Saurashtra registered their second consecutive victory when they comprehensively beat Haryana by seven wickets on the final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division match in Rajkot on Friday.
Chasing 184 for victory in 59 overs, the hosts achieved the target in 49.1 overs, losing only three wickets, on the back of a splendid knock by Sagar Jogiyani (92).
Sitanshu Kotak 37 (84b, 4x4) and skipper Jaydev Shah 17 (9b, 3x4) remained undefeated.
Saurashtra started the chase confidently as openers Prashant Joshi (27) and Sagar Jogiyani added 68 runs to lay a firm ground for victory.
Jogiyani, who was looking in fine touch and middling the ball well, added another 86 runs with Kotak for the second wicket before falling in the nervous nineties.
Jogiyani failed to complete a well-deserved maiden century when he offered a simple catch eight runs short of the three-figure mark. His solid 92 was punctuated with 18 cracking fours and came off 133 balls.
In-form batsman Cheteshwar Pujara (5) did not last long but Shah's nine-ball 17 guided Saurashtra to a comfortable win.
Earlier Haryana, resuming at 82 for seven, added another 61 before being all out for 143 in 64 overs.
Skipper Joginder Sharma was the top scorer with unbeaten 38.
The visitors, who scored 308 in first innings and took a 40-run lead, however, caved in meekly in their second essay against the spin of Ravindra Jadeja and Rakesh Dhruve.
Jadeja was the chief destroyer for the hosts, taking five for 45, while Dhruve bagged three for 59.
Scorecard
Haryana (1st innings): 308
Saurashtra (1st innings): 268
Haryana (2nd innings): (overnight 82 for 7)
Nitin Saini C S Kotak B R Jadeja 27
Sumit Sharma Bowled S Maniar 6
Ankit Rawat C S Jogiyani B R Jadeja 7
Deepak Joon C F Bambhania B R jadeja 6
Sachin Rana Lbw R Dhruve 18
Mahesh Rawat Lbw R Dhruve 17
Sandip Singh C J Shah B R Dhruve 0
Joginder Sharma not out 38
Amit Mishra C S Kotak B R Jadeja 17
Gaurav Vashistha C P Joshi B S Kotak 5
Sanjay Badhwar Bowled R Jadeja 1
Extras: (nb-1) 1
Total: (all out in 64 overs) 143
Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-22, 3-32, 4-55, 5-82, 6-82, 7-82, 8-119, 9-137.
Bowling: Sandip Jobanputra 2-0-6-0, Sandip Maniar 3-0-13-1, Ravindra Jadeja 27-11-45-5, Rakesh Dhruve 24-5-59-3, Kamlesh Makwana 2-0-11-0, Sitanshu Kotak 6-2-9-1.
Saurashtra (2nd innings):
Prashant Joshi Bowled D Joon 27
Sagar Jogiyani C A Rawat B N Saini 92
Sitanshu Kotak not out 37
Cheteshwar Pujara C D Joon B N Saini 5
Jaydev Shah not out 17
Extras: (b-2, lb-4) 6
Total: (for 3 wickets off 49.1 overs) 184
Fall of wickets: 1-68, 2-154, 3-166.
Bowling: Joginder Sharma 4-1-9-0, Sanjay Badhwar 1-0-13-0, Gaurav Vashistha 10-1-40-0, Mahesh Rawat 2-0-5-0, Amit Mishra 19-5-58-0, Deepak Joon 6-0-25-1, Nitin Saini 7.1-2-28-2.
