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Vijay Hazare trophy: Andhra outplay Delhi by six wickets in quarters
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A disciplined all-round effort helped Andhra outplay Delhi by six wickets in the fourth quarter-final match of the Vijay Hazare trophy at the Palam A Stadium here on Thursday.
Put in to bat, the Andhra bowlers, especially Duvvarapu Siva Kumar (4/29) overpowered the Delhi batsmen and did not allowed them any latitude at the crease.
Apart from wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant (38) and middle-order batsman Dhruv Shorey (21), no other batsman rose to the occasion and Delhi got bundled out for 111 in 32.1 overs.
For Andhra, Bhargav Bhatt (3/28) also contributed handsomely with the ball.
In reply, Andhra started off on a dull note losing two wickets in four overs but opener Ashwin Hebbar (38) along with middle-order batsmen Ricky Bhui (36) and Bodapati Sumanth (25) played sensibly and made sure their team overhauled the target to advance.
In the third quarter-final match, Saurashtra defeated Baroda by three wickets.
Put in to bat, Baroda made 247/8 in their allotted 50 overs with Krunal Pandya (61) playing a crucial role. In reply, Saurashtra, chased down the target in the 49th over.
Avi Barot scored 81 runs while middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara made 40 runs and Aarpit Vasavada scored 45 runs.
For Baroda, Atit Sheth was the lone successful bowler, scalping three wickets for 38 runs.
With this result, Maharashtra will face Karnataka on Saturday and Andhra will take on Saurashtra on Sunday in the semi-finals.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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