Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2017: Day 1 Round Up

The 9th edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy kicked off today and at the end of the first day, we have completed 6 matches. The day began with an impressive win for Assam against Ranji Semi-finalists Jharkhand. Before the match, Jharkhand would have been the overwhelming favourites but Assam put up a spirited bowling performance to restrict them to 133 in their allotted 20 overs. Riding on a fluent half-century from Amit Verma, Assam reached the target with 9 balls to spare.

In the 2nd match of the day, Madhya Pradesh prevailed in a nail-biting thriller against Railways. Batting first Railways posted a moderate 155 on the board on the back of a fluent half-century by Mahesh Rawat. Although Madhya Pradesh stuttered in their middle overs but a solid opening partnership ensured they reached the target with a ball remaining.

Kerala defeated Andhra Pradesh by 21 runs in the 3rd match of the day. Riding on a beautiful half-century by opener Vishnu Vinod, Kerala posted a more than competitive 175 on the board. Ricky Bhui made a valiant effort with 36 balls 48 for Andhra but it wasn’t enough to get them over the finishing line. Basil Thampi was exceptional with the ball in hand, finishing with impressive figures of 3/18 in his allotted 4 overs.

While Hyderabad defeated Goa by 51 runs, Services defeated Himachal Pradesh by 4 wickets. While Tanmay Agarwal was the star for Hyderabad, Amit Pachhara was the match winner for Services staying unbeaten on 48. Haryana defeated Punjab by 48 runs courtesy brilliant bowling performances by Sanjay Pahal and Rahul Tewatia while Gujarat romped home by 5 wickets on the back of a good half-century by Rujul Bhatt.

Mumbai defeated Baroda by 6 runs in a nail-biting encounter at the Reliance Stadium. Ajinkya Rahane and Captain Aditya Tare scored 79 and 78 respectively for Mumbai to take them to 211 in their allotted 20 overs. Baroda was in the game for the majority of the match but eventually fell agonisingly close to the total. Vishnu Solanki’s unbeaten 69 of 34 balls went in vain as Mumbai began their Syed Mushtaq Ali campaign with a nerve-wracking victory.

Delhi defeated Jammu and Kashmir convincingly by 8 wickets, while Odisha defeated Tripura by 10 runs in a low-scoring encounter at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Chasing a competitive 158 against Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh romped home by 8 wickets and with 4 balls to spare. In the last match of the day, neighbours Tamil Nadu defeated Karnataka by 4 wickets to begin their campaign on a winning note.

Here are the brief scores after the opening day of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Brief Scores:

Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu- Tamil Nadu won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)  

Karnataka 144/9 in 20 overs (Ravikumar Samarth 40, Murugan Ashwin 2/21)

Tamil Nadu 145/6 in 19.2 overs (Dinesh Karthik 45, Krishnappa Gowtham 2/25)

Delhi vs Jammu and Kashmir- Delhi won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Jammu & Kashmir 103/6 in 20 overs (SP Khajuria 26, Manan Sharma 2/13)

Delhi 106/2 in 16.2 overs (Unmukt Chand 49, Umar Nazir Ahmed Mir 1/13)

Odisha vs Tripura- Odisha won by 10 runs

Odisha 131/6 in 20 overs (Abhishek Yadav 23, Abhijit Sarkar 3/22)

Tripura 121/8 in 20 overs (Gurinder Singh 28, Dhiraj Singh 3/18)

Chhattisgarh vs Uttar Pradesh- Uttar Pradesh won by 8 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Chhattisgarh 157/5 in 20 overs (Amandeep Khare 72, Amit Mishra 2/27)

Uttar Pradesh 161/2 in 19.2 overs (Akshdeep Nath 58, Shubham Agarwal 1/16)

Haryana vs Punjab- Haryana won by 47 runs

Haryana 153/7 in 20 overs (Rajat Paliwal 44, Manpreet Gony 2/29)

Punjab 106 all-out in 18.5 overs (Jaskaranvweer Singh 27, Sanjay Pahal 3/8)

Maharashtra vs Gujarat- Gujarat won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Maharashtra 154/7 in 20 overs (Ankit Bawne 90, Rujul Bhatt 3/28)

Gujarat 155/5 in 18.5 overs (Rujul Bhatt 54, Anupam Sanklecha 2/47)

Mumbai vs Baroda- Mumbai won by 6 runs

Mumbai 211/3 in 20 overs (Aditya Tare 79, Ajinkya Rahane 78, Rishi Arothe 1/51)

Baroda 205/8 in 20 overs (Vishnu Solanki 69*, Pravin Tambe 3/26)

Himachal Pradesh vs Services- Services won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Himachal Pradesh 128/5 in 15 overs (Rishi Dhawan 37, Diwesh Pathania 2/10)

Services 131/6 in 14.5 overs (Amit Pachhara 47, Pankaj Jaiswal 3/33)

Hyderabad vs Goa- Hyderabad won by 51 runs

Hyderabad 224/4 in 20 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 91, Ganeshraj Narvekar 1/28)

Goa 173/5 in 20 overs (Saurabh Bandekar 53, Mehdi Hassan 1/14)

Kerala vs Andhra Pradesh- Kerala won by 21 runs

Kerala 175/7 in 20 overs (Vishnu Vinod 63, KV Sasikanth 2/29)

Andhra 154/7 in 20 overs (Ricky Bhui 48, Basil Thampi 3/18)

Railways vs Madhya Pradesh- Madhya Pradesh won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Railways 155/4 in 20 overs (Mahesh Rawat 63, Saransh Jain 1/24)

Madhya Pradesh 156/5 in 19.5 overs (Naman Ojha 54, Faiz Ahmed 1/11)

Jharkhand vs Assam- Assam won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Jharkhand 133/9 in 20 overs (Virat Singh 26, Amit Verma 3/17)

Assam 137/6 in 18.3 overs (Amit Verma 55, Rahul Shukla 2/30)