In-form Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ankit Bawne scored brilliant centuries to help Maharashtra enter the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 12-run win over Assam, here on Wednesday.
Maharashtra will face Saurashtra in the final on Friday.
Sent in to bat, skipper Gaikwad continued his sensational run of form with 168 off 126 balls while Bawne scored 110 off 89 balls as the duo shared a 207-run stand to take Maharashtra to 350 for seven Gave.
Read this also | Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 Semi-Finals: Unadkat, Mankad Shine As Saurashtra Reach Final
Chasing a stiff target, Rishav Das (53), Shivshankar Roy (78) and Swaroopam Purkayastha (95) kept Assam in the hunt before the scoreboard came under pressure. In the end, Assam scored 338 runs for eight wickets.
After reaching 103 for four in the 16th over, Sivasankar and Swaroopam put on 133 runs to put Assam on course for victory.
But after Shivshankar was sent packing in the 36th over, Assam lost a few wickets in quick succession.
Rajvardhan Hangergekar was the most successful bowler for Maharashtra with figures of 10-0-65-4, while Manoj Ingle (2/51), Satyajit Bachhav (1/57) and Shamshujama Kazi (1/61) also achieved significant success. Of. of.
Earlier, Gaikwad, who broke the List A world record by hitting seven sixes in an over of 43 runs during his unbeaten 220 against Uttar Pradesh two days ago, continued his streak of hitting 18 fours and 18 sixes on the Assam bowlers. Six Max. This was his third century in four matches.
Bawne also completed his second century in the tournament with the help of 10 fours and two sixes.
fifa world cup 2022 points table , fifa world cup 2022 schedule , fifa world cup 2022 result , fifa world cup 2022 golden boot
SS Bachhav contributed a 52-ball 41 before becoming the victim of Mukhtar Hossain (3/42), who was the pick of the Assam bowlers.
After Gaikwad was dismissed in the 45th over, Shamshuzama Kazi hit a four and a six as Maharashtra lost three wickets in quick succession and ended the innings on a high.
Abbreviated Score: Maharashtra: 350 for 7 in 50 overs (R Gaikwad 168, A Bawne 110; Mukhtar Hossain 3/42) Assam: 332 for 8 in 50 overs (S Purkayastha 95, S Roy 78; R Hangargekar 4/65).
get the latest cricket news, Schedule And cricket live score Here