Priyajitsinh jadeja

Gujarat Cricket Association: Gujarat stormed into the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy for the first time since the 2019-20 season, delivering a resounding innings and 98-run victory over Saurashtra at the Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Tuesday. A dominant all-round performance saw Gujarat outplay the hosts in every department of the game, bundling Saurashtra out for 197 in their second innings well before the tea interval on Day 4.

Despite the pitch at Rajkot showing no major signs of deterioration, Saurashtra’s batting unit faltered again, mirroring their first-innings collapse for 216. In contrast, Gujarat had posted a mammoth 511, riding on brilliant centuries from Urvil Patel and Jaymeet Patel, a total that ultimately proved insurmountable for the hosts.

On the final day, Priyajitsinh Jadeja and Arzan Nagwaswalla spearheaded Gujarat’s charge, sharing seven wickets between them to shatter Saurashtra’s hopes of a fightback. Tall medium-pacer Priyajitsinh returned figures of 4-32, while left-arm seamer Nagwaswalla, armed with reverse swing, tore through the middle-order in a penetrative spell.