Bhuvi, Rana shine as UP head into quarters
Updated On: 01 November, 2023 07:33 AM IST | PTI
Bhuvneshwar, picked up 3 for 21 in four overs while the lanky left-arm fast bowler Mohsin pegged the Gujarat batters back with pace and bounce to end with figures of 2-13
Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Pic/AFP
Veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and a fully-fit Mohsin Khan’s superb bowling effort was complemented by Nitish Rana’s power-packed half-century as Uttar Pradesh comfortably beat Gujarat by six wickets to enter the quarter-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament here on Tuesday.
Batting first, UP bowlers were bang on target as Gujarat managed a below par 127 for 8 in 20 overs. UP crossed the target with eight balls to spare with Rana smashing unbeaten 71 off 49 balls.
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Bhuvneshwar, picked up 3 for 21 in four overs while the lanky left-arm fast bowler Mohsin pegged the Gujarat batters back with pace and bounce to end with figures of 2-13.
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Kartik Tyagi, also regularly breached the 140 clicks to take 1 for 27. Saurav Chauhan (32 off 21 balls) was the only notable scorer for the losing team. UP quickly lost a couple of wickets to be reduced to 22 for 2 at start of the fourth over but Rana along with Sameer Rizvi (30 off 39 balls) added 81 runs in 12.1 overs to put the team on the cusp of victory.
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