BRD Vs BEN, SMAT 2024 QF 1 Highlights: Baroda Beat Bengal By 41 Runs To Enter Semi-Final

Bengal: Abishek Porel (w), Karan Lal, Sudip Kumar Gharami(c), Shakir Habib Gandhi, Writtick Chatterjee, Shahbaz Ahmed, Agniv Pan, Pradipta Pramanik, Kanishk Seth, Mohammed Shami, Sayan Ghosh, Ishan Porel, Ritwik Chowdhury, Prayas Barman, Mohammed Kaif, Sakshaim Chaudhary, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Ranjot Khaira, Soumyadip Mandal, Sudip Chatterjee

Baroda: Shashwat Rawat, Abhimanyu Singh Rajput, Bhanu Pania, Shivalik Sharma, Vishnu Solanki(w), Mahesh Pithiya, Raj Limbani, Krunal Pandya(c), Atit Sheth, Chintal Gandhi, Ninad Ashvinkumar Rathva, Bhargav Bhatt, Lukman Meriwala, Hardik Pandya, Mitesh Patel, Shubham Shyamsunder Sharma, Akash Maharaj Singh, Soyeb Sopariya, Jyotsnil Singh, Lakshit Toksiya

Bengal have won the toss and have opted to field against Baroda in Bengaluru.

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Bengal: Abishek Porel(w), Karan Lal, Sudip Kumar Gharami(c), Writtick Chatterjee, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kanishk Seth, Pradipta Pramanik, Ritwik Chowdhury, Sayan Ghosh, Mohammed Shami, Sakshaim Chaudhary

Baroda: Shashwat Rawat, Abhimanyu Singh Rajput, Bhanu Pania, Shivalik Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Vishnu Solanki(w), Krunal Pandya(c), Mahesh Pithiya, Atit Sheth, Lukman Meriwala, Akash Maharaj Singh

This pitch is an improvement over the one used for the pre-quarters. It is a well-rolled surface with plenty of runs available. Winning the toss and opting to chase would be the best strategy. There will be some early assistance for the fast bowlers due to a consistent coverage of green grass. If you are batting first, you must aim for a score of at least 200 runs.

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Mohammed Shami opened the bowling attack of Bengal in the quarter-final as Abhimanyu Singh Rajput and Shashwat Rawat opened the batting for Baroda. Including a four, just seven runs came from the first over.

BRD - 7/0 (1)

After conceding seven runs in his first over, Mohammed Shami came to bowl his second over and Shashwat Rawat hit him for two boundaries and took two doubles to collect 18 runs from the over.

BRD - 36/0 (4)

Shahbaz Ahmed was introduced into the attack in the seventh over and conceded 15 runs. Shashwat Rawat and Abhimanyu Singh Rajput have set their eyes on the ball and are now hitting for big runs.

BRD - 74/0 (8)

Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya have come to the crease with 10 overs left in the game. Brothers came after two quick wickets of the opener batters - first Abhimanyu Singh Rajput then Shashwat Rawat.

BRD - 93/2 (11)

Pradipta Pramanik came to bowl his second over and dismissed Baroda captain Krunal Pandya. After conceding just three runs in his first over, he got one wicket and gave just three runs in his second over as well.

BRD - 102/3 (13)

After Hardik Pandya's dismissal, Bhanu Pania and Shivalik Sharma have taken the mettle to take the team's score to a respectable one. Shivalik has hit two sixes to Mohammed Shami to collect 15 runs from his third over.

BRD - 136/4 (17)

Bhanu Pania and Shivalik Sharma changed gears in the death overs. First, Shivalik Sharma targeted Mohammed Shami and hit back-to-back sixes then Bhanu targeted Kanishk Seth and hit him for a couple of sixes before he got him out. Vishnu Solanki came and ended the over with a couple of boundaries to collect 21 runs from the over.

BRD - 157/5 (18)

Mohammed Shami bowled some good deliveries in his last over to take two wickets which helped Bengal halt Baroda for 172 runs. Vishnu Solanki made a quick unbeaten 16 off seven balls. Now, Bengal need 173 runs to win the match.

BRD - 172/7 (20)

Hardik Pandya opened the bowling attack for Baroda and Abishek Porel came to open the batting along with his opening partner Karan Lal. Porel hit him for a four then ended the over with a six.

BEN - 13/0 (1)

Lukman Meriwala came to bowl his second over of the spell and took an over hat-trick to put Bengal in an adverse position. He got rid of Karan Lal on the second delivery, then dismissed Sudip Kumar Gharami on the fourth delivery. He went on to complete his over hat-trick by taking the wicket of Writtick Chatterjee on the last delivery. Atit Sheth dismissed Abishek Porel in the next over.

BEN - 55/4 (6)

Hardik Pandya was called back into the attack and he dismissed the set batter, Ritwik Chowdhury on the last delivery of the over. Half of the Bengal team is back to the pavilion. They still need 88 runs in 10 overs to win the match.

BEN - 85/5 (10)

Hardik Pandya took two more wickets in his last over of the spell to finish with the bowling figures of 4-0-27-3. Shahbaz Ahmed is still unbeaten at the crease and is the last hope for Bengal. They still need 59 runs in the last four overs.

BEN - 114/8 (16)

Baroda have won the match by 41 runs. Atit Sheth ended Shahbaz Ahmed's inning after 55 runs off 36 balls. Lukman Meriwala was named the Player of the Match for his match-defining spell. Sheth, Meriwala and Hardik shared nine wickets among them as they qualify for the next stage of the tournament.

BEN - 131/10 (18)

Baroda became the second team in the tournament to qualify for the semifinals after Madhya Pradesh. There are two more matches left for today. That's all from our side! Goodbye!