This time the battle between Bengal and Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy final. Saurashtra is very happy to have the services of Unadkat in this match. Unadkat was included in the Indian squad for the Border Gavaskar Trophy Test series but was not in the playing eleven for the first Test in Nagpur. There was a doubt about the player’s place in the playing eleven for the second Test as well. Meanwhile, he has now been released from the squad for the Ranji final. BCCI released this information through its official Twitter handle yesterday evening.
Jaydev Unadkat has been the best pace bowler in Indian domestic cricket for the past few years. The player, who has produced brilliant performances in all the previous Ranji seasons, has taken 17 wickets for Saurashtra this season. His best performance this season was 8 wickets for 39 runs. With Unadkat arriving to lead the pace line, Saurashtra will be the favorites in the Ranji final.
At the same time, Saurashtra reached the Ranji Trophy final after defeating Karnataka in the semi-finals. Saurashtra won by 4 wickets led by Arpit Vasavada. Batting first, Karnataka scored 407 runs in the first innings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In reply, Saurashtra scored 527 runs in their first innings. The highlight of the Saurashtra innings was skipper Arpit’s double century. In the second innings, Karnataka were bowled out for 234 runs and chasing a target of 115 runs, Saurashtra won by losing 6 wickets.
Bengal defeated Madhya Pradesh by 306 runs in the semi-finals to enter the final. In the match at Indore, Bengal scored 438 runs in the first innings and 279 runs in the second innings, while Madhya Pradesh were bowled out for 170 runs in the first innings and 241 runs in the second innings.
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