In the first pre-quarterfinal match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Bengal defeated Chandigarh by 3 runs. Mohammad Shami scored 32 runs and also took a wicket. In the second pre-quarterfinal, Uttar Pradesh defeated Andhra Pradesh by 4 wickets. Rinku Singh played an unbeaten innings of 27 runs. Shami’s innings turned the match around.
Chandigarh won the toss and decided to field. The team had taken 8 wickets of Bengal for 114 runs. But after this, Shami, who came to bat, scored an unbeaten 32 runs in 17 balls, which ultimately proved to be a match-winning innings for the team. Jagjit Singh from Chandigarh took 4 wickets. Batting first at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Bengal scored 159 runs for 9 wickets. In reply, Chandigarh could score only 156 runs in 20 overs. Raj Bawa scored the highest 32 runs. For Bengal, Shami bowled 13 dot balls in 4 overs and took 1 wicket for 25 runs. Sayan Ghosh took 4 wickets. 11 runs were needed in the last over
Chandigarh needed 11 runs in the 20th over to win. Here captain Gharami gave the ball to Sayan Ghosh. He dismissed Nikhil Sharma with a yorker ball. Jagjit Singh got run out. Ghosh gave only 7 runs in the over and gave Bengal a 3-run win. Shami proved his fitness
Mohammed Shami performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. He scored 32 runs at a strike rate of 188.23. Shami also hit 3 fours and 2 sixes in the innings. Bowling at a speed of 139kmph, he took 1 wicket for 25 runs in 4 overs. He dismissed opener Arsalan Khan on a score of zero. 34-year-old Shami played 8 matches in 16 days of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and completed his quota of 4 overs in almost all the matches. Which shows that he is fully fit. He has taken 9 wickets in Syed Mushtaq Ali so far. Many bowling experts believed that Shami looked overweight in his first Ranji Trophy match of this season against Madhya Pradesh. He did bowl 42 overs in the match, combining both innings. But he was facing problems with his follow through. Shami looked completely in his rhythm against Chandigarh. He gave only 11 runs in his first 3 overs spell. After this, Jagjit hit a four and a six to Shami in the fourth over. Shami bowled a total of 64 overs in Syed Mushtaq Ali and Ranji Trophy combined. In which he took 16 wickets. Shami bowled 42.3 overs in Ranji against Madhya Pradesh and took 7 wickets. At the same time, he took 9 wickets by bowling 31.3 overs in the eight matches of Mushtaq Ali. Indian selectors have asked for Shami’s fitness report
Indian selectors have asked for Mohammad Shami’s fitness report from National Cricket Academy (NCA) physio Nitin Patel. Shami is currently playing for Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Patel is with the team during Bengal’s match to keep an eye on his fitness. BCCI sources told Dainik Bhaskar that the selection committee has asked for Mohammad Shami’s fitness report. Based on the report, a decision will be taken on whether to send Shami on the Australia tour or not. Read full news… Andhra Pradesh gave a target of 157
In the second pre-quarterfinal, Uttar Pradesh defeated Andhra Pradesh by 4 wickets. Batting first in Bengaluru, Andhra scored 156 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. V Prasad scored 34 runs, while KV Sasikaanth scored 23 runs in 8 balls. Except KS Bharat, all the batsmen of the team scored 10 plus runs. Vipraaj Nigam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar from UP took 2-2 wickets each. Mohsin Khan and Shivam Mavi got 1-1 wickets. UP’s strong start
Chasing the target of 157 runs, UP had a great start, the team scored 62 runs in the powerplay without losing any wicket. Karan Sharma got out after scoring 48 runs in the 8th over, the team fell apart as soon as he left. The score changed from 70/0 to 109/6. Rinku Singh stayed, Vipraaj Nigam came to support him. Rinku scored 27 runs in 22 balls by hitting 3 fours and 1 six. At the same time, Vipraaj scored 27 runs in 8 balls by hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes. With the innings of both, UP won the match by 4 wickets with one over remaining.
