Vijay Hazare Round 7, Group A: Pandya shines for Baroda; Maharashtra, Mumbai win

Krunal Pandya, who also represents Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier league did his part with the ball to assure his teams' victory, taking away six wickets in nine overs at an economy of 4.55

Baroda vs Goa

A brilliant knock of 107 from 132 with the bat from Kedar Devdhar helped Broda attain victory over Goa and win by 133 runs. The right-handed batsman scored 40 per cent of his runs by thrashing the bowlers across and over the boundaries, hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes. However, it was the bowlers who took away the limelight as Goa got all out for 148 in 42.3 overs.

Top Performer: Krunal Pandya, who also represents Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier league did his part with the ball to assure his teams' victory, taking away six wickets in nine overs at an economy of 4.55.

Star watch: Apart from Pandya, it was Yusuf Pathan’s destructive knock with the bat that assured Baroda a decent score of 281 runs to put on board, a mammoth score to chase under pressure. The veteran all-rounder scored an unbeaten 59 of 23 balls with a huge strike rate of 256.52.  

Maharashtra vs Himachal Pradesh

While the batsmen put a mammoth 279 runs target on the board, the bowlers of Maharashtra put on a splendid performance to outclass Himachal Pradesh to win the match by 83 runs.

Top Performer: 21-year-old Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad with 10 boundaries and 1 six scored a pleasing 114 of 115 balls. The young right-handed batsman has also represented Maharashtra in the U-16 and U-19 tournament before.

Mumbai vs Punjab

It was overall a good display of cricket from both Mumbai and Punjab as both the teams gave a substantial performance with bat and bowl. However, at the end of the day it was Mumbai that had the upper hand and won the match by 43 runs.

Top Performer: Leading the top order from the front, opener Jay Gokul Bista scored 68 of 75.

Star Watch: It was a quite day for Yuvraj Singh as the star all-rounder managed to score just 26 in 31 balls, hitting away a single six and two boundaries.