Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021/22 Pre quarterfinals

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 The Pre-quarterfinals matches took place in Delhi today. Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bengal, Hyderabad, Rajasthan finished top of the points table and qualified for the quarterfinals directly.

Vidarbha versus Maharashtra

Vidarbha stunned experienced Maharashtra side in the first pre-quarterfinals match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar won the toss and decided to field first. It was a perfect start as Yash Thakur trapped Naushad Sheikh in front of stumps without opening his account.

Rahul Tripathi took the attack to Vidarbha bowlers taking on the spinners and pacers. Yash Nahar played with intent putting opposition bowlers under immense pressure. At the end of the first six overs, Maharashtra scored 57 for 1.

After the field restrictions, Tripathi and Nahar kept the pressure on Vidarbha bowlers. Karnewar struck getting rid of dangerous Nahar trying to clear the boundary caught by Lalit Yadav at long-off. Tripathi and Nahar added 64 runs for the 2nd wicket. Tripathi made his intentions clear reaching his fifty off 33 balls. Karnewar dismissed experienced batter Kedar Jadhav bowled to leave Maharashtra struggling a little bit.

Tripathi continued to put Vidarbha bowlers under pressure, but Kazi could not hit big shots. Wakhare got rid of well-set Tripathi with a bad delivery caught by Sharma. Vidarbha bowlers never let Maharashtra batters score runs easily kept taking wickets at regular intervals. Yash Thakur grabbed 2 wickets in the same over getting Ranjeet Nikam and Divyang Hingekar. It was a great bowling effort to restrict Maharashtra at 157 for 8 in 20 overs.

It was not an ideal start for Vidarbha as Siddarth Wath was cleaned up by Mukesh Chaudhary in the first over itself. Atharva Taide looked in sublime touch along with captain Akshay Wadkar. Both batters put pressure on Maharashtra bowlers hitting them for boundaries. At the end of the first six overs, Vidarbha posted 50 for 1.

After the field restrictions, Taide and Wadkar kept the pressure on Maharashtra bowlers. Taide kept his calm reaching fifty off 30 balls. Kazi got rid of the well-set Taide caught by Nikam. Taide and Wadkar added 96 runs for the 2nd wicket.

Dubey took the attack to Maharashtra bowlers keeping the momentum going on. On the other hand, Wadkar completed his fifty off 41 balls. Palkar dismissed dangerous Dubey caught by Shaikh. Dubey and Wadkar added 32 runs for the 3rd wicket. Jitesh Sharma did the job for Vidarbha hitting 1 four and 3 successive sixes to help Vidarbha register a commanding 7 wicket win.

Vidarbha 160 for 3 in 17.5 overs ( Wadkar 58*, Taide 56, Mukesh Chaudhary 1/24) beat Maharashtra 157 for 8 in 20 overs ( Rahul Tripathi 66, Yash Thakur 3/17) by 7 wickets.

 

Karnataka versus Saurashtra

Karnataka held their nerves to defeat Saurashtra in the second pre-quarterfinals played at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, New Delhi.

Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as they lost 2 early wickets of Himalaya Brad and Vishvraj Jadeja. Karnataka bowlers kept it tight not allowing Saurashtra batters to score runs easily. Sheldon Jackson and Arpit Vasavada took the attack to the opposition. At the end of the first six overs, Saurashtra made 32 for 2.

After the restrictions, Cariappa and Suchith controlled the scoring. Cariappa struck getting rid of Vasavada caught by Patil. Jackson and Vasavada added 39 runs for the 3rd wicket. Prerek Mankad looked in great touch taking on Karnataka bowlers. It was a good batting display by both Mankad and Jackson before Mankad was caught by Sharath. Mankad and Jackson added 59 runs for the 4th wicket.

Jackson completed his fifty off 42 balls and was eventually dismissed the very next ball. Karnataka bowlers kept on taking wickets at regular intervals. Samarth Vyas and Chirag Jani hit some vital runs in the final over to help Saurashtra post 145 for 7 in 20 overs.

Chasing 146 runs to win, BS Sharath and experienced Manish Pandey fell cheaply as Jaydev Unadkat took their wickets. Rohan Kadam looked in brilliant touch keeping the pressure on Saurashtra bowlers. Karun Nair also could not contribute many runs being dismissed for just 4. At the end of the first six overs, Karnataka scored 36 for 3.

After the field restrictions, Manohar looked a little cautious at the start while Kadam kept his calm. Kadam was run-out at the non-striker end as it hit the hand of Jani to leave Karnataka in trouble. Manohar upped the ante taking on D Jadeja keeping pressure on Saurashtra bowlers. Aniruddha Joshi struggled to time the ball while Manohar showed his intent. Unadkat got the breakthrough getting the wicket of Joshi. Joshi and Manohar added 64 runs for the 5th wicket.

Manohar looked in great touch reaching his fifty in his debut match off 35 balls. Unadkat struck in the same over grabbing the wicket of Suchith. With 5 runs required, Manohar hit a six to help Karnataka register a thrilling 2 wicket win.

Karnataka 150 for 8 in 19.5 overs (Manohar 70*, Kadam 33, Unadkat 4/22) beat Saurashtra 145 for 7 in 20 overs (Jackson 50, Vyshak 2/19, Cariappa 2/23) by 2 wickets.

Himachal Pradesh versus Kerala

A strong Kerala side cruised past to a commanding win over Himachal Pradesh in the 3rd pre-quarterfinals match at Palam Ground, New Delhi. Kerala captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field first.

It was an ideal start as Manukrishnan got rid of Ankush Bains. Prashant Chopra looked in brilliant touch hitting boundaries at will. Akhil dismissed Chopra ending 45 runs stand for the 2nd wicket. Nikhil Gangta also fell cheaply as Kerala kept the pressure on HP batters.

Raghav Dhawan was the lone warrior for Himachal Pradesh scoring 65 runs. Despite his efforts, Himachal Pradesh could only score 145 for 6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 146 runs to win, it was a decent start by Rohan Kunnummal and Azharudden. Jamwal got rid of Rohan as Kerala openers put on 34 runs. Samson looked in fine touch putting the bad balls away for boundaries. Azharudden and Samson put Kerala under complete control hitting half-centuries. Azharudden was dismissed for a well-made 60.

Azharudden and Samson put on 98 runs for the 2nd wicket. Sachin Baby and Samson did the job as Kerala won by 8 wickets with 3 balls to spare.

Kerala 147 for 2 in 19.3 overs ( Azharudden 60, Samson 52*, Jamwal 1/21) beat Himachal Pradesh 145 for 6 in 20 overs ( Raghav Dhawan 65, Chopra 36, Midhun 2/26) by 8 wickets.

Quarterfinals line up

1.       Tamil Nadu versus Kerala (Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi)- 18th November

2.       Karnataka versus Bengal (Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi)- 18th November

3.       Rajasthan versus Vidarbha (Palam A Stadium, New Delhi)- 18th November

4.       Gujarat versus Hyderabad (Palam A Stadium, New Delhi)- 18th November.








Karnakata, Kerala, Vidarbha made it into the quarterfinals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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