http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vijay-Samuel-Hazare-c95227 Trophy – Final Match Update
Mumbai 248 v Bengal 252 - Bengal won by 6 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
On Monday, March 12, 2012, Bengal won the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after beating Mumbai by six wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780.
After winning the toss, Mumbai chose to bat first, aiming to bolster a daunting total on the board in order to leave their opponents flabbergasted.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajinkya-Rahane-c970 gave their side an astounding opening stand as they clobbered a befitting partnership of 83 runs, leaving the fielding side in utter disbelief.
During the time the batsmen were on the crease, Mumbai were in charge and aiming to post a mammoth tally on the board.
However, Bengal struck back by dismissing Jaffer, who fell after playing a belligerent knock of 61 runs.
With 98 runs on the board, the side lost their second wicket when Rahane after playing an innings of 24 runs, found his way back to the pavilion.
Number-three batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anup-Revandkar-c1069, was the next to go as he fell after scoring just 15 runs off 29 deliveries.
By this time, Bengal had made a comeback in the match by restricting the flow of runs. Nonetheless, with wickets falling at random, middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Suryakumar-Yadav-c2613 smashed a resilient knock of 50 runs to help his side post a formidable total of 248 runs.
However, the side were clearly shot a lot of runs compared to the impressive start they had in the beginning of their innings.
From Bengal, medium pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Laxmi-Shukla-c1829, was vital in his team’s comeback as he bagged four Mumbai scalps.
Needing 249 runs to win in 50 overs, Bengal had a terrible start to their innings as they lost their first wicket with only a run on the board.
However, the side recovered as opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746 stood defiant against the Mumbai bowlers.
Ganguly departed after posting 38 runs, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mayank-Goswami-c75433 perished after bolstering an innings of 42 runs.
Nonetheless, it was the remarkable knock of 106 runs by Laxmi Shukla, as after bowling superbly he gave even a better performance with the bat to help his side secure a win in the final match of the tournament.
He was named as the Player of the Match for his astounding performance as the side won the match for the loss of only four wickets.
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