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Vidarbha crash to second consecutive defeat as Saurashtra win by 79 runs in Mushtaq Ali Trophy

by Suhas Nayse January 13, 2021
written by Suhas Nayse January 13, 2021
Vidarbha crash to second consecutive defeat as Saurashtra win by 79 runs in Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Vidarbha crashed to their second consecutive defeat and faced early elimination from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Trophy cricket tournament.

In the Elite Group D second league outing, Vidarbha suffered a massive 79-run defeat against Saurashtra at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday.

Chasing a daunting target of 234, Vidarbha got off to a decent start with Jitesh Sharma (43: 27 balls, 4×4, 3×6) and Atharva Taide (13 off 12 balls) scoring at a brisk pace as Vidarbha raced to 38 in the fourth over.

However, Taide flattered to deceive after cracking three fours. Sharma tried to maintain the tempo with some big shots to keep Vidarbha in the hunt. The dashing opener walloped four boundaries and three towering sixes, raising hopes for Vidarbha. Trying to send one more across the fence, Sharma departed.

With him, Vidarbha’s slim chance of a win evaporated as the rest of the batsmen found an ever-increasing asking rate too hot to handle. Siddhesh Wath (21), Akshay Karnewar (21), Apoorv Wankhade (18) and Darshan Nalkande (15) had all got starts but could not capitalize on them.

Chetan Sakariya (4-11) and Prerak Mankad (4-48) did most of the damage, while international pacer Jaydev Unadkat chipped in with a wicket.

Earlier, part-time bowler Atharva Taide achieved a dubious record by conceding a whopping 32 runs in an over as Saurashtra piled up a huge score of 233 for 7.

Vidarbha captain Ganesh Satish won the toss and opted to field. His decision completely backfired as Saurashtra went all out from the word go.

Opening batsman Ari Barot was on song from the beginning and batted fearlessly. For a brief period between third and fourth over, Vidarbha looked in control when they managed to take two successive wickets.

First match’s star performer Darshan Nalkande sent back Harvik Desai (10) on the last ball of his second over. Moments later Yash Thakur dismissed Samarth Vyas (0) on the first ball of his spell to reduce Saurashtra to 19 for 2.

However, Vidarbha could not tighten the screws and let Saurashtra off the hook with some poor bowling and sloppy fielding.

Barot and Prerak Mankad punished Vidarbha bowlers during their 71-run stand for the third wicket in just six overs. When Mankad left the ground, he had already done a huge damage with his swashbuckling 59 off just 26 balls which included six fours and four sixes.

From the other end, Barot continued his powerful hitting. The attacking opener pummeled 93 off 44 balls. The flamboyant opening batsman slammed 13 boundaries and four sixes to put Vidarbha on the backfoot.

Ganesh Satish’s another decision proved wrong when he asked Atharva Taide to bowl. The part-timer conceded a record 32 runs in one over which boosted Saurashtra’s total a great deal.

Avi Barot and Arpit Vasavada hammered three fours and three sixes in that over. Taide also conceded a no ball to make the matter worse for himself as well as the team.

Although off-spinner Akshay Wakhare did not take a wicket, he conceded just 35 runs from his four-over quota.

Darshan Nalkande impressed once again with his outstanding bowling show. The Kings XI Punjab pacer, who had taken 4 for 20 in their previous match against Rajasthan, repeated his superb performance to return with 4 for 32. Thanks to his three late wickets, Vidarbha managed to restrict Saurashtra to 233.

Fellow speedster Yash Thakur picked up 2 for 47, while Akshay Karnewar took a wicket at the cost of 48 runs.

In their inaugural outing on Monday, Vidarbha lost to Rajasthan by three wickets.

Brief scores

Saurashtra 233 for 7 in 20 overs (Avi Barot 93, Prerak Mankad 59, Arpit Vasavada 39, Parth Chauhan 19 not out, Harvik Desai 10; Darshan Nalkande 4-32, Yash Thakur 2-47, Akshay Karnewar 1-48) beat Vidarbha 154 all out in 17.2 overs (Jitesh Sharma 43, Siddhesh Wath 21, Akshay Karnewar 21, Apoorv Wankhade 18, Darshan Nalkande 15, Atharva Taide 13, Ganesh Satish retired hurt 7; Chetan Sakariya 4-11, Prerak Mankad 4-48, Jaydev Unadkat 1-31) by 79 runs.

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