Record symbol of Ruturaj Gaikwad
Trendy batter Ruturaj Gaikwad persisted his spectacular run within the shortest structure with a strokeful 80 to energy Maharashtra to a seven-wicket win in opposition to Punjab in an Elite Staff ‘A’ fit within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 cricket event right here on Friday.
Chasing 138 for victory, Gaikwad, who was once in red-hot shape for Chennai Tremendous Kings within the contemporary concluded IPL, smacked 8 fours and 3 sixes within the 54-ball knock to assist Maharashtra submit its first victory.
He had additionally hit a half-century on Thursday in opposition to Tamil Nadu, which the crew misplaced through 12 runs.
The early dismissal of fellow opener Yash Nahar for a duck in the second one over didn’t deter Gaikwad as he batted aggressively to neutralise the Punjab assault which integrated Arshdeep Singh, Siddarth Kaul, Harpreet Brar and Abhishek Sharma.
Gaikwad, who reached his 50 from 36 balls, hit leggie Mayank Markande for a large six after which hoisted Brar for any other most.
He additionally performed some sublime pictures on each side of the wicket right through his spectacular innings as Maharashtra close out Punjab.
Previous, Shubman Gill stroked his approach to 44 off 39 balls (3 fours, 1 six) however the different Punjab batters did not get going. The innings gave the look to be suffering for momentum prior to Gurkeerat Singh Mann (41 off 32 balls) helped them recuperate and submit a complete of 137 within the 20 overs.
For Maharashtra, left-arm medium pacer Divyang Himganekar was once the most productive bowler with 2 for 17 in 4 overs whilst A Palkar took 2 for 30.
In any other fit within the team, Tamil Nadu edged out Odisha through one run. There was once some controversy within the closing over bowled through T Natarajan as a boundary was once no longer given despite the fact that it seemed that the ball had touched the ropes which price Odisha pricey.
Previous, Tamil Nadu had posted 165 for five in 20 overs because of B Aparajith’s unbeaten 44 and a cameo against the tip through M Mohammed (27 no longer out)
Leg-spinner Abhishek Raut, who picked up 3 Tamil Nadu wickets, then returned to ruin 38 off 21 balls (4 fours, 1 six) however ended up at the shedding aspect.
Temporary Ratings:
Punjab 137 for six in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 44, Gurkeerat Singh Mann 41, Divyang Himganekar 2/17) misplaced to Maharashtra 138 for three in 17.3 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 80, Azim Kazi 28 no longer out) through seven wickets.
Goa 161 for three in 20 overs (Aditya Kaushik 69 no longer out, Shubham Ranjane 29 no longer out) beat Pondicherry 152 for 7 in 20 overs (Paras Dogra 84 no longer out, Pavan Deshpande 29, Amit Yadav 3/16, Shrikant Wagh 3/38) through 9 runs.
Tamil Nadu 165 for five in 20 overs (B Aparajith 44 no longer out, N Jagadeesan 37) beat Odisha 164 for six in 20 overs (Subhransu Senapati 67, Abhishek Raut 38 no longer out, T Natarajan 2/38) through 1 run.
