Rahul Tiwari
khelja|09-01-2025
India's domestic ODI tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy is slowly moving towards its end. At present its pre-quarter final matches are being played. On Thursday, January 9, Indian team's star bowler Mohammed Shami took part in the match between Bengal and Haryana. During this, he was beaten a lot in the initial overs. But after being beaten badly, Shami came back and took his revenge. Shami bowled a brilliant ball to Himanshu Rana, who hit him for a four, for which he had no answer. Himanshu looked helpless in front of the ball waving from his precise line-length and was caught.
The pre-quarterfinal match of Vijay Hazare Trophy is being played between Bengal and Haryana in Vadodara. Bengal team won the toss and chose to bowl first. The captain handed the ball to his most experienced and capable bowler Mohammad Shami. But the start was not good for them, they lost 14 runs in the first over. He gave away 27 runs in 3 overs. Arsh Ranga hit 2 sixes to Shami. During the fifth over of the innings, Himanshu Rana hit a four on his ball. Even before this he had hit a four.
After this Shami came to bowl in the 7th over. This time he did not make any mistake and caught Himanshu by bowling a powerful ball on the very first ball. On the other hand, Shami's fellow bowler Mukesh Kumar completed the remaining work by sending Arsh Ranga to the pavilion. Let us tell you that after getting beaten in the first 3 overs, Shami gave only 5 runs in the next two overs. In this way, he bowled 5 overs in the first spell and achieved 1 success by giving 32 runs.
Mohammed Shami played his last match for the Indian team on 19 November 2023 in the ODI World Cup. After this he was walking outside due to injury. Then he did rehab after surgery and returned to the field in Ranji Trophy. However, due to knee problem, he could not make his place in Team India during the Australia tour. But now he has a chance to play the Champions Trophy. Vijay Hazare Trophy is being seen as an audition. Before this, India has to play against England. If Shami proves his fitness in this tournament then he can be selected for the ODI series, after which the doors of Champions Trophy will also open for him.