Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Quarterfinals 3: Maharashtra stuns Punjab
Maharashtra stunned the hot favorites in the 3 rd quarterfinals of the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy match played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 11 th January. Punjab captain Abhishek Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Arshdeep Singh provided perfect for Punjab dismissing Maharashtra captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in the first over and then getting rid of Siddesh Veer to leave them in trouble. The Under 19-star Arshin Kulkarni steadied the ship along with experienced Ankit Bawne. Both kept the scoreboard ticking with singles and hitting boundaries. Arshin looked impressive along with Ankit. Kulkarni reached his half-century off 81 deliveries to steady the ship for Maharashtra. Both made the batting look easy with Bawne also completing his half-century of 71 deliveries. Naman Dhir eventually got the breakthrough dismissing Bawne. Bawne and Kulkarni added 145 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Arshin Kulkarni looked comfortable hitting some lovely shots to keep the scoreboard ...