MP Vs Saurashtra, SMAT 2024 QF 3 Highlights: Venkatesh Iyer, Harpreet Singh Take Madhya Pradesh To Semi-Final

Saurashtra: Harvik Desai(w), Tarang Gohel, Prerak Mankad, Jay Gohil, Sammar Gajjar, Ruchit Ahir, Vishvaraj Jadeja, Chirag Jani, Jaydev Unadkat(c), Ankur Panwar, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Yuvraj Chudasama, Parth Bhut, Devang Karamta, Hetvik Kotak, Siddhant Rana

Madhya Pradesh: Arpit Gaud, Harsh Gawli(w), Subhranshu Senapati, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar(c), Tripuresh Singh, Kamal Tripathi, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rahul Batham, Kumar Kartikeya, Avesh Khan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Arshad Khan, Aniket Verma, Vikas Sharma, Pankaj Chothmal Sharma, Shivam Shukla, Abhishek Pathak

Madhya Pradesh have won the toss and have opted to field against Saurashtra in Bengaluru.

Playing XIs

Saurashtra: Harvik Desai(w), Prerak Mankad, Jay Gohil, Sammar Gajjar, Ruchit Ahir, Vishvaraj Jadeja, Chirag Jani, Jaydev Unadkat(c), Ankur Panwar, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Tarang Gohel

Madhya Pradesh: Arpit Gaud, Harsh Gawli(w), Subhranshu Senapati, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar(c), Tripuresh Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rahul Batham, Kumar Kartikeya, Avesh Khan, Shivam Shukla

Tripuresh Singh came to open the bowling for Madhya Pradesh and Harvik Desai along with Tarag Gohel opened the batting for Saurashtra. Singh bowled Gohel in the first over to provide an early breakthrough. Prerak Mankad came and started is inning with a boundary.

SAU - 7/1 (1)

Avesh Khan came to bowl his second over and dismissed Prerak Mankad on the last delivery of the over. He conceded 13 runs in the over but got rid of the set batter.

SAU - 35/2 (5)

Kumar Kartikeya was introduced into the attack in the 8th over and he started well by conceding just three runs in his first over. Kartikeya and Shivam Singh have kept Saurashtra at bay.

SAU - 53/3 (8)

Rahul Batham came to bowl his second over and dismissed Vishvaraj Jadeja on the first delivery of the over. Saurashtra are four wickets down and they need a partnership from here.

SAU - 85/4 (12)

Venkatesh Iyer came to bowl his second over of the spell and dismissed Sammar Gajjar. He made 11 runs off 13 balls.

SAU - 105/5 (15)

Venkatesh Iyer continued his attack and dismissed Ruchit Ahir in the 17th over to take another wicket. Saurashtra are six wickets down and need to add some runs in the death overs.

SAU - 144/6 (18)

Chirag Jani played a brilliant knock of 80 not out off just 45 balls to help his team set a 174-run target for Madhya Pradesh. His unbeaten knock had eight fours and four sixes.

SAU - 173/7 (20)

Brief Score: SAU - 173/7 (20)

Chirag Jani - 80 (45), Jay Gohil - 17 (7) | Venkatesh Iyer: 3-0-23-2

Arpit Gawd and Harsh Gawli opened the batting for Madhya Pradesh and gave a flying start. Jaydev Unadkat opened the bowling for Saurashtra and conceded nine runs which also included a six.

MP - 9/0 (1)

Dharmendrasinh Jadeja came to bowl his first over of the spell in the powerplay and got smacked for two boundaries. He leaked 10 runs in the over.

MP - 42/0 (5)

Prerak Mankad came to bowl the eighth over and dismissed the set batter Arpit Gaud to deny his half-century. He made 42 runs off 29 balls. Venkatesh Iyer replaced him at the crease.

MP - 67/2 (8)

Subhranshu Senapati lost his wicket in the 13th over when Chirag Jani dismissed him for 24 runs off 16 balls. Rajat Patidar is the new batter at the crease. MP need 71 runs in the last seven overs

MP - 103/3 (13)

Ankur Panwar came to bowl his third over when Rajat Patidar hit him for a four then Venkatesh Iyer also finished the over with a four. Now, MP need 43 runs in the last four overs.

MP - 131/3 (16)

Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat came to bowl himself the 17th over and dismissed the MP captain Rajat Patidar with a change in the pace delivery. The highest-run-getter in SMAT history, Harpreet Singh joined Venkatesh Iyer.

MP - 150/4 (18)

Ankur Panwar conceded 17 runs in the 19th over which eased down the path for Madhya Pradesh batters to win the match. MP won the match by six wickets after Harpreet Singh's cameo. They became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024.

MP - 174/4 (19.2)

Venkatesh Iyer was named the Player of the Match for his 38 not out off 33 balls. Madhya Pradesh became the first team to enter the semi-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. Join us for the other quarter-final matches here.