Karun Nair Scored 24 Runs In 1 Over: The second semi-final match of Vijay Hazare Trophy was played today (16 January 2025) between Vidarbha and Maharashtra in Vadodara. Where Vidarbha team managed to win by a huge margin of 69 runs due to the excellent performance of its batsmen. The hero of the match was definitely Yash Rathod (116), but the innings of Dhruv Shorey (114) and Karun Nair (88 not out) are also less appreciated. Vidarbha captain Karun was seen in very good form during the match. Batting at number three for the team, he faced a total of 44 balls. Meanwhile, he managed to score unbeaten 88 runs at a strike rate of 200.00. During this, nine fours and five beautiful sixes were seen from his bat.

Karun Nair’s storm was seen in the 50th over

During the match, Karun Nair’s stormy batting was seen in the last over of Vidarbha. In the over of Rajneesh Gurbani, who came to bowl the last over for the opposition team Maharashtra, he scored a total of 24 runs by hitting sixes and fours. During this, two sixes and three excellent fours were seen from his bat in this over.

ICYMI

4⃣,6⃣,4⃣,4⃣,6⃣

Karun Nair finished the innings off in style with 24 runs off the final over, remaining unbeaten on 88 off 44 balls as Vidarbha posted 380/3!#VijayHazareTrophy , @IDFCFIRSTBank

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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) January 16, 2025

Vidarbha won

Talking about the results of the match, Vidarbha team, batting first after losing the toss in Vadodara, managed to score 380 runs at the loss of three wickets in 50 overs. While chasing the target, Maharashtra team could reach only 311 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs.

Opening the innings during the match, Arshin Kulkarni contributed 90 runs in 101 balls. Apart from them, Ankit Bawne, batting at fifth position, contributed 50 runs in 49 balls and wicketkeeper player Nikhil Naik, batting at seventh position, contributed 40 runs in 26 balls. Despite this, Maharashtra team did not win and had to face defeat by a huge margin of 69 runs.

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