Saurabh Kumar’s 10 for 108 takes Rest of India to Irani Cup title

Rest of India 308 and 160 (Agarwal 49, Bhut 7-53) beat Saurashtra 214 and 79 (Saurabh 6-43, Mulani 3-22) by 175 runs

Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar ran by way of Saurashtra’s line-up to complete with a match haul of 10 for 108 and take Rest of India to an Irani Cup title.

Saurashtra may add solely two extra runs to their in a single day rating of 212 for 9 within the first innings on the third day, with Saurabh wrapping up the proceedings with 4 for 65. Starting 94 runs forward, Rest of India’s openers B Sai Sudharsan (43) and Mayank Agarwal (49) obtained off to a robust begin as they put up an 85-run stand. Dharmendrasinh Jadeja made the breakthrough by having Agarwal caught behind within the twenty ninth over.

Sudharsan then misplaced his wicket to Parth Bhut, who eliminated Sarfaraz Khan for 13 quickly after. Jadeja returned to dismiss Hanuma Vihari within the subsequent over for 22. Bhut then orchestrated a collapse, as Rest of India misplaced their subsequent six wickets for 22 runs to complete with a complete of 160 and set Saurashtra a goal of 255.

Bhut ended with figures of seven for 53 within the second innings, ending with a career-best match haul of 12 for 147.

In return, Saurabh eliminated Saurashtra opener Chirag Jani within the second over. He then bowled Samarth Vyas for 10, following which Mulani pinned Cheteshwar Pujara in entrance for 7. Saurashtra then misplaced 4 wickets for 18 runs and have been reeling at 51 for 8. Jadeja and Prerak Mankad then supplied a short resistance with a 28-run stand however Saurabh returned to take away the final two batters to rout Saurashtra for 79. He bagged 6 for 43 within the second innings to provide Rest of India a 175-run win.

Sudharsan completed as the highest run-getter of the match with 115 runs – he made 72 within the first innings – whereas Bhut topped the wicket-takers checklist.

Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com

Rating
( No ratings yet )
Loading...