Madhya Pradesh, the defending champions, bounced back into contention on the third day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Andhra on Thursday.
Despite the injured visiting skipper Hanuma Vihari batting one-handed for the second time in succession.
Set a winning target of 245, MP finished day three at 58 for no loss after bundling out their opponents for 93 in their second innings. Avesh Khan’s four-wicket haul enabled MP to accomplish this feat.
After bundling out their opponents for 93 in their second innings thanks to Avesh Khan’s four-wicket haul. MP achieved their winning target of 244 and finished day three with a score of 58 for no loss.
Vihari, like in the first innings, when he batted left-handed. After returning from a wrist injury, scored 15 coming in at No. 11.
He hit three fours, including an insane reverse sweep. But the team collapsed to 93 all-out in 32.3 overs, and he was unable to do much.
Perform it for the team. Do it for everybody. Don’t give up! I appreciate everyone’s wishes. Thanks so much!” On the second day, Vihari tweeted.
MP was bowled out for 228 earlier, returning to their overnight score of 144 for 4. With left-arm medium-pacer Prithvi Raj Yarra taking five wickets.
Harsh Gawli (1 scalp), Saransh Jain (8 scalps), Avesh Khan (15 scalps), and Kumar Kartikeya (24 scalps, 4 fours) were also taken by Prithvi Raj, putting him at 5 for 26 overall.
Before Kartikeya and Avesh put together a 48-run stand for the ninth wicket. The home team appeared to be on the verge of being run out for less than 200 before the score reached 228.
With a significant lead of 151, it was anticipated that Andhra would bat well in the second innings to eliminate MP from contention. However, the visiting team’s batting unit was destroyed by the MP bowlers in just 32.3 overs.
By removing opener C R Gnaneshwar (1) in the second over. Avesh set the tone by having him caught by Yash Dubey. He bowled with a lot of fire and heart.
Abhishek Reddy (1), another opening batter, was trapped LBW in the fourth over. After that, Nitish Kumar Reddy (14) and Ashwin Hebbar (35, 65 balls, 4x4s, 1×6) put on a 37-run partnership for the third wicket.
Things started to go downhill for Andhra after Nitish was bowled out by Gaurav Yadav (3/10) and Ricky Bhui (1). The centurion in the first innings was bowled out by Kumar Kartikeya (2/41).
The Andhra innings reached 93 when the MP bowlers kept taking wickets at regular intervals.
The home team was 58 for no loss in 16 overs with a target of 245 and needed 187 more to advance to the semifinals.
Yash Dubey (24 batting) and Himanshu Mantri (31 batting) got off to a strong start as MP attempted to cap a successful Avesh & Co. comeback.
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