Skipper Rajat Patidar led from the entrance with a scintillating unbeaten fifty as Madhya Pradesh trashed former champions Delhi by seven wickets to storm into their first remaining in 13 years on the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday. Opting to area, Madhya Pradesh’s bowlers put up a medical efficiency, with allrounder Venkatesh Iyer (2/12) main the cost by taking two wickets to limit Delhi, the 2018 winners, to a modest 146/5. In reply, MP overhauled the goal in 15.4 overs with Patidar top-scoring with a 29-ball 66 not out, which included 4 fours and 6 sixes.
Patidar shared an unbroken 106-run stand off 57 balls with Harpreet Singh Bhatia (46 not out), dashing Delhi’s hopes of a fightback.
Harpreet, who struck 4 boundaries and two sixes, hit the successful runs with a six off Suyash Sharma, who conceded 45 runs in 3.4 overs. Opener Harsh Gawli (30) additionally made a helpful contribution.
Madhya Pradesh, runners-up in 2011, will now face Mumbai within the remaining on Sunday.
Earlier, requested to bat, Delhi began solidly however misplaced momentum on account of a flurry of fast wickets.
Yash Dhull (11) and Priyansh Arya (29) placed on 38 runs within the first 33 balls earlier than each have been dismissed by Tripuresh Singh (1/18) and Kumar Kartikeya (1/23) respectively, leaving Delhi at 54/2 within the ninth over.
Iyer struck twice in three balls to take away skipper Ayush Badoni (19) and Himmat Singh (15) as Delhi slipped to 79/5.
Anuj Rawat then hit three fours and a six in his unbeaten 24-ball 33, whereas Mayank Rawat contributed a 21-ball 24 to push Delhi nearer to the 150-mark.
It will have taken an impressed bowling efficiency to defend the whole, and veteran pacer Ishant Sharma nearly delivered when he dismissed opener Arpit Gaud (0) off the primary ball of the innings earlier than eradicating Subhranshu Senapati (7), leaving MP at 20/2 within the third over.
Nonetheless, Gawli’s counter-attacking 30 (4×4, 1×6) stored MP’s chase on observe. He was dismissed by Himanshu Chauhan (1/37) within the seventh over, nevertheless it did little to decelerate Patidar and Harpreet, who powered MP to a dominant victory.
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