Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo
Prithvi Shaw practically pulled off the unprecedented feat of two double-hundreds in a one particular-day levels of competition, as Mumbai continued their dominant run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 9-wicket win against Saurashtra in the quarterfinal. Shaw ended with 185 not out off 123 balls as Mumbai made light operate of a 285 goal.In Tuesday’s other quarterfinal, Uttar Pradesh conquer Delhi by 46 runs, owning rallied from a top purchase wobble.Mumbai will now deal with Karnataka in a substantial-voltage semifinal, while Uttar Pradesh will get on Gujarat – both online games scheduled for March eleven.
Mumbai vs Saurashtra
Shaw, who experienced smashed 227* against Puducherry in the league phases, was on training course for a next double hundred in two months, but Saurashtra’s total proved as well couple of.Shaw ended with 21 fours and seven sixes, owning established a blistering pace from the start out. He acquired to fifty off 29 balls, and attained his century in 67 balls. An even 100 balls took him past one hundred fifty, and by then, the goal experienced dwindled noticeably. While Shaw even now ended up scoring a greater part of the runs necessary, there were not adequate to get for his double-century.The only wicket Mumbai shed was of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made a comparatively sedate 75 off 104 in an opening stand that yielded 238 runs in 34.five overs. It did mark something of a return to kind for Jaiswal, who experienced absent the full Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy league stage with out crossing forty.The day belonged to Shaw although. A short while ago appointed Mumbai’s captain after Shreyas Iyer experienced to depart to join the Indian restricted-overs crew, he continued to revel in the duty. His assault meant that even although Saurashtra place up a sizeable 284 for five, Mumbai reeled in the goal in just forty one.five overs.Saurashtra experienced preferred to bat initially, and made constant development until finally an unbroken sixth-wicket stand gave them a fillip. The top purchase couldn’t power the pace adequate, and when Vishvaraj Jadeja fell for a sixty nine-ball fifty three, the rating was a humdrum 155 for five in the thirty seventh in excess of. But then Samarth Vyas and Chirag Jani acquired alongside one another for a 129-run stand in just thirteen.2 overs that gave Saurashtra what seemed like a competitive total – until finally Shaw acquired heading.Vyas made 90* off seventy one balls, while Jani was unbeaten on fifty three off 38. Still left-arm spinner Shams Mulani took 2 for fifty one for Mumbai.