DTVHINDIMetro Bank One-Day Cup: ‘He kept me calm at the other end’: Peter Handscomb on batting alongside Ajinkya Rahane
Handscomb and Rahane are playing in the same team for Leicestershire Foxes in the tournament Peter Handscomb and Ajinkya Rahane (Image Credit- Twitter/X) Metro Bank One-Day Cup, Leicestershire Foxes vs Sussex: Recently a match of the Metro One Day Cup being held in England was played between Leicestershire Foxes and Sussex. In this match, Australian wicketkeeper batsman Peter Handscomb and experienced Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane were seen playing together from Leicestershire’s side. On the other hand, after playing together in the match, Handscomb has given a big statement about Rahane. Let us tell you that both of them had a match winning partnership of 146 runs in the match, due to which Leicestershire Foxes won by 10 runs against Sussex. Peter Handscomb made a big statement about Ajinkya Rahane Let us tell you that after the match between Leicestershire Foxes and Sussex, Handscomb told BBC Radio – Ajinkya Rahane kept me calm at the other end during this partnership. We knew that we were capable of starting at the end and we put together a partnership of more than 100 runs. It was beautiful to bat with him. 🗣️ “It was 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 to bat with him.” Hundred hero Peter Handscomb on his 146-run stand with @ajinkyarahane88. pic.twitter.com/KG8RYWNLuG — Leicestershire Foxes 🦊 (@leicsccc) August 5, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about the match of Group B in the Metro ODI Cup, then Leicestershire has won against Sussex by 10 runs. Batting first, Leicestershire scored 363 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. For the team, opener Ian Holland played a brilliant innings of 65 runs and Solomon Budinger played an innings of 84 runs. But in the end, on the basis of Ajinkya Rahane’s 68 and Peter Handscomb’s 119 runs, Leicestershire set a strong target of 364 runs for the opposition team to win. After this, when Sussex came out to chase this target given by Leicestershire, they could only score 353 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs and had to face defeat by 10 runs in the match.
