Mahipal Lomror was the standout performer as Rajasthan defeated Bihar by 16 runs in the fourth quarterfinal of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Wednesday at the Motera Stadium.
While Bihar has been knocked out, Rajasthan has progressed to the semi-finals. With this win, Rajasthan will now clash against Tamil Nadu in the first semi-final on Friday.
Mahipal Lomror’s 37-ball 78*-run blitz sets up Rajasthan’s 16-run win over Bihar in the #QF4 of the #SyedMushtaqAliT20. #BIHvRAJ
Watch the highlights of the match https://t.co/UiWJOngL4W pic.twitter.com/wRMKNw0ghu
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) January 27, 2021
Chasing 165, Bihar lost its opener Shasheem Rathour (0) was dismissed by Aniket Choudhary in the second over and the side was sent on the backfoot from the very start. Before the halfway mark, Babul Kumar (24) was also run out and the side needed 98 runs from 60 balls with eight wickets in hand.
Mangal Mahrour steadied the ship for Bihari and he went on to…