Vijay Hazare Trophy: Patidar guides Madhya Pradesh to win over Bengal however facet falls in need of knockout stage

Captain Rajat Patidar dished out a lesson within the artwork of chasing with an unbeaten 132 (137b, 8×4, 1×6) to assist Madhya Pradesh file a six-wicket win in opposition to Bengal within the Group E remaining spherical match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Nevertheless, Bengal with 18 factors and group-topper Baroda (20) certified for the knockout part.

Chasing 270, MP was off to a dismal begin with India pacer Mohammed Shami forcing opener Harsh Gawali to snick an away-swinger to wicketkeeper Abishek Porel of the primary ball of the innings.

Within the subsequent over, left-arm pacer Kanishk Seth induced one other edge from Himanshu Mantri to depart the workforce in a spot of trouble in 1.4 overs.

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However that pleasure proved short-lived as Shubham Sharma (99, 104b, 10×4, 1×6) and Patidar placed on a match-winning stand of 185 for the third wicket which pushed Bengal onto the backfoot.

Shubham hit two boundaries and ran two runs off pacer Sayan Ghosh to maneuver to 99. Nevertheless, having to endure cramps, he quickly holed out straight to the fielder at cowl in the identical over, lacking a totally deserving century.

With MP out of the race for a knock-out berth, Patidar opted to not have a good time his hundred however stayed until the tip to information MP to an emphatic win.

Earlier, Bengal captain and opener Sudip Kumar Gharami missed out on his second consecutive century (99, 125b, 6×4, 3×6) when he dragged one onto the stumps off pacer Avesh Khan whereas enjoying a hesitant reduce.

However his 92-run stand with Sudip Chatterjee (47, 57b, 4×4) which was reduce quick by the latter’s run-out, and a breezy knock by Mohammed Shami (42 n.o., 34b, 5×4, 1×6) helped Bengal submit what seemed a difficult rating however was not the case.