Kerala vs Odisha Vijay Hazare Trophy Cricket Match: Vishnu Vinod's Century Leads Kerala to Victory

2023-11-27 12:06:44

Bengaluru ∙ Vijay Hazare Trophy One Day Cricket Tournament Kerala beat Odisha by 78 runs. Odisha were bowled out for 208, batting towards the target of 287 runs set by Kerala. Shantanu Mishra was their top scorer with 92 runs. Middle-order batsman Vishnu Vinod’s century saw the bowlers also come into form for Kerala, who put up a good total. Score: Kerala – 286 for 9 in 50 overs. Odisha – 208 all out in 43.3 overs.

In reply, Odisha lost their first wicket before opening their account. Anurag Sarangi was clean bowled by Basil Thambi. Shantanu Mishra tried to hold on at one end but there was no one to support him. Govinda Podhar (7), Rajesh Dhupar (1), Karthik Biswal (7), Debabrata Pradhan (1) and Rajesh Mohanty (0) were out without finding two figures.

Shantanu Mishra, who played patiently, scored 92 runs from 116 balls and got out. Sanju Samson caught Akhil Skaria and returned. Captain Biplab Samantrai scored 34 runs. Abhishek Yadav (21) and Prayash Singh (20*) scored the others. Shreyas Gopal took 4 wickets for Kerala. Basil Thampi and Akhil Scaria took 2 wickets each and Akhin Sattar and Vysakh Chandran took one wicket each.

∙ Vishnu Vinod with a century

Vishnu Vinod, who filled the field with a brilliant century, brought Kerala to the best score. Akhil Skaria and Abdul Basit along with Vishnu in the middle order gave Kerala a good score when the top batsmen were unable to fight.

After winning the toss and batting, Kerala lost opener Muhammad Azharuddin (12) with the score at 27. After the score crossed 50, Rohan Kunnummal (17) and captain Sanju Samson (15) returned. Sachin Baby could add only 2 runs. Shreyas Gopal returned with 13 runs and Kerala were 112 for 5.

Vishnu Vinod put on a partnership of 98 runs with Akhil Scaria for the sixth wicket. With the score at 210, he got out with 34 runs. Abdul Basit, who followed, filled the field with great actresses. But Vishnu’s wicket fell in the 45th over. The player got out after scoring 120 runs from 85 balls. The innings consisted of 8 sixes and 5 fours. Vaishakh Chandran (4) and Basil Thambi (3) returned unstoppable. Basit scored 48 runs off 27 balls and remained unbeaten.

Abhishek Yadav took 4 wickets for Odisha. Rajesh Mohanty and Prayash Singh took two wickets each and Govinda Podhar took one wicket.

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