Saurashtra won by 71 runs: beat Punjab in the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals; Four semi-final teams decided

Saurashtra team will face Karnataka in the semi-finals.

Saurashtra’s team has defeated Punjab by 71 runs in the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals. Parth Bhat, who contributed significantly in all the four innings, was the player of the match. With this win, the team has reached the semi-finals. Where he will face Karnataka. Apart from these, the teams of Madhya Pradesh and Bengal have also reached the semi-finals.

Punjab needed 200 runs
Punjab needed 200 runs on the fifth and last day. But, he had only 5 wickets left. Saurashtra took the remaining wickets of Punjab for 128 runs and won the match. They will now face Karnataka in the semi-finals.

Saurashtra team players.

Punjab was ahead in the first innings
On 31 January, Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat first. The team scored 303 runs in the first innings. Bowler Parth Bhat played an unbeaten inning of 111 runs. After him Snell Patel scored 70 runs. Mayank Markande of Punjab took 4 wickets and Baltej Singh took 3 wickets.

second shift Punjab took a lead of 128 runs by scoring 431 runs. Both openers Prabhsimran Singh and Naman Dhir scored centuries. Prabhsimran scored 126 and Naman scored 131 runs. Captain Mandeep Singh also scored 91 runs. Dharmendrasinh Jadeja took 5 wickets and Parth Bhat took 3 wickets from Saurashtra.

third innings In Saurashtra made 379. Prerak Mankad scored 88 and Parth Bhat scored 51 runs. Captain Arpit Vasavada and Chirag Jani played innings of 77-77 runs. Vinay Chaudhary of Punjab took 7 wickets.

Parth Bhat is the player of the match
In front of the target of 252 runs, Punjab could score only 180 runs in the last innings. Mandeep Singh scored the highest 45 and Pukhraj Mann scored 42 runs. None of the batters could score fifty. Parth Bhat took 5 wickets from Saurashtra, Dharmendra Singh Jadeja took 3 wickets and Yuvrajsinh Dodiya took 2 wickets. Parth Bhat was the player of the match for his outstanding performance in all the four innings.

Saurashtra’s Parth Bhat was the player of the match. He scored a century in the first innings and took 5 wickets in the fourth innings.

MP, Bengal and Karnataka won on the fourth day
In this season of Ranji Trophy, all the 4 semi-final teams have been decided. The result of one quarter-final came on Saturday, while the results of 3 matches came on Friday itself. Bengal beat Jharkhand by 9 wickets in Kolkata. Madhya Pradesh registered a 5-wicket win over Andhra Pradesh in Indore. And Karnataka beat Uttarakhand by an innings and 281 runs in Bengaluru.

The first semi-final between Madhya Pradesh and Bengal will be played in Indore from February 8 to 12. At the same time, the second semi-final match between Karnataka and Saurashtra will be held in Bengaluru. The final match will be played from 16 February.

Madhya Pradesh defeated Andhra Pradesh in the quarterfinals after trailing in the first innings.