Deepak Hooda’s sharp innings helps Rajasthan beat Tamil Nadu in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 encounter.
Rajasthan faced Tamil Nadu in the second pre-quarterfinal of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Vadodara on Thursday, January 9. Tamil Nadu captain Shai Kishor won the toss and decided to invite Rajasthan to bat first.
Abhijit Tomar gave Rajasthan a brilliant start but his opening partner Sachin Yadav fell cheaply for just four runs but their captain Mahipal Lomror played a brilliant innings against Tamil Nadu. After Rajasthan lost an early wicket, Abhijeet anchored the innings with a crucial partnership with Mahipala.
Abhijit Tomar’s century and Mahipal Lomror’s fifty lift Rajasthan to 267 in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. before the quarterfinals
The 29-year-old right-hander played calmly but aggressively, scoring 111 off 125 balls with 12 boundaries and a six. Tomar’s Centurij took 107 balls, showing his ability to balance aggression with caution and keep the score on the scoreboard.
On the other hand, Lomror’s quick-fire 60 off 49 balls provided excellent support to the Rajasthan opener as the pair added more than 100 runs for the third wicket. Their smart running and timely boundaries frustrated the Tamil Nadu bowlers and helped Rajasthan recover from the early setback.
However, wickets fell from other quarters, as Rajasthan wicketkeeper Kartik Sharma could only add a valuable 35 runs off 28 balls, while the rest of the line-up, barring Samarpit Joshi (15), was dismissed for a single-digit score against Tamil Nadu.
Narayan Jagdeesan’s efforts went in vain as Rajasthan beat Tamil Nadu by 19 runs
However, skipper Mahipal Lomror’s fifty and Abhijit Tomar’s century took Rajasthan to 267 runs on the board in the second pre-quarterfinal of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. in Vadodara. For Tamil Nadu, Varun Chakravarthy shone with the ball, taking five wickets against Rajasthan. Captain Sai Kishore and Sandeep Warrier also supported with two wickets each against Rajasthan.
Chasing a target of 268 runs, Tamil Nadu got off to a poor start but Narayan Jagdeesan’s opening knock of 65 runs off 52 balls and Baba Indrajith’s 35 runs off 55 balls followed by Vijay Shankar’s 49 off 69 balls helped the side recover against Rajasthan.
However, in the 35th over, a small mix-up between Mohamed Ali and Vijay Shakar shifted the entire momentum in Rajasthan’s favor in the quarter-finals of the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy. But Vijay also erred against Aniket Choudhary, as Deepak Hooda’s sharp throw from cover and the bowler’s instant reflex ended the non-striking innings at 34 runs.
Vijay Shankar’s selfishness and Deepak Hooda’s brilliant fielding
Vijay Shankar showed intent to steal a single but kept looking at the ball as Mohamed Ali was already marching. Meanwhile, Hooda stopped the ball as it was sliding in the field and threw it towards bowler Aniket Choudhary, who grabbed it perfectly and lit up the stumps before Ali crossed the line.
Later, Aniket removed Sanjay Yadav for just two runs in the 37th over and completely turned the game in Rajasthan’s favour. Sanjay had no idea about Aniketa’s delivery and the keeper easily grabbed the catch to end his stay.
Great playing on the field, great run out ✅
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Later, Sai Kishore (13) and Varun Chakravarthy (18) tried to get Tamil Nadu over the line but Rajasthan eventually won the thrilling encounter by 19 runs in Vadodara. Aman Singh Rajendra Singh Shekhawat finished with three wickets while Aniket Choudhary and Kukna Ajay Singh claimed two wickets each and Khaleel Ahmed one against Tamil Nadu.
