Captain Prithvi Shaw powers Mumbai in to finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021!

Mumbai captain Prithvi Shaw powered his team to the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy with back to back 150+ knocks in quarterfinals in semifinals. Shaw who smacked a unbeaten 185 in the chase in quarterfinals, scored a 165 for his team in an innings where no other batsman could reach a half-century. His effort helped Mumbai to 322 runs in 49.2 overs.

Earlier Karnataka skipper Ravikumar Samarth won the toss and elect to bowl in the semi-final fixture against Mumbai. Pacer Prasidh Krishna removed Yashasvi Jaiswal for just 6 runs with the score reading as 11-1 in 4.2 overs.

The Mumbai captain spanked 17 fours and 7 sixes to reach 165 in 122 balls. The next highest scorer in the innings for Mumbai was Shams Mulani (45 in 71 balls). Shaw and Mulani put a partnership of 159 runs (in 142 balls) for the 3rd wicket to stabilize the Mumbai innings. Karnataka medium pacer Vyshak Vijaykumar who made his List A debut in this tournament picked 4 wickets for 56 runs (including the wicket of Prithvi Shaw) to bowl out Mumbai for 322 runs before the allotted quota of overs.

Chasing 323 to enter the finals, Karnataka lost their captain Ravikumar Samarth early as opener Devdutt Padikkal impressed every one yet again with a run a ball 64. Manish Pandey (1) and Karun Nair (29) didn’t contribute much to the cause as the team slipped in to troubled path. Despite wicket keeper Belur Ravi Sharath’s 39 balls 61, Karnataka bundled out for 250 runs as Mumbai secured a 72 run win to enter the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy!

Mumbai will now take on Uttar Pradesh who beat Gujarat in the semi finals. The final will be played on 14th March, 2021 at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Match Summary

Mumbai 322 all out in 49.2 overs
Prithvi Shaw 165 (122) – 17 fours & 7 sixes
Shams Mulani 45 (71) – 4 fours
Vyshak Vijaykumar 9.2-0-56-4
Prasidh Krishna 10-1-64-3

Karnataka 250 all out in 42.4 overs
Devdutt Padikkal 64 (64) – 9 fours & 1 six
Belur R Sharath 61 (39) -8 fours and 2 sixes
Tanush Kotian 10-1-23-2
Tushar Deshpande 6.4-0-37-2

Mumbai won by 72 runs