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Gujarat Squad: Aarya Desai, Urvil Patel(w), Umang Kumar, Saurav Chauhan, Axar Patel(c), Hemang Patel, Vishal Jayswal, Chintan Gaja, Ravi Bishnoi, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Priyajitsing Jadeja, Jaymeet Patel, Abhishek Desai, Dhrushant Soni, Jayveer Parmar, Kshitij Patel, Siddharth Desai
Haryana Squad: Arsh Ranga, Himanshu Rana, Ankit Kumar(c), Parth Vats, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Dinesh Bana(w), Sumit Kumar, Anshul Kamboj, Amit Rana, Aman Kumar, Ashok Menaria, Harshal Patel, Jayant Yadav, Kapil Hooda, Yuvraj Yogender Singh, Mayank Shandilya, Vedant Bhardwaj, Dheeru Singh, Aditya Deepak Kumar
Haryana have won the toss and have opted to field against Rajasthan in Vadodara.
Playing XIs
Haryana: Arsh Ranga, Himanshu Rana, Ankit Kumar(c), Parth Vats, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Sumit Kumar, Dinesh Bana(w), Anshul Kamboj, Amit Rana, Anuj Thakral
Gujarat: Aarya Desai, Urvil Patel(w), Umang Kumar, Saurav Chauhan, Axar Patel(c), Hemang Patel, Vishal Jayswal, Chintan Gaja, Ravi Bishnoi, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Priyajitsing Jadeja
Urvil Patel and Aarya Desai have started off well for Gujarat against Haryana in the quarter-final 2 of the VHT 2024-25.
GUJ - 25/0 (3 Overs)
Gujarat are on a roll against Haryana in quarter-final 1. After 7 overs, they are 45/0.
GUJ - 45/0 (7 Overs)
Gujarat, after their brilliant start, have stuttered and lost three wickets including two in an over.
GUJ 56/3 (10) vs HAR
Axar Patel, who was recently appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian team for the England T20I series, is out at the crease for his side after their disastrous start.
GUJ 76/4 (14) vs HAR
Axar is taking his time at the crease; he is 3 off 15 balls. Gaja is also looking conservative.
GUJ 84/4 (18) vs HAR
Axar Patel makes his way back to the pavillion after Haryana dismissed the Gujarat skipper for 3 (17 balls). They are in deep, deep trouble.
GUJ 85/5 (20) vs HAR
Gujarat has struggled to get it going, and just has 101 runs on the board at the halfway stage.
GUJ 101/5 vs HAR
Gujarat have stumbled in quarter-final 1 match against Haryana as they lost their seventh wicket.
GUJ 121/7 vs HAR
Hemang Patel is fighting a lone battle for Gujarat against Haryana in quarter-final 1 despite 8 down.
Score after 40 overs,
GUJ 176-8
Gujarat are all out for 196 against Haryana in their quarter-final match after losing the toss. Axar Patel side will need a miracle if they are to make a match out of this.
Haryana have begun their run-chase of 197 against Gujarat in quarter-final 1 of the VHT. They have lost one wicket in the process.
HAR 33/1 (5 Overs) vs GUJ
Himanshu and Ankit are finding odd boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking.
HAR 52/1 (10 Overs) vs GUJ
Parth Vats has entered the crease. Haryana has eased into the run chase despite the two wickets. Himanshu is nearing his fifty as well.
HAR 96/2 (20 Overs) vs GUJ
Haryana crosses the 150-run mark with a huge six from Nishant Sindhu off Ravi Bishnoi. Haryana now just needs 45 runs to win.
HAR 152/3 (30 Overs) vs Gujarat
Wicket! Nishant Sindhu is gone but Haryana would not be that worried. Arzan Nagwaswalla comes into the bowling and strikes. Caught by Urvil Patel behind the sticks and Sindhu walks back for 21.
HAR 173-4 in 35 overs, need 24 to win
Rahul Tewatia has been dismissed for just 1 by Ravi Bishnoi but things still look easy for Haryana. Bishnoi has now taken three wickets in this innings in eight overs where he has conceded 40 runs.
Haryana need 18 runs in 69 balls to win
Haryana collapse. From 173/3, Haryana have tumbled to 192/8. They have lost five wickets for just 19 runs. Victory is close but Gujarat are definitely giving a good fight. Ravi Bishnoi has finished his brilliant spell of 10 overs where he struck four times and gave away 46 runs.
Haryana need 5 runs in 45 balls to win
Haryana win by two wickets.
Anshul Kamboj smashes Vishal Jayswal for a six and wraps up the victory for Haryana. A nervy finish but Haryana advance to the semifinals.
Defending champions Haryana are just two steps away from the retaining the title. A two-wicket victory over Gujarat puts them in the semifinals. They were in control throughout the match before a late collapse gave Gujarat some hope. But Anshul Kamboj smashed a six to close the game and break the hearts of Gujarat.
Haryana had won the toss and opted to bowl. Gujarat batters struggled to put up partnerships and were bowled out for 191. Hemang Patel at no8 scored a half-century for Gujarat while Anuj Thakral and Nishant Sindhu picked up three wickets each for Haryana. Led by Himanshu Rana's 66, Haryana were coasting towards the victory line before a late collapse. Ravi Bishnoi picked up four wickets. But ultimately, Haryana prevailed by two wickets.
GUJ 196 (45.2)
HAR 201/8 (44.2)
Haryana won by 2 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Anuj Thakral
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