Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Semifinal: The battle of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 has reached its final stage. Now the teams of Haryana, Karnataka, Vidarbha and Maharashtra have made it to the semi-finals. Vidarbha team has booked the ticket for the semi-finals by defeating Rajasthan by 9 wickets. Whereas Haryana has entered the semi-finals by defeating Gujarat team by 2 wickets.
The first semi-final match will be held between Haryana and Karnataka on January 15. The second semi-final will be held the next day i.e. on 16th January between Vidarbha and Maharashtra. Both the semi-final matches will be held on the grounds of Vadodara. Whichever team among the four will win the semi-final match. She will enter the finals. The final match of Vijay Hazare Trophy will be held on January 18 at Vadodara ground itself.
Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final schedule:
- Haryana vs Karnataka-15 January
- Vidarbha vs Maharashtra – 16 January
- Final match- 18 January
Captains of the teams that reached the semi-finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy:
| Team | captain |
| Haryana | Ankit Kumar |
| Vidarbha | Karun Nair |
| Maharashtra | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Karnataka | Mayank Agarwal |
Haryana barely made it to the semi-finals
Haryana had to struggle a lot to achieve the target of 197 runs to win against Gujarat. Hemang Patel made the maximum contribution of 54 runs for Gujarat. He hit two fours and five sixes in his 62-ball innings. While chasing the target, Himanshu Rana put the team in a strong position by playing an inning of 66 runs in 89 balls. The team was in trouble, losing four wickets for 20 runs between the 35th and 43rd overs, but Kamboj (seven not out) gave the team victory by hitting a six in the 44th over. Haryana faced trouble in winning the match due to the brilliant bowling of Ravi Bishnoi (four wickets for 46 runs).
Gujarat captain Akshar Patel was a flop
Before this, Anuj Thukral (three wickets for 39 runs), Nishant Sindhu (three wickets for 40 runs) and Anshul Kamboj (two wickets for 36 runs) kept the Gujarat batsmen tight by taking wickets at regular intervals. No batsman could perform well for Gujarat and only Hemang Patel could score a half-century. Axar Patel, who has confirmed his place in the Indian team for the upcoming T20 series against England, however, could not make much contribution for Gujarat in this match. The Gujarat captain scored only three runs and failed to achieve even a single success after spending 41 runs in his 10 overs.
(Input: PTI)
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