Ahmedabad, Robust fifties from Aarya Desai and Jaymeet Patel together with a disciplined bowling efficiency led by spinner Siddharth Desai powered Gujarat to a dominant nine-wicket victory over Himachal Pradesh of their closing Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match right here on Saturday, securing their place within the quarterfinals.
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Desai claimed 4 wickets, whereas his spin colleague Vishal Jayswal took three and Jaymeet added two along with his left-arm medium tempo, as Gujarat dismissed HP for 175 in 62.5 overs after starting the third day at 63 for two.
Prashant Chopra was the one batter to supply resistance with a 151-ball 61, however not one of the others might stand up to the spin assault, leaving Gujarat to make 144 for a win.
After shedding opener Urvil Patel early, Aarya and Jaymeet fashioned an unbeaten 114-run stand, occurring a boundary spree to take Gujarat residence in 22.3 overs.
Aarya smashed 5 boundaries and 6 sixes in his 57-ball 59, whereas Jaymeet hit six fours in his 68-ball 51.
The 2 groups have been competing for the second quarterfinal spot within the group however the outcomes meant Gujarat ended the group stage with 31 factors, behind Vidarbha within the factors desk to qualify for the knockout stage, whereas HP completed third with 21 factors.
Andhra beat Rajasthan by six wickets
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In Vizianagaram, Tripurana Vijay and Ricky Bhui starred as Andhra defeated Rajasthan by six wickets on the third day of their Ranji Trophy match.
Resuming at 95 for 7, Rajasthan might add simply 19 runs to their second innings as Vijay ran by means of the tail, claiming 5 wickets and leaving Andhra a goal of 152.
Bhui then smashed 62 off 76 balls, laced with two sixes and 7 fours, whereas KS Bharat hit a 59-ball 43 and Kirdant Karan Shinde contributed with a 32-ball 35, serving to Andhra chase down the goal in 31 overs, ending at 157 for 4.
The win, their just one this season, gave Andhra a sixth-place end with 13 factors, whereas Rajasthan ended their marketing campaign in fourth with 16 factors.
Temporary Scores: In Ahmedabad: Himachal Pradesh 215 & 175 all out in 62.5 overs misplaced to Gujarat 247 & 145 for 1 in 22.3 overs by 9 wickets. In Vizianagaram: Rajasthan 258 & 114 all out in 39.4 overs misplaced to Andhra 220 and 157 for 4 in 31 overs by six wickets.