A slower ball, full and wide outside off, and Shreyas Iyer couldn’t quite middle it. However, due to enough power, the ball went over long on for a six during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024-25 final in Bengaluru. A ball later, Tripuresh bowled another slower ball on length, this time keeping it wide. … Read more
For a rookie fast-bowler, Abhilash Shetty has done rather well. In his maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign for Karnataka, the left-armer finished with 17 wickets, fifth best in the tournament. This included a nerveless performance against Baroda in the quarterfinals, where he successfully bowled the last over with 13 runs needed. And on Thursday, in … Read more
Abhijeet Tomar’s well-paced century (111, 125b, 12×4, 4×6) and a disciplined all-round bowling effort powered Rajasthan to a 19-run win over Tamil Nadu in the pre-quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here at the Kotambi Stadium on Thursday. Asked to bat first, Rajasthan was bowled out for 267 despite Tomar’s heroics and skipper Mahipal Lomoror’s … Read more