Nath Rinku guide UP to quarter-finals with five-wicket win over MP
Jaipur Dec 19 PTI Experienced Akshdeep Naths stroke-filed 78 and a responsible unbeaten 58 by Rinku Singh formed the cornerstone of Uttar Pradeshs five-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh in the pre-quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Sunday With the win Uttar Pradesh qualified for the quarter-finals of the national ODI championship and will now take on Himachal on December 21 First despite Shubham Sharmas responsible 83 Madhya Pradesh were bundled out for a sub-par 234 as UP bowlers wreaked havoc on their lower order Nath then anchored the chase and Rinku gave the finishing touches as they saw their side home Put into bat at the Jaipuria Vidhyalaya ground here Madhya Pradesh was teetering at 01 after ace speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar 246 castled opener Abhishek Bhandari 0 in the first over Rameez Khan 35 off 68 balls and in-form Shubham Sharma 83 off 99 balls then rallied the innings with their 73-run stand for the second wicket The duo took on the Uttar Pradesh attack with gusto while Rameez hammered four fours Sharmas patient knock was laced with 10 boundaries When it looked like the duo would score big Khan was run-out in the 20th over with MP poised at 732 Sharma then found an able ally in experienced campaigner Rajat Patidar 46 off 49 balls 3×4 1×6 as the duo then conjured 78 runs for the third wicket and rallied the innings While Sharma was the cynosure of eyes and toyed with the UP attack Patidar who came two-down played his part to perfection However Shivam Sharma 147 castled Shubham in the 34th over to bring his side back into the game The UP bowlers then did not allow MP batters to settle down and grabbed quick wickets of Patidar and Venkatesh Iyer 30 as MP slipped to 2045 MP suffered a lower order collapse as they lost the last five wickets for meagre 30 runs and were eventually shot out for 234 Chasing 235 UP was reeling at 72 as pacer Avesh Khan 247 struck in the fifth over Opener Madhav Kaushik 29 6×4 also wasnt able to convert his start and became medium pacer Venkatesh Iyers 140 only scalp Sameer Rizvi 38 and experienced Aksh Deep Nath who hit seven boundaries and a six then took the game deep with their 58-run stand for the fourth wicket But Patidar ran out Rizvi as UP slipped to 1014 However Nath was going strong from one end and was then well-supported by 24-year-old left-handed batter Rinku Singh who hit five boundaries The duo added 97 runs for the fifth wicket and took the game away from MP Once Nath fell in the 45th over it was up to Rinku to see the side home The southpaw did not disappoint and in company of Bhuvneshwar Kumar 16 not out ensured that the team chased the target with five balls to spare Brief Scores Madhya Pradesh 234 Shubham Sharma 83 Rajat Patidar 46 Yash Dayal 335 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 246 lost to Uttar Pradesh 2375 Akshdeep Nath 78 Rinku Singh 58 not out Avesh Khan 247 by 5 wickets PTI NRB ATK ATK
Jaipur Dec 19 PTI Experienced Akshdeep Naths stroke-filed 78 and a responsible unbeaten 58 by Rinku Singh formed the cornerstone of Uttar Pradeshs five-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh in the pre-quarter-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Sunday With the win Uttar Pradesh qualified for the quarter-finals of the national ODI championship and will now take on Himachal on December 21 First despite Shubham Sharmas responsible 83 Madhya Pradesh were bundled out for a sub-par 234 as UP bowlers wreaked havoc on their lower order Nath then anchored the chase and Rinku gave the finishing touches as they saw their side home Put into bat at the Jaipuria Vidhyalaya ground here Madhya Pradesh was teetering at 01 after ace speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar 246 castled opener Abhishek Bhandari 0 in the first over Rameez Khan 35 off 68 balls and in-form Shubham Sharma 83 off 99 balls then rallied the innings with their 73-run stand for the second wicket The duo took on the Uttar Pradesh attack with gusto while Rameez hammered four fours Sharmas patient knock was laced with 10 boundaries When it looked like the duo would score big Khan was run-out in the 20th over with MP poised at 732 Sharma then found an able ally in experienced campaigner Rajat Patidar 46 off 49 balls 3×4 1×6 as the duo then conjured 78 runs for the third wicket and rallied the innings While Sharma was the cynosure of eyes and toyed with the UP attack Patidar who came two-down played his part to perfection However Shivam Sharma 147 castled Shubham in the 34th over to bring his side back into the game The UP bowlers then did not allow MP batters to settle down and grabbed quick wickets of Patidar and Venkatesh Iyer 30 as MP slipped to 2045 MP suffered a lower order collapse as they lost the last five wickets for meagre 30 runs and were eventually shot out for 234 Chasing 235 UP was reeling at 72 as pacer Avesh Khan 247 struck in the fifth over Opener Madhav Kaushik 29 6×4 also wasnt able to convert his start and became medium pacer Venkatesh Iyers 140 only scalp Sameer Rizvi 38 and experienced Aksh Deep Nath who hit seven boundaries and a six then took the game deep with their 58-run stand for the fourth wicket But Patidar ran out Rizvi as UP slipped to 1014 However Nath was going strong from one end and was then well-supported by 24-year-old left-handed batter Rinku Singh who hit five boundaries The duo added 97 runs for the fifth wicket and took the game away from MP Once Nath fell in the 45th over it was up to Rinku to see the side home The southpaw did not disappoint and in company of Bhuvneshwar Kumar 16 not out ensured that the team chased the target with five balls to spare Brief Scores Madhya Pradesh 234 Shubham Sharma 83 Rajat Patidar 46 Yash Dayal 335 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 246 lost to Uttar Pradesh 2375 Akshdeep Nath 78 Rinku Singh 58 not out Avesh Khan 247 by 5 wickets PTI NRB ATK ATK
