With Himachal 299-4 in 47.3 overs, and needing 16 off 15 balls, bad light suspended play at 5pm, before Himachal were declared winners under the VJD Method
Himachal players after their win in the final yesterday. Pic/BCCI
The hill state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday reached its zenith in cricket, with a stunning 11-run victory over mighty Tamil Nadu in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here.
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Youngster Shubham Arora came out all guns blazing with his maiden List A century as Himachal downed five-time champions Tamil Nadu under the VJD method to win their first-ever domestic one-day championship.
Chasing 315, Himachal, who were playing their maiden Vijay Hazare final, responded in style with the wicketkeeper-batter making a fine 136 not out with 13 fours and one six.
With Himachal 299-4 in 47.3 overs, and needing 16 off 15 balls, bad light suspended play at 5pm, before Himachal were declared winners under the VJD Method. TN’s veteran wicketkeeper-batsman and former captain Dinesh Karthik smashed an entertaining 103-ball 116.
Brief scores
TN 314 all-out in 49.4 overs (D Karthik 116, Indrajith 80; P Jaiswal 4-59, R Dhawan 3-62) lost to Himachal 299-4 in 47.3 overs (S Arora 136*, A Kumar 74; B Aparajith 1-45) by 11 runs (VJD method)
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