Hyderabad reached the semis of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match on Thursday.© AFP
Tilak Varma’s quick-fire 75 and a powerful present by the bowlers helped Hyderabad beat Gujarat by 30 runs of their quarter-final match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match on Thursday. Put in to bat on the Air Power floor at Palam, Hyderabad rode on Varma’s 75 off simply 50 balls to put up a aggressive 158/5 after which restricted the opposition to 128/8 to enter the last-four stage of the nationwide T20 championship. Hyderabad misplaced opener Pragnay Reddy (1) early after he was trapped in entrance by pacer Chintan Gaja (2/32).
In-form skipper Tanmay Agarwal (31) then steadied the innings, together with Varma, because the duo added 46 runs for the second wicket.
It was Varma, who not solely toyed with the Gujarat assault but in addition anchored the innings and hammered 5 fours and two sixes within the course of.
He was nicely supported by Himalay Agarwal (23) and Buddhi Rahul (25 not out), who performed second fiddle.
Due to Varma, Hyderabad might go close to the 160-run mark. Chasing 159, Gujarat have been reeling at 3/33 after having misplaced their top-three batters cheaply.
Two-down Het Patel (25) and Piyush Chawla (25) tried to take the sport deep, however Hyderabad stored on making inroads.
Ripal Patel, along with his 24-ball 35, did increase Gujarat’s hopes but it surely was too little and too late.
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As soon as Ripal was dismissed by Chama Milind (2/28), it was throughout for Gujarat.
Transient Scores: Hyderabad 158/5 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 75, Tanmay Agarwal 31; Piyush Chawla 2/9, Chintan Gaja 2/32) beat Gujarat 128/8 in 20 overs (Ripal Patel 35; T Ravi Teja 3/27, CV Milind 2/28) by 30 runs.
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