Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24: Spinners, Indrajith star as Tamil Nadu ends Madhya Pradesh’s marketing campaign with 17-run win

Rajat Patidar confirmed his class by negotiating high quality spin bowling on a sticky pitch on the Dadoji Konddev Stadium. But the Madhya Pradesh batter’s effort wasn’t sufficient to maintain his staff’s marketing campaign alive.

The spin duo of R. Sai Kishore (three for 25) and Varun Chakravarthy (three for 40) ensured B. Indrajith’s excellent 92 (115b, 4×4, 2×6) didn’t go waste as Tamil Nadu clinched a 17-run win in opposition to Madhya Pradesh in a vital Vijay Hazare Trophy league recreation. The win meant Tamil Nadu put a foot within the knockouts from Group E.

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Indrajith’s effort meant Tamil Nadu did properly on a difficult pitch to placed on a complete of 195 earlier than being bowled out within the final over. The spin duo’s effort, aided with two run-outs, resulted in Tamil Nadu bowling MP out for 178 within the forty eighth over to clinch its fourth win in 5 video games.

Sensing a dry floor, Tamil Nadu made two modifications to its mixture. While left-arm spinner M. Siddharth got here in for pacer Sandeep Warrier in a tactical transfer, in-form batter Pradosh Ranjan Paul obtained his first alternative of the event rather than an inconsistent M. Shahrukh Khan.

And Siddharth justified his call-up with a good opening spell. But it was Sai Kishore, the senior left-arm spinner, that handed TN the management by choosing two wickets in his third over, the ninth of the innings. When Varun accounted for opener Ajay Rohera and captain Shubham Sharma in his subsequent two overs, at 27 for 4 within the twelfth over, MP was staring down the barrel.

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Patidar – chosen for India’s ODI collection in South Africa – then discovered an ally in Venkatesh Iyer because the duo obtained MP again within the recreation. But the 77-run affiliation was over, because of a confusion whereas operating between the wickets that resulted in Venkatesh being run out.

With Patidar going sturdy, the sport was headed for a good end. B. Aparajith’s off-spin lastly did the trick within the forty seventh over, when Patidar was caught within the deep by Paul.

Indrajith emerged because the stand-out batter on the day, holding the TN innings collectively after taking guard within the seventh over. His partnership of 60 with Paul (31) for the third wicket was the very best of the innings and he utilized himself properly regardless of wickets falling often on the different finish.