Vidarbha U-23 boys go down to Hyderabad

 

 

 

Vidarbha went down to Hyderabad by four wickets in the U-23 Men’s State ‘A’ Trophy Elite Group D match in Jaipur on Friday. Vidarbha finished their campaign with 12 points from six matches. Asked to bat first, Vidarbha were bowled out for 229 in 45.4 overs. Rohit Binkar (46), Mohd Faiz (40) and Jagjot Sasan (44) all got good starts but failed to carry on.

 

A quickfire 33 by Pratham Maheshwari off 26 balls with three sixes and a boundary, ensured that Vidarbha had a fighting total on the board. Vidarbha bowlers, led by Sanskar Chavate (4-47), kept Hyderabad in check but couldn’t prevent them from getting over the line. Hyderabad chased the target in 26 overs. Aman Rao scored a half century (58) while Dheeraj Goud added 49. Brief scores:

 

Vidarbha: 229 in 45.4overs (Rohit Binkar 46, Mohd Faiz 40, Jagjot Sasan 44, Pratham Maheshwari 33). Hyderabad 230-6 in 46 overs. (Aman Rao 58, Dheeraj Goud 49; Sanskar Chavate 4-47, Kaustubh Salve 2-43). Result: Hyderabad won by four wickets.