After the brilliant batting of veteran Kedar Jadhav, India B with the amazing spin of Shahbaz Nadeem in the Deodhar Trophy final on Monday, India B He won the title after beating 51 runs. On Jadhav’s 94-ball 86, India B, batting first, stopped India C for 232 for nine after scoring 283 for seven in the allotted 50 overs. At his home ground, Nadeem took four wickets for 32 runs in 10 overs. Fast bowler Ishan Porel for India C took five wickets for 43 runs in 10 overs, but his performance could not work for the team.
The BCCI also tweeted and congratulated India B on becoming the winner of the Deodhar Trophy. Please tell that in the match between the two teams two days ago, India C defeated India by a big margin. The teams that played first in all the matches of the Deodhar Trophy in Ranchi, home of former MS Dhoni, Team India, won. There was no team chasing the target here. The heroes of India B becoming champions were Dhoni’s companions Kedar Jadhav (Chennai Super Kings) and Shahbaz Nadeem (Jharkhand).
India B got off to bat after winning the toss. Opener Rituraj Gaekwad returned to the pavilion without opening an account in the first over of Porel. Porel then had captain Parthiv Patel caught by wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik (14) in the ninth over of the innings. Young Yashasvi Jaiswal (54) and Baba Aparajit (13) batted after the team fell for two wickets for 28 runs. The 45-run partnership for the third wicket was broken by Jalaj Saxena (one wicket for 42 runs), dismissing Aparajith. Shortly after this, Akshar Patel (one wicket for 33 runs) walked Jaiswal. Jaiswal hit five fours and a six in his 79-ball innings.
Jadhav missed out on a century, then Gautam’s explosive innings
Kedar Jadhav held one end and at the other end he got good support to Nitish Rana (20) and Vijay Shankar (45). Shankar hit four fours and two sixes in his 33-ball innings. Jadhav also hit four fours and as many sixes in the 94-ball innings. He became the victim of Ishan Porel by scoring 86 runs in the last over. Krishnappa Gautam, batting in the last over, scored an unbeaten 35 off 10 balls with the help of three sixes and three fours.
The India C team, chasing the target, also kept losing wickets at frequent intervals. Priyam Garg scored the highest 74 off 77 balls but Mayank Agarwal (28) failed to convert a good start into a big innings. Captain Shubman Gill (1), Virat Singh (6), Suryakumar Yadav (3) and Dinesh Karthik (3) also failed to do anything amazing with the bat. Half of the team returned to the pavilion for 77 runs.
Even Garg-Patel could not save
Young batsmen Priyam Garg and Patel (38) tried to bring the innings back on track after playing it wisely. The 63-run partnership for the sixth wicket was broken by pacer Mohammad Siraj (2 for 43). After this, the team came under the pressure of increasing necessary rung. Saxena (37 not out) and Mayank Markandey (27) thought it better to bat the entire 50 overs in the last over.