Vijay Hazare Trophy | Jharkhand edge past Maharashtra; Hyderabad make semis after beating AP

Jharkhand vs Maharashtra

In reply to that, Jharkhand got off to a good start but ended up losing opener Anand Singh after just 21 runs on the board. Captain Ishan Kishan kept his nerve until he was dismissed for 28 by Shrikant Mundhe. But Shasheem Rathour’s brave half-century ensured that Kishan’s men were on track as far as the run-rate was concerned. They ultimately held on till 127/2 before rain made it possible for the play to resume. Jharkhand were selected as the winners by eight wickets via the VJD method and will now play Mumbai in the second semi-final of this year’s tournament.

Brief scores: Andhra Pradesh 267/9 from 50 overs ( Hanuma Vihari 95, Ricky Bhui 52, Mohammed Siraj 3/50, Ravi Kiran 2/60) lost to Hyderabad ( Bavanka Sandeep 96, Tanmay Agarwal 31, Bandaru Ayyappa 2/38, Grinath Reddy 2/62) by 14 runs.

Andhra Pradesh were beaten by a determined Hyderabad team by a narrow margin of 14 runs in today’s last quarter-final encounter at the Just Cricket Academy Ground in Bangalore. Earlier on in the innings, Hyderabad put up a strong performance with the bat as they got 281/8 after a quick-fire 96 from deliveries. Even though the top three couldn't keep up, number four batsmen Bavanaka Sandeep stood strong and scored 96 runs to raise the score for the team. Andhra Pradesh’s batting line-up declined after the wicket of Hanuma Vihari who tried to pull the chase but was dismissed after a brilliant knock of 95 runs.