Vijay Hazare Round 8, Group B: Samarth's 70 guides UP to five-wicket victory over MP, Andhra too win

Chasing the target, Andhra lost their first wicket early but Prashanth laid the foundation with an 83-ball fifty, while B Sumanth (43 not out), opener KS Bharat (34), Ricky Bhui (33) produced useful innings to take them home with nine balls to spare

Saurashtra vs Andhra  

Chasing the target, Andhra lost their first wicket early but Prashanth laid the foundation with an 83-ball fifty, while B Sumanth (43 not out), opener KS Bharat (34), Ricky Bhui (33) produced useful innings to take them home with nine balls to spare.

Electing to bat, Saurashtra could manage only 214 for 7 in their 50 overs, courtesy contributions from AV Vasavada (55), Perak Mankad (32) and Chirag Jani (40).

Top Performer: DB Prashanth Kumar (71) slammed a strokeful fifty to guide Andra Pradesh to a six-wicket win over Saurashtra at Airforce Complex ground.

Star Watch: Giving away 44 runs in nine overs, Jaydev Unadkat was unable to take a single wicket. Leading the attack from the front, Unadkat’s substandard performance with the ball was disappointing.

Brief Score: Saurashtra 214-7 in 50 overs (AV Vasavada 55; Karn Sharma 2/48). Andhra 215-4 in 48.3 overs (DB Prashanth Kumar 71; Chirag Jani 1/25, DA Jadeja 1/38). 

 

Madhya Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh 

Priyam Garg later blasted a 42-ball unbeaten 50 to take the team home, scoring 280 for 5 in 49.3 overs. Earlier, Madhya Pradesh posted a competitive 277 for 7 in 50 overs, riding on superb innings by Venkatesh Iyer (83), Yash Dubey (66) and skipper Naman Ojha (53).

Samarth Singh hit an 87-ball 70 as Uttar Pradesh's top-order fired in unison to notch up a five-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh in a group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Sunday, with just 3 balls remaining.

Top Performer: Samarth emerged as the top-scorer for UP as he added 105 runs with Aksh Deep Nath (51) after openers Abhishek Goswami (31) and Upendra Yadav (45) gave the team a superb start with a 76-run partnership at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

Star Watch: Naman Ojha who has also represented Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League played a moderate inning of 53 runs in 71 balls, hitting a single six with three boundaries at a good strike rate of 74.64.

Brief Score: Madhya Pradesh 277-7 in 50 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 83, Yash Dubey 66; Shiva Singh 49/2, Amit Mishra 2/64). Uttar Pradesh 280-5 in 49.3 overs (Samarth Singh 70, Aksh Deep Nath 51; Saransh Jain 3/29)

 

Hyderabad vs Chhattisgarh 

Hyderabad got better of Chhattisgarh as after being put to bat first, Hyderabad was able to put a total of 222 runs on the board with the help of K Rayudu 75 run innings in 102 balls. Hyderabad’s victory rode on the balling duo of M Hassan and PS Sairam as both managed to take three wickets each, getting Chhattisgarh all-out for 121 in 33.3 overs.

Top Performer: K Rayudu’s 75 (102) helped Hyderabad put a decent total on-board.

Star Watch: Right-arm pace bowler Mohammad Siraj was handed just four overs by captain Harpreet Singh in which he was not able to take any wickets, giving away 23 runs at an economy of 5.73 runs per over.