 "5 centuries in the first 6 matches, now 28 runs in an over, where are the eyes of the BCCI and the selectors?")
Karun Nair, who is doing exceptionally well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, showed his strong form in the semi-finals. Vidarbha captain Karun Nair scored 28 runs in an over against Maharashtra. Rajneesh Gurbani became the victim of Karun’s stormy batting, whose last over every ball crossed the boundary. Vidarbha scored 380 runs thanks to a brilliant innings by their captain Karun Nair and centuries by Yash Rathore and Dhruv Shorey. Jitesh Sharma also played an innings of 51 runs.
The second semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy was played between Maharashtra and Vidarbha on Thursday. In this match held on Thursday, both Vidarbha openers Yash Rathore and Dhruv Shore scored centuries. Yash Rathore played an innings of 116 runs and Dhruv Shorey played an innings of 114 runs. Both shared a partnership of 224 runs. The pair broke up due to Yash Rathore’s dismissal. After this, captain Karun Nair came to the field.
Karun Nair came to bat in the 35th over. He shared a 93-run partnership with Jitesh Sharma to lead Vidarbha to a big score. Jitesh Sharma got out after scoring 51 runs in the 49th over. After this, Karun Nair showed his strong form in the 50th over. He hit 2 sixes and 4 fours in this over of Rajnish Gurbani. He hit the first two balls of the over for a four and then a six. The same sequence was seen on the next three balls. After hitting fours on the fourth and fifth balls, Karun hit a six on the last ball of the innings.