File picture of Devdutt Padikkal (centre).© BCCI/IPL
Centuries from Arshin Kulkarni and Devdutt Padikkal guided Maharashtra and Karnataka to aggressive totals of their respective Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) quarterfinal matches on Saturday. Within the first quarterfinal, Maharashtra is going through Punjab at Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium, whereas Karnataka is taking part in Baroda at Vadodara’s Moti Bagh Stadium. Within the Maharashtra-Punjab conflict, Punjab received the toss and selected to area first. Maharashtra misplaced their skipper and star batter Ruturaj Gaikwad (5) and Siddhesh Veer (0) early, lowering them to eight/2. From there, Kulkarni and Ankit Bawne (60 off 85 balls, with seven fours) put collectively a advantageous 145-run partnership for the third wicket. Kulkarni performed an excellent knock, scoring 107 off 137 balls, with 14 fours.
Down the order, a half-century from Nikhil Naik (52* off 29 balls, with three fours and three sixes) and Satyajeet Bachhav (20* off 15 balls, with a 4 and a six) propelled Maharashtra to 275/6, as they put up a 63-run stand for the seventh wicket.
Pacer Arshdeep Singh (3/56) was the highest bowler for Punjab in his 9 overs. Naman Dhir took two wickets, whereas Abhishek Sharma claimed one.
Within the different match, Baroda received the toss and put Karnataka to bowl first. Mayank Agarwal’s unstoppable run was ended by Lukman Meriwala (1/65) as he was dismissed for simply six runs. Nonetheless, Padikkal continued his purple patch in one-day cricket, placing on a 133 runs for the second wicket with Aneesh KV (52 in 64 balls, with 4 boundaries and a six). Padikkal scored his ninth Listing-A cricket century in simply 30 innings. He additionally has 11 fifties within the format.
Different helpful contributions down the order took the group to 281/8 of their 50 overs.
Raj Limbani (3/47) and Atit Sheth (3/41 in eight overs) have been the highest bowlers for Baroda.
Padikkal will play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, whereas Arshin Kulkarnil will symbolize Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG).
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