Odisha chased 251 at Eden Gardens and still lost by only 21 runs, but it was Khilan Patel's 29-ball assault that decided the contest. Gujarat beat Odisha in Elite Match 13 of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026/27 in Kolkata, after posting 250/9.
Khilan Patel sets the tone
Khilan Patel made 84 off 29 balls, hitting 6 fours and 8 sixes. Urvil Patel backed him with 62 off 30, including 6 fours and 4 sixes.
The lower order kept the pace up. Harshal Patel added 30 off 17 balls, Vishal Jayswal struck 22 off just 8 deliveries with 2 fours and 2 sixes, and Ashutosh Sharma contributed 20 off 9.
Odisha's bowlers did claim wickets. Lalit Yadav took 3/36 and Debabrata Pradhan 3/34, both in four overs. Soumya Lenka took 2/61 and Sarbeswar Mohanty 1/54.
Senapati and Biswal keep Odisha in it
Odisha began their chase needing 12.55 runs per over, a demanding rate. Subhranshu Senapati answered with 89 off 47 balls, hitting 6 fours and 7 sixes. Kartik Biswal made 55 off 32 with 7 fours, and no sixes.
There were useful late cameos too. Mohanty scored 17 off 10 and Lenka hit 14 off 6, including 2 sixes. Even so, Odisha could finish only on 229/8 from their 20 overs.
Arzan Nagwaswalla led Gujarat's bowling with 4/50 in his four overs. Ravi Bishnoi took 2/37, while Harshal Patel (1/41) and Hemang Patel (1/52) each took a wicket.
The match in one line
Senapati's 89 off 47 balls kept Odisha in the chase, but Gujarat's 250/9 left too much to do, and Odisha finished 21 runs short.
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