New Delhi: Abhijeet Tomar smashed a brilliant hundred in the 2nd Preliminary Quarter-Final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 between Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Thursday, January 9. After winning the toss, Tamil Nadu opted to bowl first, hoping to exploit seaming conditions and restrict Rajasthan to a low total but Abhijeet’s century helped Rajasthan to post a 268-run target.
He smashed 111 runs off 125 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and one maximum. His innings was mixed with aggressive and calculated shot selection to set a solid platform for Rajasthan after they lost early wicket. Abhijeet stitched a crucial 142-run partnership for the second wicket with Tomar, who scored 60 runs off 49 balls.
Rajasthan got off to a poor start as Trilok Nag dismissed Sachin Yadav on 4 runs. But a century partnership between Abhijeet and Tomar helped the team to fight back. Their partnership pushed Rajasthan’s total past 180 runs before Varun Chakaravarthy removed Tomar.
Chakaravarthy also dismissed Deepak Hooda shortly on 7 runs. Karthik Sharma made a crucial contribution and scored 35 runs off 28 balls but other batters failed to make any contribution with the bat. Chakaravarthy picked up 5 wickets while Sai Kishore and Sandeep Warrier also took two wickets each.
Spinning a web 🕸️
Varun Chakaravarthy led Tamil Nadu’s bowling charge with a fantastic 5⃣-wicket haul against Rajasthan 🔥
Watch 📽️ all his wickets 🔽#VijayHazareTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/pSVoNE63b2 pic.twitter.com/Lw3Jgrw0ar
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 9, 2025
Tamil Nadu 110/3 in 20 overs
Chasing the target, Openers Tushar Raheja and N Jagadeesan forged a 60-run partnership for the first wicket. Jagadeesan smacked 6 boundaries in 6 balls in the second over to provide a sensational start for Tamil Nadu. Khaleel Ahmed dismissed Tushar Raheja on 11 runs in the seventh over while Aniket Choudhary removed Boopathi Kumar on a duck in the eighth over.
4⃣wd,4⃣,4⃣,4⃣,4⃣,4⃣,4⃣
29-run over! 😮
N Jagadeesan smashed 6⃣ fours off 6⃣ balls in the second over to provide a blistering start for Tamil Nadu 🔥#VijayHazareTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/pSVoNE63b2 pic.twitter.com/JzXIAUaoJt— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 9, 2025
In the 1st preliminary quarter-final, Haryana scored 298 runs in 50 overs against Bengal. Nishant Sindhu scored 64 runs off 67 balls while Parth Vats also scored 62 runs off 77 balls.
Abhijeet Tomar’s century propelled Rajasthan to a competitive total against Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
