Maharashtra produced a strong all-round performance to score an emphatic ten-wicket victory over Haryana in the semi-finals and advance to the Ranji Trophy Plate final at the Nehru stadium n Pune on Thursday.
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Openers Chetan Sharma (61) and S Singh (87) gave Haryana a good start, but the other batsmen failed to capitalise on it.
Shafiq Khan however put up a good fight, scoring 66 runs.
Amit Mishra also chipped in by scoring 45 runs while Ajay Ratra scored 39.
K Adhav and K Khadkikar claimed five and four wickets respectively for Maharashtra.
Earlier, sparkling knocks by D Jadhav (132), Hrishikesh Kanitkar (180) and Satyajit Satbhai (119) helped Maharashtra put up a huge total.
Scoreboard
Haryana (1st innings): 236
Maharashtra (1st innings): 592
Haryana (2nd innings):
Chetan Sharma c & b Khadkikar 61
Sunny Singh c & b Khadkikar 87
Jitendra Siwach lbw Adhav 5
Ishan Ganda c and b Adhav 18
S Khan c Aphale b Khirid 66
A Ratra c Jadhav Khadkikar 39
J Sharma c sub Mohan b Adhav 19
A Mishra c Satbhai B Khadkikar 45
V Singh lbw Adhav 5
G Vashisht c Aphale b Adhav 0
S Virmani not out 8
Extras: (b-2, lb-1, no-5, w-3) 11
Total: (all out in 117.4 overs) 364
Fall of wickets: 1-151, 2-156, 3-170, 4-206, 5-272, 6-306, 7-306, 8/319, 9/319, 10/364
Bowling: I Siddiqui 15-4-59-0, R Khirid 23-6-51-1, K Adhav 48-8-125-5, C Kulkarini 5-0-32-0, K Khadkikar 23.4-0-85-4, K Aphale 3-0-9-0.
Maharashtra (2nd innings):
D Jadhav not out 7
N Godbole not out 0
Extras: (b-4) 4
Total: (in 3.4 overs) 11
Bowling: Joginder 2-0-3-0, Shafiq 1.4-1-4-0.