Last Update: January 13, 2023, 21:28 IST
Jalaj Saxena bowling in Ranji Trophy 2022-23.
Kerala is in contention to make it to the quarter-finals as they are second behind Karnataka with 19 points. Karnataka have so far secured a foothold in the last eight with 26 points.
Thumba: Veteran off-spinner Jalaj Saxena took career-best figures of 8/36 as Kerala thrashed Services by 204 runs in their Ranji Trophy Group C match on Friday to win their third game of the season.
After setting Services a target of 341 to win the rubber, the 36-year-old all-rounder, a veteran of 131 first-class games, went about his task in a calm and calculated manner as he finished with match figures of 11. /102 to match.
However, Kerala batsman Sachin Baby was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for scoring 159 and 93 in both the innings.
Services, starting with an overnight score of 20 without loss, were in for a nightmare as Jalaj, after early resistance from Shubham Rohilla (28) and Sufiyan Alam (52), ran through their batting line-up. Went.
The former Madhya Pradesh cricketer, who moved to Kerala a few seasons back, was the first to get rid of Sufiyan, who was starting to look dangerous.
But once the 27-year-old departed, run out by Jalaj on his own ball, the tweaker took control of proceedings.
From 80/2, Services were down to 98/5, even with experienced batsmen like captain Rajat Paliwal – a prolific run-scorer with a healthy average of 45 – going for a duck in the 33rd over.
The contest ended in the 47th over when Jalaj trapped the tail-ender in front of the wicket, taking the wicket of Poonam Poonia.
Kerala is in contention to make it to the quarter-finals as they are second behind Karnataka with 19 points. Karnataka have so far secured a foothold in the last eight with 26 points.
Abbreviated Score:
At Thumba: Kerala made 327 and 242 for 7 to beat Services by 204 runs in 46.4 overs (Jalaj Saxena 8/36). Kerala 6. Services 0.
At Jamshedpur: Jharkhand 103 and 306 beat Chhattisgarh 113 and 312 (Amandeep Khare 151; Anukul Roy 5/45, Shahbaz Nadeem 3/87) by 44 runs.
Jharkhand 6. Chhattisgarh 0.
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