Pacers kunal yadav

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Sammar Gajjar struck a commanding 147 off 135 balls as Saurashtra defeated Railways by 31 runs in their Elite Group D match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Alur Cricket Stadium near Bengaluru on Saturday.

Gajjar's innings, featuring 14 fours and four sixes, anchored Saurashtra's total of 294/8 after Railways won the toss and elected to field first. Hetvik Kotak contributed 37 runs while Prerak Mankad added 28. Pacers Kunal Yadav and Z.A. Khan claimed three wickets apiece for Railways.

In reply, Railways were bowled out for 263 in 49.1 overs despite a fighting 86 off 97 balls from Upendra Yadav and a quickfire 65 off 45 from Ashutosh Sharma, who hit six fours and three sixes.