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16:45 IST - Himachal Pradesh beat Jharkhand by 7 runs
Defending a total of 144 runs, Himachal Pradesh knew they needed a wicket as soon as possible to get their act in order. Vaibhav Arora ensured his captain Rishi Dhawan's demands were met as Kumar Kushagra departed for a golden duck. Arora bowled four overs on a trot and conceded only 15 runs.
Arora's tight bowling in the beginning put Jharkhand in the backfoot with pressure mounting on Saurabh Tiwary and Anand Singh. Just when they got things going, Ankush Bedi scalped both their wickets in a single over. It took Jharkhand 14 overs to reach the halfway mark of 72 runs and the match seemed way out of their hand.
In steps Anukul Roy, who had done the damage with his ball and fielding earlier, and gave the dampened Jharkhand unit a glimmer of hope. Nicknamed as Samastipur's Ravindra Jadeja, Anukul lived up to his billing with some ginormous maximums. With 15 runs required off 7 deliveries, he tried to go for one big heave and conceded his wicket cheaply.
Pankaj Jaswal was entrusted with the ball in his hand to bowl the final over and he got his line and length perfectly right as he allowed Jharkhand to score only seven runs. With a wicket off the final ball as well, Jharkhand fell short of the target by seven runs in the end.
OUTSIDE EDGE AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Himachal Pradesh wins the match by 7 runs. And, that means Jharkhand are officially out from the SMAT 2021.
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19.6 Pankaj Jaswal to Monu Singh, full delivery, Monu swings hard but he only edges it behind to the keeper. So, Himachal Pradesh wrap up a seven-run victory against Jharkhand here!
After that wide, Rishi Dhawan goes to Pankaj and says something to him.
19.6 Pankaj Jaswal to Monu Singh, short and outside the tramline, WIDE called
9 runs to win off 1 ball. Unless Pankaj Jaswal bowls a no ball, Himachal Pradesh will win this game.
19.5 Pankaj Jaswal to Vivekanand Tiwari, full-toss, Tiwari plays it to deep mid-wicket for a single
10 required from 2 deliveries. Jharkhand are mathematically still in but Himachal Pradesh know that they have got the game in their bag now.
19.4 Pankaj Jaswal to Monu Singh, low full-toss, Monu drives it to long-off for a single
11 from 3. This is going to be the all-important ball. Monu has to go for the big shot now.
19.3 Pankaj Jaswal to Vivekanand Tiwari, back of a length delivery, Tiwari cracks it to extra-cover for a single
19.2 Pankaj Jaswal to Monu Singh, full delivery, Monu creams it to long-off for a single
13 off 5. One wicket or one boundary will turn things around once again.
19.1 Pankaj Jaswal to Monu Singh, short of a length delivery, Monu slaps it to the sweeper for two runs
Jharkhand need 15 runs to win from 6 balls. Pankaj Jaswal to bowl the final over of the match.
The match is swinging like a pendulum and the momentum lies with Himachal Pradesh now. Anukul Roy hits a SIX and follows it by conceding a wicket. Rishi Dhawan ends his spell by getting two wickets in his final over.
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