Published: Dec 18, 2015, 06:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 18, 2015, 06:12 PM (IST)
Alur (Karnataka): Gujarat produced an all-round display to beat Kerala by seven wickets in a low-scoring affair and progress to the knock-out round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-Day cricket tournament on Friday. The convincing win meant Gujarat joined Jharkhand in the knockouts from Group B after both the teams finished with 20 points each from six games. Opting to bowl, Gujarat bowled Kerala out for 102 with Axar Patel picking up three wickets for just 16 runs from his 10 overs and Rush Kalaria (2/12), Rohit Dahiya (2/16) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/15) taking two each. UPDATES: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2015-16
For Kerala, it was a second successive batting failure, having been shot out for 49 by Karnataka on Thursday. Sachin Baby (41) was their only batsman to cross the 15-run mark. Chasing the paltry target, Gujarat had a slight wobble when they lost both their openers in the space of two overs — with only one run coming between the two dismissals — to slip to 21 for 2. But Himayala Barad (24), Rujul Bhatt (35 not out) and Chirag Gandhi (20 not out) ensured Gujarat overwhelm the modest target comfortably, with 17.1 overs remaining. Fabid Ahmed (2/28) picked up two wickets for Kerala.
Brief Scores:
Kerala 102 in 43.2 overs (Sachin Baby 41; Axar Patel 3 for 16) lost to Gujarat 103 for 3 in 32.5 overs (Rujul Bhat 35*, Himalaya Barad 24; Fabid Ahmed 2 for 28) by 7 wickets.
