P K Panchal scored an unbeaten 160 to fashion a five-wicket victory for Gujarat on the fourth and final day of their C K Nayudu Trophy under-22 semifinal match against Orissa at Ahmedabad today.
Chasing a target of 251, host Gujarat rode on Panchal’s sparkling century and his 127-run stand for the second wicket with Vijay Modi to clinch victory in 101.3 overs.
Brief scores:
Orissa: 159 and 337 (Natraj Behera 90, Lagnajit Samal 50, S S Rout 44, Bibhudutta Panda 43: P Parikh 4/80, Faisal Dudhat 3/99, MS Patel 2/107) lost to
Gujarat: 246 and 253 for 5 (P K Panchal 160 n.o, Vijay Modi 40: Bibhudutta Panda 2/52, Lagnajit Samal 2/63).