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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 Quarterfinal Saurashtra vs Vidarbha Live Score Updates

Saurashtra pip Vidarbha by seven wickets to register a spot in the seminfinals of Vijay Hazare Trophy. They will now play against Tamil Nadu on Friday. 

Saurashtra 91/3 in 20 overs Feeling comfortable after spending a considerable amount of time in the middle, Mankad and Vasavada are picking the lose deliveries to score runs from as the game tilts heavily in favour of the Gujarat side now.

Saurashtra 56/3 in 14 overs After Aditya Thakare (two wickets) and Lalit Yadav sent the top three batters of Saurashtra for cheap inside the first 10 overs, middle-order batters Prerak Mankad and Arpit Vasavada have started a steady partnership. In the four overs the duo batted so far, they have contributed 23 runs. The partnership is fast becoming the decisive factor in the match.

Saurashtra 13/2 in 5 overs Not the kind of start Saurashtra were expecting. They have lost both their openers- Vishvaraj Jadeja and Harvik Desai for single digits. Aditya Thakare toppled both the wickets for Vidarbha. 

Vishvaraj Jadeja and Harvik Desai are at the crease. Vishvaraj Jadeja is on strike. Aditya Thakare will open the attack

INNINGS BREAK

> Vidarbha 150/10 in 40.3 All OUT! Vidarbha were put to bat first and this backfired them tight from the start. Barring Apoorv Wankhade's 72 and little contributions from other Kerala batters, they kept losing wickets are regular intervals. 
Saurashtra bowlers hogged the limelight with the ball who seemed to have a rat race of emerging as the most economical among themselves. Chirag Jani, Unadkat, DA Jadeja and Yuvraj Chudasama scalped two wickets each while Sakariya returned with the best economy of 1.50. 

> Vidarbha 96/8 after 30 overs Saurashtra bowlers have completely dominated over Vidarbha's line-up. The batting unit is quick wickets and are still to reach 100 runs on the board. This lopsided performance has ignited for Saurashtra to step into the semis. It would be an absolute surprise if Vidarbha can turn tables now. 

> Vidarbha 74/6 after 25 overs An unwanted perfromance with the willow from Vidarbha as they are losing wickets at regular intervals. 

> Vidarbha 65/4 after 20 overs Vidarbha dealt another blow as Akshay Wadkar felly prey to Prerak Mankad's bowling and further dented Vidarbha, who were looking to stabalize the side. With four batsman back in the pavilion, Saurashtra have put themselves in the commanding position.

> Vidarbha 41/3 after 15 overs Some respiteful overs for Vidarbha as they gathered 27 runs from the last five overs. Improtantly, Vidarbha batsmen- Faiz Fazal and Akshay Wadkar gained some quick runs and controlled the damage that had been inflicted by Saurashtra by taking three quick wickets.  

> Vidarbha 14/3 after 10 overs Vidarbha are reeling as Saurashtra's pace duo- Unadkat and Sakariya has claimed three wickets in the powerplay. While Faiz Fazal is still there, he is looking from support from the other end to stabalize his side and take the innings forward. Meanwhile, Saurashtra's skipper Unadkat has toppled two wickets to provide his team a fine start. 

> Vidarbha 6/1 after 5 overs Saurashtra's decision to bowl first after winning the toss seems to favor them as Unadkat defined Atharva Taide's way to the pavilion just in the third over. Clearly, Vidarbha batsmen are careful of the the tight bowling spell from Unadkat and Sakariya as the batting team aggregated just six runs from their first five overs. 

> Saurashtra have won the toss and have opted to field

Saurashtra have displayed a top form in the ongoing edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy as the side has won all the five matches that they have played in the tournament so far. Today at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Jaydev Unadkat's side takes on Vidarbha in the third quarter final of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Meanwhile, Vidarbha have tasted both success and failure in the tournament as they have won three games and lost two from the total of five matches played in the current edition of the domestic tournament.

Saurashtra (Playing XI): Vishvaraj Jadeja, Harvik Desai, Sheldon Jackson(w), Prerak Mankad, Arpit Vasavada, Samarth Vyas, Chirag Jani, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Yuvraj Chudasama, Jaydev Unadkat(c), Chetan Sakariya

Vidarbha (Playing XI): Faiz Fazal(c), Atharva Taide, Ganesh Satish, Yash Rathod, Akshay Wadkar(w), Apoorv Wankhade, Aditya Sarwate, Aditya Thakare, Lalit M Yadav, Yash Thakur, Akshay Wakhare

Squads:

Saurashtra Squad: Vishvaraj Jadeja, Harvik Desai, Sheldon Jackson(w), Prerak Mankad, Arpit Vasavada, Samarth Vyas, Chirag Jani, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Yuvraj Chudasama, Jaydev Unadkat(c), Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Makvana, Kushang Patel, Himalaya Barad, Snell Patel, Kishan Parmar, Pranav Nandha, Parth Chauhan, Parth Bhut, Devang Karamta

Vidarbha Squad: Faiz Fazal(c), Atharva Taide, Ganesh Satish, Yash Rathod, Akshay Wadkar(w), Apoorv Wankhade, Aditya Sarwate, Darshan Nalkande, Lalit M Yadav, Yash Thakur, Akshay Wakhare, Jitesh Sharma, Sanjay Raghunath, Akshay Karnewar, Siddhesh Wath, Aditya Thakare, Siddhesh Neral, Ganesh Bhosle, Harsh Dubey, Shubham Dubey