2:28 PM IST & Local Time: Baroda hammer Bengal by 41 runs to go through to the semis of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. It was a complete team performance from Krunal Pandya's men and they were too good on the day for Bengal, who had a forgettable outing with both bat and ball. The star players did not turn up for Bengal, Mohammed Shami was expensive with the ball and their key batters did not get going.
Earlier in the game, Baroda batted first and put on a competitive total of 172/7 from their 20 overs.
Sashwat Rawat and Abhimanyusingh Rajput put on a 90-run opening stand to set the tone for Baroda. They lost their way in the middle with Hadik and Krunal Pandya failing with the bat.
Shivalik Sharma and Bhanu Pania hit crucial runs down the order to take Baroda to 172/7.
In reply, Bengal got off the blocks quickly and had scored 22 off the first two overs. Lukman Meriwala then picked up three wickets off the fourth over to turn the game in Baroda's favour.
Bengal was always chasing the game after that over. Shahbaz Ahmed fought a lone battle, scoring 55 off 36 balls.
Hardik failed with the bat but picked up three wickets with the ball to contribute to Baroda's win. He finished with figures of 3 for 27.
Meriwala ended the game with figures of 3/17. Atit Sheth also bagged 3 wickets but gave away 41 runs from his four overs. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation..