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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Dhruv Jurel, Rinku Singh and Shardul Thakur seize spotlight in Round 3

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Jurel, Rinku and Shardul were stars of VHT R4 [Source: RR_for_LIFE, CricCrazyJohns, SlowerOne_/X.com]Jurel, Rinku and Shardul were stars of VHT R4 [Source: RR_for_LIFE, CricCrazyJohns, SlowerOne_/X.com]

December 29 saw a lot of teams in the Vijay Hazare Trophy strengthening their chances for position on the points table with third consecutive wins, like the traditional powerhouses, Mumbai, Karnataka and Delhi keep their number 1 spot in their respective groups, while the Rinku Singh-led Uttar Pradesh also continued their dominance.

Among the key performers on the day were the centurion Dhruv Jurel, who got to his maiden List A ton, alongside his captain Rinku Singh's third consecutive fifty and Shardul Thakur's match-winning four-fer. Here's a brief look at some of the key performances from the day.

Jurel and Rinku's powerful knocks take headlines against Krunal's Baroda

Batting first against Baroda in Rajkot, Uttar Pradesh got off to a good start with Abhishek Goswami's 51(51), as he batted alongside the star of the match, Dhruv Jurel. Coming in at 77/1, the wicketkeeper batted throughout the innings and got 160*(101) with the help of 15 fours and 8 sixes. He stood alongside captain Rinku Singh for a 131-run partnership in 120 balls. The skipper also scored an important 63(67), with the help of 2 fours and three sixes and took the team to 369/7 after 50 overs. The rising star Prashant Veer also added 35(23), with three fours and two sixes.

In response, Krunal Pandya fought hard for his 82(77), but Baroda kept losing wickets at constant intervals and failed to chase down the score, getting restricted at 315. Jitesh Sharma was another big name who only managed 2(4).

Captain Shardul Thakur leads Mumbai in thrashing Chhattisgarh

During the first innings of the Mumbai vs Chhattisgarh in Jaipur, Mumbai skipper Shardul Thakur went berserk with the ball to get rid of the top-4 of Chhattisgarh and picked 4/13 in his 5 overs and reduced the opponents for 10/4 under 5 overs. His efforts were backed up by a 5/31 from Shams Mulani in his 9.1 overs alongside Musheer Khan's 1/15 (5) to dismiss Chhattisgarh for 142 in 38.1 overs.

Following an injury scare in the previous game, Angkrish Raghuvanshi got a match-winning 68*(66) with 6 fours and two sixes, alongside 48*(42) for ever-performing Siddhesh Lad and chased the total in 24 overs.

Shami, Mukesh and Porel power Bengal past Chandigarh

In the Bengal vs Chandigarh clash in Rajkot, Mohammed Shami continued his wicket-taking form with another 3-wicket haul in his 9.1 overs, dismissing opener Arjun Azad, Taranpreet Singh and Nishunk Birla while conceding 65 runs. On the other hand, sidelined India pacer Mukesh Kumar also got a match-winning five-wicket haul for 59 runs in his 10 overs. Shahbaz Ahmed also picked 2/51 (9).

Captain Manan Vohra scored 122(127), but his efforts were overpowered by Abishek Porel's 106(84) with 12 fours and two sixes, along with 63(70) from Anustup Majumdar and another fifty from Shahbaz as they clinched the game by 6 wickets.

Mayank Agarwal and Shreyas Gopal star in Karnataka's 4-wicket win over Tamil Nadu

Another Southern derby of the season, which took place in Ahmedabad, saw fifties from N Jagadeesan and Pradosh Ranjan Paul as Tamil Nadu scored 288 in 49.5 overs, with Abhilash Shetty taking 4/57 (7.5) and two wickets each from Vidyadhar Patil and Shreesha Achar.

During the run-chase, captain Mayank Agarwal gave Karnataka a good start with 58(77) and was backed by K L Shrijith's 77(78) with six fours and two sixes. Backing up a wicket from his bowling spell, Shreyas Gopal scored a crucial 55(47) at number 6 after coming in at 136/4 as they chased the total with 4 wickets in hand.

Other key performances

  • Abhishek Sharma vs Uttarakhand: 30(26) & 2/39 (9)
  • Anukul Roy vs Pondicherry: 98*(53) and 2/58 (9.4)
  • Auqib Nabi vs Vidarbha: 40(26) & 2/65 (9.3)
  • Yash Thakur vs Jammu and Kashmir: 3/73 (10)
  • Aman Mokhade vs Jammu and Kashmir: 139(125)
  • R Samarth vs Jammu and Kashmir: 114(108)
  • Priyansh Arya vs Saurashtra: 78(45)
  • Navdeep Saini vs Saurashtra: 3/41 & 34(29)
  • Anshul Kamboj vs Gujarat: 3/49 (10)
  • Vishvarajsinh Jadeja vs Delhi: 115(104)
  • Ruchit Ahir vs Delhi: 95(65)
  • Kumar Kushagra vs Pondicherry: 105(104)
  • Vijay Shankar vs Rajasthan: 4/30 (7.2)
  • Manisankar Murasingh vs Rajasthan: 3/30 (8) & 25(23)