Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023/24: Sudip Gharami and Anustup Majumdar's ton help Bengal beat Axar Patel's Gujarat in pre-quarterfinals

Bengal defeated Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023/24 pre-quarterfinals by 8 wickets as captain Sudip Gharami and Anustup Majumdar scored centuries for them.

Bengal captain Sudip Gharami won the toss and choose to filed at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Ground C. Priyank Panchal (101 from 114 balls) scored a stunning century for Gujarat to take their first-inning score to 283/9 after the full quota of fifty overs. Umang scored a quick-fire 65 from 47 balls to give the speed the inning needed. For Bengal Suman Das was the pick of the bowler with 48/2 in his full quota of 10 overs.

In the second inning, Bengal lost their opener early in the inning as Shakir Habib Gandhi went back to the dressing room for a duck. But, post that, it was wicket-keeper Abishek Porel and captain Sudip Gharami who steadied the ship for them. Porel went back after scoring a solid 47 from 53 balls.

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After Abishek Porel's dismissal, it was all about experienced Anustup Majumdar and captain Sudip Gharami. Majumdar, who was coming from a century in the last match, continued his form against the likes of Axar Patel and Nagwaswalla

Both the batters completed their centuries and remained uneaten till the last to take Bengal home. Their unbeaten 209-run partnership from 179 balls was all that Bengal need to beat Gujarat by 8 wickets to qualify for the Quarter-finals.

Bengal will now face Haryana in the first quarter-final of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium on 11th December, 2023.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023/24 | Quarter-final schedule

QF1 | Bengal vs Haryana | 11th December, 2023

QF 2 | Rajasthan vs Kerala | 11th December, 2023

QF 3 | Vidarbha vs Karnataka | 11th December, 2023

QF4 | Mumbai vs Tamilnadu | 11th December, 2023

All the matches will start from 9 am.