Published: Dec 16, 2015, 10:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 16, 2015, 10:38 PM (IST)
Rajkot: A splendid bowling performance by both the pacers and spinners along with Shubham Chaubey’s unbeaten 85 helped Uttar Pradesh (UP) defeat Saurashtra by five wickets in their Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2015-16 at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground in Rajkot on Wednesday. Electing to bowl, Uttar Pradesh restricted Saurashtra to 189 off 48.5 overs and then chased down the target in 44.4 overs. Praveen Kumar and India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar took advantage of the early moisture and removed in-form Sheldon Jackson (2) and Avi Barot (1). Bhuvaneshwar then sent Jaydev Shah (1) to the pavilion reducing Saurashtra to 7 for 3 inside the first five overs. FULL UPDATES: Saurashtra vs Uttar Pradesh, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2015-16, Group B match at Rajkot
Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada then added 75 runs for the fourth wicket. Pujara scored 41 while Vasavada made 39. Kamlesh Makawana too chipped in 35. Piyush Chawla grabbed three wickets for 53 runs, while chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav bagged two wickets.
UP got off to a miserable start with their opener Saurabh Kumar going back to the pavilion on a duck. However, Shubham Chaubey, made unbeaten 85 off 125 deliveries hitting six fours and two sixes and guided the team to victory.
Eklavya Dwivedi scored 39, while Suresh Raina, who was yesterday picked up by the Rajkot team for the Indian Premier League (IPL), fell cheaply for 18. For Saurashtra, Dharmendra Jadeja bagged two wickets for 38 runs.
Brief scores:
Saurashtra 189 in 48.5 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 41, Arpit Vasavada 39; Piyush Chawla 3 for 53) lost to Uttar Pradesh 191 for 5 in 44.4 overs (Shubham Chubey 85*, Akashdeep Nath 28*; Dharmendra Jadeja 2 for 38)
