Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammad Shami star in Bengal win
Mohammad Shami was pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/18. (Source: File)
Wriddhiman Saha’s brutal innings and Mohammad Shami’s fiery spell ensured an easy 61-run win for Bengal against Hyderabad in their opening group A league match.
Batting first, Bengal scored a healthy 185 for 4 in 20 overs courtesy Wriddhiman’s 47-ball-81. In reply, Hyderabad were all out for 124 in 16.2 overs with Shami being the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/18 in 2.2 overs. He got good assistance from the seasoned Pragyan Ojha (3/23 in 4 overs).
Brief Scores: Bengal 185/4 in 20 overs (Wriddhiman Saha 81, Sayan Sekhar Mondal 50, Chama Milind 2/45). Hyderabad 124 in 16.2 overs (Akshath Reddy 32, Mohammad Shami 3/18, Pragyan Ojha 3/23, Sayan Sekhar Mondal 2/35).
Tamil Nadu hammer Haryana by nine wickets
Pacer Antony Dhas and leg-spinner M Ashwin shared seven wickets between them as Tamil Nadu thrashed Haryana by nine wickets in their opening group A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty20 tournament.
Dhas snared 4/10, Ashwin picked up 3/28 to bundle out Haryana for 113 in 19.1 overs.
Anirudha Srikkanth (54 not out) and Baba Aparajith (49 not out) ensured that Tamil Nadu chased down the paltry target in 16 overs to start the tournament on a resounding note.
Brief Scores: Haryana 113 all out in 19.1 overs (Nitin Saini 50, Antony Dhas 4/10). Tamil Nadu: 116/1 in 16 overs (S Anirudha 54 not out).
Mumbai ride on bowlers’ in opener
Mumbai produced a disciplined bowling display to notch up a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Odisha in a weather-hit Group D Twenty20 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Electing to field, Mumbai dismissed Odisha for a paltry 91 in 17.4 overs and then returned to overhaul the target in just 15.5 overs in a match that was reduced to 18 overs a side due to inclement weather.
Mumbai rode on the innings by Aditya Tare (32) and Siddhesh Lad (31 not out) to romp home with 13 balls to spare at the Barabati Stadium.
Brief Scores: Odisha 91 all out in 17.4overs (A Yadav 33; SN Thakur 2/11). Mumbai: 95/4 in 15.5 overs (A Tare 32; DR Behera 2/14)
Pandey hat-trick sinks AP
Paceman Ishwar Pandey ripped apart the rival top-order with a four-wicket haul as Madhya Pradesh overwhelmed Andhra Pradesh by five wickets.
Pandey vindicated his captain Naman Ojha’s decision to field first as he reduced Andhra Pradesh to 22 for four inside five overs with a four-wicket burst.
He removed both the openers — Srikar Bharat (9) and Prasanth Kumar (3) — before dismissing Koripalli Srikanth (9) and A Pradeep (0).
MP’s chase was disastrous, losing three batsmen with only 10 runs on the board. However, Harpreet Singh dug in and held one end together with his unbeaten 40-run knock.
Sohraab Dhaliwal (25 not out) also played his part in MP’s win as he supported Harpreet well from the other end and led his side to finish line with eight balls to spare.
Brief Scores: Andhra Pradesh: 95 for nine in 20 overs.(Sirla Srinivas 22, K Ashwin Hebbar 15; I Pandey 4/20). Madhya Pradesh: 96 for 5 in 18.2 overs.(Harpreet Singh 40 not out, Sohraab Dhaliwal 25 not out; B Ayapaa 2/18).
