Patidar's whirlwind fifty takes MP to SMAT final with seven-wicket win over Delhi
Hindustan TimesBengaluru, Skipper Rajat Patidar led from the front with a scintillating unbeaten fifty as Madhya Pradesh trashed former champions Delhi by seven wickets to storm into their first final in 13 years at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Friday. Patidar's whirlwind fifty takes MP to SMAT final with seven-wicket win over Delhi Opting to field, Madhya Pradesh's bowlers put up a clinical performance, with allrounder Venkatesh Iyer leading the charge by taking two wickets to restrict Delhi, the 2018 winners, to a modest 146/5. Patidar shared an unbroken 106-run stand off 57 balls with Harpreet Singh Bhatia, dashing Delhi's hopes of a fightback. Yash Dhull and Priyansh Arya put on 38 runs in the first 33 balls before both were dismissed by Tripuresh Singh and Kumar Kartikeya respectively, leaving Delhi at 54/2 in the ninth over.