Arshdeep Singh became an all-rounder, showed his strength with batting after bowling, yet the team lost to the 19 year old player.

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|11-01-2025

Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, who has taken the most wickets in T-20 cricket for India, is wreaking havoc in domestic cricket these days. He bowled brilliantly in a quarter-final match of Vijay Hazare Trophy. But he managed to perform amazingly not only with the ball but also with the bat in this match. First he took 3 wickets and then while holding the bat he also scored a brilliant 49 runs. Despite such all-round performance, Arshdeep could not lead his team to victory. His game was overshadowed by the century innings of 19 year old Arshin Kulkarni.

first blow 3 wickets

Arshdeep Singh, playing for Punjab in this match against Maharashtra, gave an all-round performance. First he created a ruckus with the ball. Arshdeep bowled 9 overs during Maharashtra's innings. The left arm fast bowler also bowled a maiden over during this period. Arshdeep took three wickets while spending 56 runs with an economy of 6.22. The fast bowler dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshin Kulkarni and Siddhesh Veer.

then added color with the bat

After making important contributions with the ball, Arshdeep Singh also contributed with the bat. While batting for Punjab, he faced 39 balls and hit 3 fours and 3 sixes. However Arshdeep Singh missed the half century. Pradeep Dadhe took his wicket on the personal score of 49 runs. Arshdeep was out as the last wicket of Punjab. Despite the strong game of Arshdeep Singh, Punjab team had to face defeat by 70 runs in the match and Arshin Kulkarni became the reason for this.

Kulkarni's century overshadowed Arshdeep

Batting first in the match, Maharashtra scored 275 runs losing 6 wickets. Playing his first match in List A cricket, 19 year old batsman Arshin Kulkarni did wonders. He scored 107 runs in 137 balls and also took one wicket. While Ankit Bawne played an inning of 60 runs. Apart from Arshdeep, Naman Dheer took two wickets and Abhishek Sharma took one wicket. While chasing the target of 276 runs, Punjab team collapsed for 205 runs. Apart from Arshdeep's 49 runs, Anmolpreet Singh scored 48 runs. For Maharashtra, Mukesh Chaudhary took 3 wickets and Pradeep Dadhi took two wickets.

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