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Vidarbha beat Maharashtra by 7 wickets with 13 balls to spare!
Vidarbha after winning the toss decided to bowl first and restricted Maharashtra to 157 for the loss of 8 wickets. Siddhes Wath and Atharva Taide opened the innings for Vidarbha. The start wasn't that ideal for Vidarbha as they lost Siddhesh Wath in the first over of the innings bowled by Mukesh Chowdhury. But it was the second wicket partnership when Wadkar joined Taide at no. 3 that changed the tone of the match and eventually the fate. The 96-run partnership was game-changing considering the target was 158. Both of them scored fifties at a healthy strike rate.
The highlights of this match won't showcase the importance of that partnership as it was majorly decorated with singles sneaked in the cover region, mid-wicket area and front of square and occasional doubles to pile up the agony for Maharashtra.
As far as the Maharashtra bowlers were concerned, they didn't have too many runs to play with and that at times hinders you from performing at your optimal level as anxiety kicks in after every boundary or a wide ball
Sunil Yadav and Ashay Palkar were expensive of the lot going away for a collective 75 runs in their 5.5 overs while Satyjeet Bachhav was the silver ling returning with match figures of 0-20 in 4 overs.
Vidarbha beat Maharashtra by 7 wickets with 7 balls to spare
So with this match, Vidarbha becomes the first team in reaching the quarter-finals of this year's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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Jitesh Sharma has provided the final flourish to take them over the line with power-hitting scoring 28 off 7 balls which included 2 fours and 3 huge sixes
That was some exuberant way to finish the innings with 13 balls to spare. With this convincing win, Vidarbha have qualified for the Quarter-finals of this edition of the coveted Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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17.5 Sunil Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! A HAT-TRICK OF SIXES TO SEAL THE CONTEST! Flights a wrong 'un into a full length outside off, Jitesh stands his ground for an almighty swing over long on. The ball travels high but even longer as it travels into the second tier! That is some way to wrap up a contest alright - Vidarbha win by 7 wickets to qualify for the quarterfinals!
WAIT, STAND AND DELIVER!
17.4 Sunil Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, SIX MORE! JITESH IS IN A HURRY HERE! Quick delivery on a full length around off, Jitesh stands his ground and shanks it straight over long on to send the ball soaring over the fielder's head for a maximum!
17.3 Sunil Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! POWERED AWAY! Steps down the track and lofts this quick one over long off as the ball goes towering way back into the stands.
17.2 Sunil Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! OFF THE EDGE! Drops it short and wide outside off, Jitesh hangs back and throws his arms at it with the ball flying off the edge through the third man region as it races to the fence.
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Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
