Vijay Hazare Round 9, Group B: Himmat stars in Delhi's win; Hyderabad, Chhattisgarh have it easy

It was Himmat Singh’s unbeaten 75-ball-102, laced with nine fours and four sixes, that made the difference as Delhi scored 314 for 5 after being put into bat. Himmat added 97 runs in 14.4 overs with Nitish Rana, who made run-a-ball 52 with two fours and three huge sixes.

Delhi vs Andhra Pradesh

Young Himmat Singh smashed his maiden List A ton as Delhi comfortably beat Andhra by 73 runs in a group B encounter of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.

With this victory, Delhi took a big stride towards quarter-final berth from the group as they now lead the points table with 18 from six games.

Delhi scored 314 for 5 after being put into bat. Unmukt Chand (62) and Nitish Rana (52) also helped themselves to half-centuries.

In reply, Andhra managed 241 all out in 49.5 overs with a collective effort from the bowlers.

Left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya (2/29 in 6 overs), Pawan Negi (2/41 in 10 overs) and Nitish Rana (2/9 in 2 overs) did bulk of the damage.

Top Perfomer: It was Himmat Singh’s unbeaten 75-ball-102, laced with nine fours and four sixes, that made the difference as Delhi scored 314 for 5 after being put into bat. Himmat added 97 runs in 14.4 overs with Nitish Rana, who made run-a-ball 52 with two fours and three huge sixes.

Star Watch: Delhi started in a whirlwind fashion with Chand and Gambhir adding 75 runs for the opening stand. After his brilliant 151 against Kerala, skipper Gambhir scored 37 while Chand's 62 off 80 balls had nine fours and a six.

Brief Scores: Delhi 314/5 (Himmat Singh 102 no off 75 balls, Nitish Rana 52 off 52 balls, Unmukt Chand 62 off 80 balls) Andhra 241 (DB Prashanth 54, Ricky Bhui 48, Kulwant Khejroliya 2/29).  Delhi won by 73 runs.

                 

Chhattisgarh vs Odisha

In another Group B match at the Palam B ground in New Delhi, Chhattisgarh staged an upset, beating an in-form Odisha side by 48 runs.

Batting first, Chattisgarh were bowled out for 212 in 49. 5 overs but that proved to be enough as Odisha slumped to 164 in reply.

Top Performers: Harpreet Bhatia top scoring with 43 but the main star of the day for Chhattisgarh was Pankaj Rao, who took three wickets giving away only 15 runs.

Brief Score: Chhattisgarh 212 in 49.5 overs (Harpreet Bhatia 43, Anurag Sarangi 3/22) Odisha 164 in 41 overs (Biplab Samantray 38, Pankaj Rao 3/15). Chattisgarh won by 48 runs.

                 

Kerala vs Hyderabad

The absence of Ambati Raydu and Mohammad Siraj did not have any bearings on Hyderabad’s performance as they beat Kerala comfortably by 7 wickets at the Palam A ground on Tuesday

In a bizarre batting performance, Kerala only managed to score 189 for six in their allotted 50 overs with none of their top order batsmen scoring at a strike rate of 70. In reply, Hyderabad too did not show urgency to finish the match, reaching the target in 46.4 overs.

Brief Score: Kerala 189/6 (VA Jagadeesh 62 off 92 balls, Vishnu Vinod 34 off 22 balls, PS Sairam 2/22) Hyderabad 190/3 in 46.4 overs (K Rohit Rayudu 57 no off 86 balls, BP Sandeep 48 off 91 balls, Jalaj Saxena 2/22). Hyderabad won by 7 wickets.