Saurashtra chase 138 with 21 balls to spare as Pangalia's 11-ball 33 sinks Biharसौराष्ट्र ने 21 गेंद रहते 138 का लक्ष्य पाया, पंगालिया की 11 गेंद में 33 रन की पारी ने बिहार को हराया

Harvansh Pangalia’s 11-ball burst helped Saurashtra chase 138 at Holkar Stadium, Indore, finishing on 138/5 in 16.3 overs and winning their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite match against Bihar by five wickets with 21 balls to spare. Harvansh Pangalia's burst of 33 off 11 balls did most of the damage.

Bihar stall on 137/9

Bihar, led by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, made 137/9 in their 20 overs. Sooryavanshi gave them a lively start with 18 off 12 balls, including two fours and a six, but he was caught and bowled by Chetan Sakariya. Alok Kumar made 4 off 9, run out through Pangalia and Jaydev Unadkat, and Ayush Loharuka added 9 off 9.

Prithvi Raj was the one batter to take the innings by the scruff, hitting 38 off 27 balls with four sixes, Bihar's highest score. Altamish Ashraf contributed 24 off 20 and Raghuvendra Pratap Singh 14 off 21. The lower order added Suraj Kashyap 8, Mayank Kumar 6 off 4, Himanshu Singh 6 not out and extras of 7, but wickets kept falling.

Saurashtra's bowlers shared the work. Prerak Mankad returned 3/20 and Chetan Sakariya 3/33, both in four overs. Krains Fuletra gave away only 10 runs for one wicket in his four overs, and Unadkat took 1/25 with a maiden.

Pangalia sets the chase alight

The chase began steadily, with Vishvaraj Jadeja making 18 off 14 and Harvik Desai 21 off 18. Then Pangalia changed the tempo. His 33 came off just 11 balls with three fours and three sixes, meaning 30 of his runs arrived in boundaries, before Himanshu Singh had him lbw.

Bihar did claw back through Suraj Kashyap, who took 3/39 in four overs and removed Jadeja, Desai and Mankad. Mayank Kumar conceded only 17 in his four overs for one wicket. Mankad added 16 off 14 with the bat, to go with his three wickets, while Sammar Gajjar scored 4 off 5.

But Pangalia's early hitting had already taken the equation out of reach for Bihar. Ruchit Ahir (21 not out off 19) and Siddhant Rana (21 not out off 18) saw Saurashtra home. Himanshu Singh took 1/29 in two overs, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar went wicketless for 11 runs in three overs and Altamish Ashraf conceded 6 in 0.3 overs.

The difference

Prithvi Raj's sixes kept Bihar in the contest, but Saurashtra had the sharper all-round contributions. Mankad's three wickets and 16 runs, and Pangalia's 11-ball blitz, decided the result.