Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Uttar Pradesh vs Saurashtra – Rinku Singh’s valiant effort of 63 runs went in vain as Uttar Pradesh lost to Saurashtra by just two runs. While chasing the target of 148, Uttar Pradesh were restricted to 145 runs by Saurashtra bowlers. Saurashtra registered their first victory in SMAT 2021 after losing the opening match to Hyderabad on Thursday, while Uttar Pradesh won the first match against Chandigarh.
Saurashtra decided to bat first after winning the toss and had a brilliant start to their innings. Vishvarajsinh Jadeja and Himalaya Barad shared a partnership stand of 53 runs for the first wicket. In the first 10 overs, Saurashtra added 71 runs and then they scored 76 runs in the final 10 overs, totalling 147 runs and lost seven wickets in the process. Uttar Pradesh’s Shivam Sharma was brilliant with the ball as he conceded only 20 runs in 4 overs and picked two wickets.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Rinku Singh’s effort in vain as Uttar Pradesh lose to Saurashtra by two runs
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 Live: Uttar Pradesh vs Saurashtra – Chasing the target of 148, Uttar Pradesh lost the early wicket of Abhishek Sharma on a golden duck. However, they didn’t have great start to the innings and couldn’t capitalize on the batting line-up until Rinku Singh stepped in. Rinku Singh put up a scintillating effort of 63 runs off 41 balls and had almost achieved the target single-handedly as Uttar Pradesh fell just short of 3 runs to win the game.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Rinku Singh’s effort in vain as Uttar Pradesh lost to Saurashtra by two runs
Uttar Pradesh and Saurashtra Playing XI:
Uttar Pradesh: Abhishek Goswami, Madhav Kaushik, Karan Sharma (c), Rinku Singh, Priyam Garg, Akshdeep Nath (wk), Shivam Sharma, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Shivam Mavi
Saurashtra: Vishvaraj Jadeja, Samarth Vyas, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Prerak Mankad, Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Jaydev Unadkat (c), Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Himalaya Barad, Parth Bhut, Chetan Sakariya
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Rinku Singh’s effort in vain as Uttar Pradesh lose to Saurashtra by two runs
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himalaya B | ct Abhishek Goswami b Shivam Mavi | 23 | 22 | 104.55 | 5 | 0 | |
| Vishvarajsinh Jadeja | st Aksh Deep Nath b Shivam Sharma | 26 | 20 | 130.00 | 2 | 1 | |
| Sheldon Jackson W | ct Abhishek Goswami b Shivam Sharma | 10 | 6 | 166.67 | 2 | 0 | |
| Prerak Mankad | Not Out | 34 | 30 | 113.33 | 3 | 0 | |
| A V Vasavada | ct Aksh Deep Nath b Saurabh Kumar | 2 | 4 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Samarth Vyas | ct Priyam Garg b Mohsin Khan | 29 | 28 | 103.57 | 2 | 2 | |
| J Unadkat C | b Shivam Mavi | 5 | 4 | 125.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chirag Jani | ct Shivam Mavi b Mohsin Khan | 3 | 3 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| D A Jadeja | Not Out | 7 | 3 | 233.33 | 0 | 1 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 1, b 2, lb 5, pen 0) | 8 | |||||
| TOTAL | (7 wickets; 20 overs) | 147 | |||||
DID NOT BAT: Parth Bhut , Chetan Sakariya
| BOWLER | O | DOTS | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankit Rajpoot | 4 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | |
| Mohsin Khan | 4 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | |
| Shivam Mavi | 4 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | |
| Saurabh Kumar | 4 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | |
| Shivam Sharma | 4 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | |
FALL OF WICKETS
- 1-53 (Vishvarajsinh Jadeja, 6.4 ov) ,
- 2-61 (Himalaya B, 7.2 ov) ,
- 3-65 (Sheldon Jackson, 8.4 ov) ,
- 4-71 (A V Vasavada, 9.6 ov) ,
- 5-118 (Samarth Vyas, 16.6 ov) ,
- 6-128 (J Unadkat, 17.6 ov) ,
- 7-135 (Chirag Jani, 18.6 ov)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Rinku Singh’s effort in vain as Uttar Pradesh lost to Saurashtra by two runs
| BATSMEN | RUNS | BALLS | SR | 4S | 6S | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Goswami | lbw J Unadkat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Madhav Kaushik | lbw D A Jadeja | 13 | 11 | 118.18 | 3 | 0 | |
| Karan Sharma C | b Parth Bhut | 15 | 13 | 115.38 | 2 | 0 | |
| Priyam Garg | st Sheldon Jackson b D A Jadeja | 10 | 13 | 76.92 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rinku Singh | Not Out | 63 | 41 | 153.66 | 3 | 4 | |
| Aksh Deep Nath W | ct Parth Bhut b J Unadkat | 19 | 19 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Saurabh Kumar | Run Out D A Jadeja | 20 | 15 | 133.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| Shivam Mavi | ct J Unadkat b Chetan Sakariya | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mohsin Khan | Run Out Samarth Vyas | 3 | 4 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXTRAS | (nb 0, w 1, b 0, lb 0, pen 0) | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL | (8 wickets; 20 overs) | 145 | |||||
DID NOT BAT: Shivam Sharma ,Ankit Rajpoot
| BOWLER | O | DOTS | R | W | ECON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Unadkat C | 4 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | |
| Chetan Sakariya | 4 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | |
| D A Jadeja | 4 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 | |
| Parth Bhut | 4 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | |
| Chirag Jani | 4 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | |
FALL OF WICKETS:
- 1-0 (Abhishek Goswami, 0.1 ov) ,
- 2-26 (Madhav Kaushik, 3.3 ov) ,
- 3-37 (Karan Sharma, 5.3 ov) ,
- 4-45 (Priyam Garg, 6.6 ov) ,
- 5-83 (Aksh Deep Nath, 13.1 ov) ,
- 6-117 (Saurabh Kumar, 17.3 ov) ,
- 7-124 (Shivam Mavi, 18.1 ov) ,
- 8-145 (Mohsin Khan, 19.6 ov)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Rinku Singh’s effort in vain as Uttar Pradesh lost to Saurashtra by two runs
Uttar Pradesh and Saurashtra squads for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021.
Uttar Pradesh: Abhishek Goswami (C), Almas Shaukat, Bobby Yadav, Priyam Garg, Jasmer Dhankhar, Dhruv Jurel, Aryan Juyal, Madhav Kaushik, Munindra Maurya, Nalin Mishra, Mohsin Khan, Akshdeep Nath, Ankit Rajpoot, Sameer Choudhary, Sameer Rizvi, Saurabh Kumar, Karan Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Sharma, Rinku Singh, Yash Dayal
Saurashtra: Himalaya Barad (C), Parth Bhut, Parth Chauhan, Jay Chauhan, Divyaraj Chauhan, Harvik Desai, Sheldon Jackson, Vishvaraj Jadeja, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Chirag Jani, Vandit Jivrajani, Devang Karamta, Prerak Mankad, Kushang Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Arpit Vasavada, Samarth Vyas.
When will Uttar Pradesh and Saurashtra play next match?
Uttar Pradesh and Saurashtra will play their respective third match against Delhi and Uttarakhand. Uttar Pradesh will play Delhi at Ch Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium in Rohtak, Haryana at 11:00 am, While Saurashtra will Uttarakhand at Gurgaon Cricket Ground (SRNCC) in Sultanpur, Gurgaon at 1:00 pm.
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