{"id":126330,"date":"2022-12-03T13:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T07:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=126330"},"modified":"2022-12-03T13:11:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T07:41:14","slug":"vijay-hazare-trophy-final-saurashtra-beat-maharashtra-by-5-wickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/vijay-hazare-trophy-final-saurashtra-beat-maharashtra-by-5-wickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Vijay Hazare Trophy Final: Saurashtra beat Maharashtra by 5 wickets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vijay Hazare Trophy Final<\/strong>: The Vijay Hazare Trophy was won by Saurashtra over Maharashtra in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. <\/strong>They restricted Maharashtra at 248\/9 in 50 overs as captain\u00a0Ruturaj Gaikwad<\/strong>\u00a0hit a century, scoring 108 off 131 balls after a slow start. Chirag Jani of Saurashtra claimed a hat-trick in the match. Sheldon Jackson is the man of the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chasing the target of 249, Saurashtra started off cautiously before the openers sitiched a 125-run partnership. Batter Shledon Jackson held one end as wickets tumbled around him. He hit a match-winning 133 off 136 balls to enable Saurashtra reach the goal with five wickets to spare in 46.3 overs. Saurashtra’s second title victory in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably:<\/strong> The win enhanced Jaydev Unadkat\u2019s credentials as captain, he had led Saurashtra to their first Ranji Trophy title in 2019-2020. He also finished at the top of the wicket-taking charts in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with 19 strikes to his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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