each, Rahul Singh has registered one wicket to his name. 

KERALA: Midhun S, Jofin Jose C, Akshay K C, Sreesanth, Rojith K G, M S Akhil, Sharafuddeen N M, Sreeraj J R, Sanju Samson, Robin, Jalaj Saxena, Basil Thampi, Manu Krishnan, Sachin Baby, Vishnu Vinod, Akshay Chandran, Asif K M, Midhun P K, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Nidheesh M D, Rahul P, Vinoop Sheela Manoharan, Anand Joseph, Fanoos F, Rohan S Kunnummal, Salman Nizar, Basil N P, Sijomon Joseph, Vathsal, Abdul Bazith P A, Vaisakh Chandran, Vishweshar A Suresh. 

SERVICES: V U Yadav, Trivendra Kumar, Abhishek, Varun Choudhary, Nitin Tanwar, Rahul Singh Gahlaut, Shivam Tiwari, Gaurav Sharma, Jayjeet Jaiswal, Ashish Nuniwal, Sagar Sharma, Rajat Paliwal, P S Poonia, Rahul Singh, Devender Lohchab, Diwesh Gurdev Pathania, Vikas Hathwala, Raj Bahadur Pal, L S Kumar, Sufiyan Alam, Aanshul Gupta, Raushan Raj, Pulkit Narang, Lakhan Singh, Gaurav Kochar, Sachin Shinde, Mohit Ahlawat, Amit Pachhara, N Yadav, Ravi Chauhan, Sachidanand Pandey, Mumtaz Qadir, Shakti Malviya. 

SAURASHTRA: C R Sisodiya, Keval Sisodiya, Amit Ranjan , K R Pathak, Kuldeep Sharma, Sh Bhojani, FK Soni, C Pujara, A A Barot, Jyot Chhaya, A V Vasavada, Chirag Jani, D A Jadeja, D Chauhan, Hardik Rathod, K Makwana, Kishan Parmar M, Ravindrasinh A Jadeja, Sheldon Jackson, Himalaya B, Abhal Karetha, Jyortir Purohit, Kishankumar, Abrar Shaikh, Devang D Karamta, Jay Chauhan, KS Karamchandani, Prerak Mankad, S L Dodia, Snell Patel, V M Jivrajani, Pranav Nandha, Samarth Vyas, Viharsinh Jadeja, Vivek Agath, Yuvraj Chudasama, K D Patel, J Unadkat, H Desai , Pranav Savjani, Parth Bhut, Yash Parekh, Taranggohel, Parth Chauhan, Chetan Sakariya, Vishvarajsinh Jadeja, Navneet Vora, Aranyadev Sinh Jhala, Jay Gohil, Jayraj Jadeja, Aezaz A Kothariya

VIDARBHA: Ganesh Bhosle , Bhute , Akshay D, Kushal P , Tushar Gill, Sooraj Rai, F Y Fazal, S U Shrivastava, A A Wakhare, A A Sarvate, A V Kolhar, A V Wankhade, Ganesh Satish, J M Sharma, R L Jangid, S R Ramaswamy, S V Kapse, Siddhesh Sunil Neral, Umesh Yadav, A V Wadkar, A G Agarwal, A K Karnewar, A V Wakode, R N Gurbani, R R Rathod, Sanket S, S S Bingewar, G M Dhoble, Lalit Yadav, M R Kale, N S Parande, S K Wath, V V Palandurkar, A S Thakare, A D Choudhari, Atharva Taide, D G Nalkande, P R Rekhade, Y R Thakur, Y V Rathod, S V Thubrikar, S B Dubey, Kshitiz Dahiya, Harsh Dubey, S R Dube