Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21: UP beats Delhi by 46 runs to reach semis

Delhi’s top-order batting failed for the second time in three days as a fighting Uttar Pradesh cruised to an 46-run victory in the quarterfinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

UP captain Karan Sharma (in pic) and Upendra Yadav led their team to a comfortable victory over Delhi.

Delhi’s top-order batting failed for the second time in three days and a fighting Uttar Pradesh did not allow the host any real chance of making a comeback. Eventually, UP cruised to an emphatic 46-run victory in the quarterfinal of the Vijay Hazare (50-over) tournament here on Tuesday.

On Thursday, UP will return to the Ferozeshah Kotla ground to face Gujarat in the semifinal.

Put into bat, UP recovered from 66 for four by riding on a 129-run stand involving Upendra Yadav (112, 101b, 11x4, 2x6) and skipper Karan Sharma (83, 100b, 11x4) to reach 280 for seven in 50 overs.

A win for Uttar Pradesh!

The Karan Sharma-led unit beat Delhi by 46 runs in the @Paytm#VijayHazareTrophy#QF3 & seal a place in the semifinals. #UPvDEL

Scorecard https://t.co/CeQ0BWMhTmpic.twitter.com/mXZlktauZ8

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) March 9, 2021

 

Rattled by left-arm medium pacer Yash Dayal (3/53) who sent back openers Dhruv Shorey and Hiten Dalal in the second over of the innings, Delhi never recovered. Though Lalit Yadav (61, 78b, 8x4) and Anuj Rawat (47, 64b, 4x4) gave some hope to Delhi during their 102-run stand for the sixth wicket, the mounting required run-rate kept UP ahead in the game.

If the Delhi dugout expected the duo of Rawat and Sangwan to produce another match-winning seventh-wicket stand like they did miraculously against Uttarakhand on Sunday, it was not to be. The defeat also meant the end of the season for Delhi.