Vijay Hazare Round 7, Group A: Bengal, Services and Tripura register easy wins

In the Round 7 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy Group A, Bengal, Services and Tripura registered comfortable victories over Assam, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Bengal vs Assam

Bengal defeated Assam by five wickets Friday for its third win from four games in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group 'C' league here.

Asked to bat first, Assam lost opener Parviz Aziz (1) in the second over, when he was trapped leg-before-wicket by Kanishk Seth. There were no significant partnerships with only the 38-run stand between Riyan Parag (32) and Abhishek Thakuri (27) being the highest as the team were skittled out for 150.

Bengal reached the target in 25.4 overs, but not before losing five wickets. Opener Vivek Singh led the way with an aggressive 51 (51 balls, 4X4, 4X6).

Top Performer: Spinner Pradipta Pramanik with 4 for 27 from his 10 overs was the most successful bowler for Bengal.

Star Watch: Captain Manoj Tiwari fell after hitting a six and a four in his knock of 12.

 

Services vs Gujrat

In another match, Services continued its good run, thrashing a strong Gujarat by nine wickets, riding on a superb ton by opener Ravi Chauhan. Bengal reached the target in 25.4 overs, but not before losing five wickets. Opener Vivek Singh led the way with an aggressive 51 (51 balls, 4X4, 4X6).

Services, which opted to field after winning the toss, restricted Parthiv Patel-led Gujarat to 219 for 7 in 50 overs. Rujul Bhatt made the top score of 56 not out.

After Verma was dismissed at 137 by Piyush Chawla, Chauhan and Rahul Singh Gahlaut (55 not out) saw the team home in style, in the 39th over. It was the fourth win from five games for Services, the surprise packet of Group 'C' so far.

Top Performer: In reply, Services opener Ravi Chauhan (106 not out) got off to a quick start and brought up the fifty in the seventh over and the 100 in the 17th.

Star Watch: It was decent batting performance by skipper Parthiv Patel. The opener batsman fell just short of a well deserved fifty, getting out for 47 in 58 balls.

Brief scores: Gujarat 219 for 7 in 50 overs (Rujul Bhatt 56 not out, Diwesh Gurdev Pathania 3 for 36) lost to Services 220 for 1 in 38.1 overs (Ravi Chauhan 106 not out, Rahul Singh Gahlaut 55 not out).

 

Tripura vs Rajasthan

In the third match of the day, Tripura got better of the bottom-placed Rajasthan by 48 runs. Batting first, Tripura rode on Bravish's 107 to make 242 for 7 and dismissed its rival for 194 in 45.1 overs.

Top Performer: Bravish Shetty’s pleasing innings of 107 in 122 balls ensured that his team put a good total on the board.

Brief scores: Tripura 242 for 7 in 50 overs (Bravish 107, BB Ghosh 76, R D Chahar 3 for 44) beat Rajasthan 194 all out in 45.1 overs (Robin Bist 42, Rajib H Saha 3 for 50). Points: Tripura: 4, Rajasthan: 0.