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2118dThe Report by Arun Venugopal in Vadodara

Unadkat runs riot as Saurashtra complete Assam demoliton

Jaydev Unadkat's second five-wicket haul that took his match tally to 11 scalps triggered Assam's disintegration and facilitated Saurashtra's first entry into the Ranji Trophy final in three seasons

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Scorecard Summary

ASSAM 234(87 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SAURASHTRA 353(113.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

ASSAM 139(39.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

SAURASHTRA 24/0(3.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

3.1
4
AK Das to Jogiyani, FOUR, punches through the off side for a boundary, Saurashtra are into the Finals.

END OF OVER:
3 | (maiden) | SAU: 20/0

  • Avi Barot1 (9b)
  • Sagar Jogiyani19 (9b)
  • Krishna Das2-1-4-0
  • Amit Verma1-0-16-0
2.6
0
K Das to Barot, no run, defends to mid-off.
2.5
0
K Das to Barot, no run, drops to the off side and once again looking for a non-existent single.
2.4
0
K Das to Barot, no run, drops to the off side.
2.3
0
K Das to Barot, no run, defended to the off side.
2.2
0
K Das to Barot, no run, drops to the off side and looking for a single, the fielder rushes in to prevent the single.

Another 50-up

2

No. of bowlers with 50+ wkts this season - Nadeem and Krishna Das (reached there in this match). Since 2000-01 there was only one - Ranadeb Bose (2006-07).

Unadkat's most productive

26

Previous highest no. of wkts for Unadkat in a Ranji season - 26 in 2011-12. He has taken 31 wickets in this season till the end of first inns.

Karthik all the way

3

No. of century partnerships for Assam this season, including the ongoing one between Arun Karthik & Amit Verma. Karthik featured in the previous two as well.

New high

728

Runs by Arun Karthik in this Ranji season, before this match - already the most by a batsman for Assam in a season beating Dheeraj Jadhav (704 in 2011-12).

Only once

1

No. of times Saurashtra and Assam faced each other in Ranji Trophy, before this match. It was in 2010-11 in Rajkot where the home team won by 172 runs.

Golden season

0

Previous instances of Assam reaching the semi-finals in Ranji Trophy, before this season. This is their first ever Ranji Trophy semi-final (excluding Plate League).