Match Details

KAR vs SAUR 1st Semi Final, VHT 2022

SAUR

172-536.2

Saurashtra won by 5 wickets 🏆

KAR

49.1171-10

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

Jaydev Unadkat

Saurashtra

4/26

SAUR - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
10 Over	38	36
15 Over	57	55
20 Over	76	80
25 Over	100	112

KAR - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
10 Over	46	24
20 Over	61	48
25 Over	68	68
30 Over	90	83
35 Over	108	116
40 Over	143	127
50 Over	181	171

Commentary

That brings us to the end of the coverage of this fantastic encounter between Saurashtra and Karnataka. It was Saurashtra's day today as they sneaked away with a victory and enter into the finals of VHT 2022.

Do join us for all the upcoming games from all around the globe. For now, it's me Probuddha signing off along with my co-commentator Hitesh Peddurwar and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. Until then stay safe and have a wonderful day...

Jay Gohil: "Really it's a good feeling, I just played normally Samarth said just play and enjoy the game and I did the same. Let's hope that I do well in the finals and we lift the trophy."

Jaydev Unadkat hands over his player of the match award to Jay Gohil!!!

Jaydev Unadkat(Player of the Match): "It is a great feeling to enter into the finals. When we entered the knockouts, we felt pretty well. Everyone played very well today, they contributed with bat and bowl. I want to give the player of the match to Jay, coming into bat when we were two down without a run, he took our team over the line. He played very well."

3:49 PM IST | So, that ends a successful chase for Saurashtra here and it was stylish finish for them. Jaydev Unadkat and his team take revenge of 2017-18 final and get a shot to lift the trophy for the second time. They will be waiting for the winners from the other semifinal between Maharasthra and Assam.

Earlier, Jaydev Unadkat won the toss and decided to bowl first. The bowlers started the match on a great note as they picked up 2 early wickets and were also very economical.

Ravikumar Samarth kept it together for Karnataka at one end while wickets kept tumbling from the other. The Karnataka batters never got going as Saurashtra bowlers maintained an ideal line and length for the pitch.

Some lower-down-the-order contributions by Bhandage (22 off 27 ) and Ronit More (16 off 29) alongside the lone warrior, Ravikumar Samarth helped Karnataka manage a total of 172 runs. But they were bundled out on the first ball of the final over. Samarth was the 8th wicket to fall for Karnataka after he scored a resilient and gutsy 88 off 135 balls.

Jaydev Unadkat led the bowling efforts of his team from the front picking up 4 wickets for 26 runs in his 10 overs.

Saurashtra had a nightmarish start to their chase of the moderate target of 173 runs. Harvik Desai and Sheldon Jackson were sent back to the hut by the third over of the innings for silver ducks.

At this stage, Samarth Vyas and Jay Gohil came together with the score reading 0 for 2. From there they progressed slowly and steadily and ensured there were no further immediate slips. They stabilized the innings and got Saurashtra out of trouble. They stitched a 75 runs partnership before, Krishnappa Gowtham bowled Samarth Vyas (33 off 55) off a great delivery.

But Gohil looked very determined and continued batting steadily. Prerak Mankad played a great supporting role along with him and the duo gradually took Saurashtra toward the final.

The fourth wicket in the form of Mankad (35 off 32) fell when Saurashtra needed 44 runs off 137 balls. The wicket came a bit too late for Karnataka, they also dismissed Gohil (61 off 82) but that could not prevent their defeat. Saurashtra won the match by five wickets with 82 balls left in their innings.

36.2 K Gowtham to A Vasavada

4 FOUR!!!! Vasavada takes his team over the line in style!!!! Saurashtra enters into the finals!!! Fuller length delivery on the middle stump line, Vasavada comes down the track and lofts it over the mid-on fielder, one bounce and the ball runs away towards the fence for four runs.

36.1 K Gowtham to A Vasavada

0 Around the wicket, tossed up on the off-stump line, Vasavada drives it towards short covers.

OVER 36

Saurashtra

168/5

Chirag Jani

13(16)

Arpit Vasavada

21(27)

Shreyas Gopal

1-46(10.0)

35.6 S Gopal to C Jani

4 FOUR!!!! Fuller length delivery outside the off-stump line, turning away from the batter, Jani open the face of the bat at the last moment and guides it towards the left of the first slip, the ball runs down towards the fence for four runs.

35.5 S Gopal to C Jani

0 Over the wicket, tossed up on the off-stump line, Jani defends it back to the bowler.

35.4 S Gopal to A Vasavada

1 Around the wicket, Fuller length delivery turning into the batter on the leg stump line, Vasavada sweeps it fine towards deep fine leg region.

35.3 S Gopal to C Jani

1 Short and wide outside the off-stump line, Jani punches it towards deep point region.

35.2 S Gopal to C Jani

4 FOUR!!!! Over the wicket, Short delivery on the middle stump line, Jani rocks back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fielder the ball runs away towards the fence for four runs.

35.1 S Gopal to A Vasavada

1 Around the wicket,Good length delivery turning into the batter, Vasavada goes deep in his crease and pushes it towards deep covers.

Over to Hitesh till the end of the innings.

OVER 35

Saurashtra

157/5

Chirag Jani

4(12)

Arpit Vasavada

19(25)

Krishnappa Gowtham

2-46(9.0)

34.6 K Gowtham to C Jani

0 Full on the off stump, defended off the front foot back to the bowler.