Mayank Agarawal’s unbeaten 139 took Karnataka over the road in opposition to Punjab by one wicket, whereas Mumbai and Maharashtra recorded similar nine-wicket wins of their respective Vijay Hazare Trophy matches on Thursday. Whereas Jharkhand misplaced to Haryana by 64 runs regardless of Utkarsh Singh’s (3/22 and 27) efforts, groups in Group E – Kerala versus Madhya Pradesh and Bengal versus Tripura – needed to break up factors after rains affected their respective contests in Hyderabad.
Skipper Agarawal carried his bat with an unbeaten 139 as Karnataka recorded an exhilarating one-wicket win over Punjab of their Group C contest.
Batting first, Punjab had been bowled out for 247 with Anmolpreet Singh prime scoring with 51 (60 balls, 5 fours) as a number of batters did not convert their begins.
Abhishek Sharma (17), Prabhsimran Singh (26), Nehal Wadhera (37), Anmol Malhotra (42) and Sanvir Singh (35) received in double digits however couldn’t push on.
In reply, Karnataka stored dropping wickets recurrently however Agarawal held one finish, scoring 17 fours and three sixes in his 127-ball knock as his aspect made 251 for 9.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi sparkles for Mumbai
Angkrish Raghuvanshi cracked 18-ball 50 not out with 9 fours and a six as Mumbai, who had earlier bowled out Arunachal Pradesh for a mere 73 in 32.2 overs, scored 77/1 in 5.3 overs to file a one-sided win in Group C.
Maharashtra file huge win
Maharashtra additionally produced an all-round present on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai to brush apart Meghalaya by 9 wickets of their Group B contest.
Siddhesh Veer was all around the Meghalaya aspect as he returned 10-1-28-3 and scored an unbeaten 57 off 66 balls with eight fours. Maharashtra received with greater than 30 overs to spare with 9 wickets intact.
Dominant Vidarbha crush Chhattisgarh
Vidarbha had been in prime type throughout departments to notch up an eight-wicket win over Chhattisgarh of their Group D encounter at Vizianagaram.
Proper-arm pacer Yash Thakur returned 10-2-27-4 as Vidarbha bowled out their opponents for a mere 80, and chased the goal by scoring 83 for 2 during which skipper Karun Nair made 44 not out.
Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh by 114 runs
Shahrukh Khan’s 85-ball 132 not out containing 13 fours and 7 sixes and Mohamed Ali’s 76 not out (75 balls, eight fours, one six) powered Tamil Nadu to an enormous 114-run win over Uttar Pradesh at Visakhapatnam in Group D.
Tamil Nadu fought again remarkably after being decreased to 68 for 5 at one stage batting first, as a 216-run stand for the sixth wicket pushed them to a formidable 284 for 5 on the finish.
In reply, UP skipper Rinku Singh struck a half-century (55 off 43 balls, 6x4s, 2x6s) after their prime order collapsed. Rinku’s effort was not sufficient as Uttar Pradesh had been shot out for 170 as TN bowlers produced a mixed effort.
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