File photo – Ambati Rayudu shepherded Vidarbha after an early wicket © AFP
A strong showing from Vidarbha‘s top order, who led the side to 172 for 6, set the base for the side’s 23-run win over Railways in Jaipur. Having lost Faiz Fazal for 1 in the second over, after being put in to bat, Jitesh Sharma (41 off 40 balls), Ambati Rayudu and Akshay Karnewar put together substantial partnerships for the second and third wickets. Rayudu struck 45 off 29 balls, with four fours and three sixes, in a 67-run stand for the second wicket while Karnewar scored a 24-ball 42, hitting five fours and a six. Vidarbha garnered 56 off the last five overs, helped along by Apoorv Wankhade, who was unbeaten on 34 off 19 balls. Railways’ response of 149 for 7 was propped up largely by wicketkeeper Mahesh Rawat‘s 41-ball 55 and Anureet Singh’s 17-ball unbeaten 32. Karnewar and Ravi Jangid both picked up two wickets.
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