Vijay Hazare Trophy: Gujarat, Puducherry register big wins
The HinduOpener Priyank Panchal starred with an unbeaten 135 as Gujarat thrashed Jammu and Kashmir by eight wickets to notch up its eighth successive win in Group ‘C’ of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. Read: Shahrukh Khan ready for stardom, finally Chasing a big score for victory, Gujarat openers Parthiv Patel and Panchal started in right earnest, rattling 83 runs in 10.3 overs before the former fell to Umar Nazir for 63. After Dhruv Raval fell cheaply, Panchal and Merai stepped up the pace and toyed with the J&K attack as Gujarat romped to 282 for 2 in 37.3 overs. -Vinay Kumar, Sagar shine in Puducherry's win- Veteran seamer R. Vinay Kumar bagged a match-winning four-wicket haul as Puducherry thrashed Manipur by nine wickets to return to the top of the Plate Group table in the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Monday.