Baroda creates history in T20 cricket by scoring the highest total ever in their recent encounter against Sikkim in this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Edition.
5 dec 2024 , a date which will be etched in the history books , all because of the ruthless batting display by the team from Gujarat.
The match was officiated by Paschim Pathak & Saiyed Khalid , Skipper Krunal won the toss & elected to bat 1st despite of the fact that there might be the presence of early on moisture in the pitch as it was a 9 am start , a factor which tends to provide assistance to the new ball bowlers.
The left & right hand opening combination went on and provided a blistering start to the Baroda , leftie Shashwat Rawat with his gun knock of 43 runs in just 16 balls , scoring at a strike rate of more than 250 , partnered with Abhimanyu Singh , who went on one step ahead than his counterpart and brought up his fifty in less than 18 balls.
The main protagonist of this record was Bhanu Pania , the right hand batsman , hailing from rajasthan scored a ton & carried on his bat till the end.
His 134 runs knock included 15 sixes & 5 fours. Finishing touches were provided by middle order batsman Shivalik Sharma & wicketkeeper V. Solanki , both the batsman brought up their fifties in less than 18 balls.
In reply to the chase , Sikkim was a no match and they just managed to score 86 runs for the loss of 7 wickets , batting out their full quota of overs , contrasting out the 1st innings completely.
Ninad Ashvinkumar Rathva was the pick of the bowling , the left arm orthodox barodian bowler figures were 2 for 14 in his full quota of overs , including a maiden. Along side his counterpart Mahesh Pithiya who also managed to scalp 2 wickets in his 4 overs.
Rest of the barodians bowlers , likes of krunal Pandya , Atit Seth and Abhimanyu Singh chipped in with a solitary wicket each.
