Vijay Hazare Round 9, Group A: Yuvraj strikes form; Mumbai, Vidarbha win

After bundling out Goa for a paltry 186, Mumbai chased the target losing only three wickets in the process and in 36 overs with opener Akhil Herwadkar (108 not out) starring in the team's dominant victory.

Mumbai vs Goa

Mumbai continued their ruthless showing the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as they hammered Goa by seven wickets in their Elite Group A clash here Tuesday.

After bundling out Goa for a paltry 186, Mumbai chased the target losing only three wickets in the process and in 36 overs with opener Akhil Herwadkar (108 not out) starring in the team's dominant victory.

Mumbai have not lost any of the matches in the ongoing national One-Day tournament so far, and at the Just Cricket ground here, their bowlers rose to the occasion.

With this win, Mumbai are on course to make it to the next round.

Top Performer: Experienced medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni (3-32) led from the front as Goa lost wickets at regular intervals. Kulkarni was ably supported by Royston Dias (2-36), Shams Mulani (2-31) and Shivam Dube (2-36).

Brief Scores: Goa 186 all out in 49.5 overs (Suyash Prabhudesai 52, Amit Verma 49, Dhawal Kulkarni 3-32) lost to Mumbai 189/3 in 35.3 overs (Akhil Herwadkar 108 not out, Siddesh Lad 36 not out, Krishna Das 2-31) by seven wickets.

 

Punjab vs Railways

Veteran Yuvraj Singh finally struck form but missed a well-deserved century on Punjab’s 58-run win over Railways via VJD method.

Batting first, Punjab scored 284 for six and in reply, Railways were bowled out 210 in 44.3 overs.

Top performer: Gurkeerat Singh Mann slammed 101 off 96 balls. His innings was laced with for sixes and five fours.

Star Watch: Yuvraj Singh hit five sixes and six fours on his way to 96 off 121 balls.  

Brief Score: Punjab 284/6 in 50 overs (Gurkeerat Mann 101, Yuvraj Singh 96, Chandrakant Sakure 3-85) beat Railways 210 all out in 44.3 overs (Saurabh Wakaskar 104, Manish Rao 30, Mayank Markande 3-40) by 58 runs via VJD method.

 

Maharashtra vs Vidarbha

In another Elite Group A match, at neighbouring Alur, wicket-keeper-batsman Akshay Wadkar scored an unbeaten 82 to help Vidarbha defeat Maharashtra by three wickets, with just four balls to spare.

Brief Scores: Maharashtra 205/8 in 50 overs (Ankit Bawne 62, Ruturaj Gaikwad 32, Sanjay Ramaswamy 2-20) lost to Vidarbha 206/7 in 49.2 overs ( Akshay Wadkar 82 not out, Darshan Nalkande 53 not out, Samad Fallah 2-33) by three wickets.