Vadodara: Deepak Hooda blistered unbeaten 75 Powered Rajasthan to the victory of six goals over Jharkhand in the elite league match of their opening from the trophy Syed Mushtaq Ali on Thursday.
Hooda shifted to Rajasthan this season after a bitter fall with Baroda.
Choosing the field, Rajasthan Bowlers satisfies clinical performances, and limits Jharkhand until 146/5 are simple and then Hooda ensures that the pursuit runs in the park when they continue with 15 balls.
Tanveener UL Haq (2/18) and Aniket Choudhary (2/41) went up – into a sign when Jharkhand was cheated on 3/33.
But Skipper Saurabh Tiwari (43 did not come out) and Batsman Middle Kumar Deobrat (51) strengthened the innings with their 78-run stand.
Tiwany and Ancombing Roy (16) helped Jharkhand near the 150-run sign.
While chasing, Rajasthan lost their opening earlier, but Hooda, who hit a pursuit with an aggressive knock.
He took opposition attacks to the cleaners, hammering six and five maximum.
After Skipper Ashok Menariah and Mahipal Lomror fell by cheap, Hooda found the ally capable of being in Shubham Sharma (33 did not release 18 balls; 4×4; 1×6) and the stitch was stood 64-run unbroken to the fourth goal and saw their team Garner four points .
Breast Scores: Jharkhand 146/5 (Kumar Deobrat 51, Saurabh Tiwiew 43 Not Out; Teever-ul-haq 2/18, Aniket Choudhary 2/41) Lost Rajasthan 147/4 (Deepak Hooda 75 Not Out, Shubham Sharma 33 does not come out ; Monu Kumar 1-21) by six Wickets.Himachal 145/9 (Nikhil Gangta 52; Rishi Dhawan 28; Harshal Patel 3/27, Mohit Sharma 3/28 and Jayant Yadav 2/14) Loses Haryana 149/2 (Himanshu Rana 87 Not out, Chaitanya Bishnoi 34; Pankaj Jaswal 1/23) by 8 Wickets.
MUSHTAQ Ali: Hooda Blitzkrieg Powers Rajasthan to a six-wicket win
