Fresh Fit Record – Haryana vs Tamil Nadu 1st semi last 2023/24

Haryana 293 for 7 (Himanshu 116*, Yuvraj 65, Sumit 48, Natarajan 3-79) beat Tamil Nadu 230 (Indrajit 64, Kamboj 4-30) through 63 runs

Opting to bat, Haryana began gradual prior to Yuvraj Singh and Himanshu picked up tempo with a second-wicket partnership of 132. The center order, alternatively, may just now not capitalise on Yuvraj’s 65 off 79 and Haryana slipped from 170 for two to 206 for six as maximum batters fell whilst making an attempt giant pictures. Himanshu, in the meantime, endured to drag and force to anchor the innings prior to the No. 8 Sumit joined Himanshu to boost Haryana once more. He began with a first-ball six and smoked 3 fours and two extra sixes for a game-changing partnership of 75 off 42 that ensured Haryana amassed 69 runs within the remaining 5, together with 43 runs off 3 overs from T Natarajan, and a 19-run over from Varun Chakravarthy.

Himanshu introduced up his century off 110 balls and scored just about half of of his runs in obstacles, with 11 fours and two sixes that earned him his moment century of the match.

Tamil Nadu have been dented of their chase even prior to it began as a result of their common No. 3 Baba Indrajit injured his face through
slipping in the toilet within the innings wreck, and needed to transfer right down to No. 5. Haryana bolstered their place additional within the recreation through pushing aside Baba Aparajith – stuck down the leg aspect – and Hari Nishaanth throughout the first 3 overs. Vijay Shankar dug in for just about 50 mins however he was once run-out whilst making an attempt an overly dangerous unmarried, and the well-set N Jagadeesan quickly lobbed a catch to brief tremendous leg off a sweep. Tamil Nadu have been 76 for 4 within the twenty first over and despite the fact that they nonetheless had Indrajith, captain Dinesh Karthik and Shahrukh Khan left, neither may just take them with reference to the objective.

With the asking fee already over 7.50 an over, Karthik smashed 3 sixes over the midwicket boundary and Indrajith scored a brisk half-century with strokes everywhere in the floor. Karthik, alternatively, miscued a pull to be stuck at midwicket within the thirty first over, and Shahrukh holed out 3 overs later to all however seal’s Tamil Nadu’s removal. Anshul Kamboj quickly had Indrajith stuck at brief tremendous leg and struck two extra instances in consecutive overs to complete with 4 for 30.

Karthik lamented the loss through announcing that it was once a “very chasable general,” and credited his speedy bowlers however mentioned his batters didn’t truly click on once they wanted giant partnerships, a space he sought after his crew to make stronger in to attain giant totals.

Haryana captain Ashok Menaria lauded his crew for stepping up within the absence of Chahal, particularly as a result of he admitted that on the midway level, he concept 293 would now not be sufficient.