S Sreesanth continues to impress since his return to cricketing action following a seven-year absence. The 38-year-old once again showed his quality in the Vijay Hazare Trophy clash against Uttar Pradesh as his first fifer since the comeback, guided Kerala to their second consecutive win in Elite Group C of the competition at the KSCA Cricket Ground in Alur on Monday. ‘Sreesanth Is Still Unplayable’: Kerala Batsman Sachin Baby Eager to See World Cup Winner Back in Action.

The Kerala-born pacer who made his comeback last month at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament, took his second List A five-wicket haul (5/65) as Uttar Pradesh were bowled out for 283 runs in 49.4 overs. The 38-year-old took four wickets in his final spell, helping Kerala to restrict the opposition to a decent score after Abhishek Goswami, Priyam Garg and Akashdeep Nath scored half-centuries to lay the foundation for a 300 plus score. Sreesanth Plays Professional Cricket After 2,804 Days, Announces His Return to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Fans were impressed with the display of S Sreesanth and praised the 38-year-old for his brilliant performances on the night and since his return. The pacer took four wickets in five Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 games and has also taken seven scalps in the opening two games of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021.

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Robin Uthappa, who scored a century in the opening game, was once again brilliant as he got Kerala off to a fantastic start with a quick-fire knock of 81 runs off 55 deliveries. A brilliant half-century from Sachin Baby and contributions from Sanju Samson, Vathsal Govind and Jalaj Saxena helped Kerala to a three-wicket win.

The Sachin Baby-led side are now second in Elite Group C as they trail Railways on net-run-rate after winning their opening two games, Kerala will look to continue this brilliant form and hope to go all the way this season.

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