Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2017: Day 3 Round Up

The 3rd day of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy saw its fair share of dramas and action and at the end of the day, we have completed 10 more matches. It’s a pretty hectic tournament where each and every team plays daily and after the completion of 5 matches, the table toppers in the group will be the eventual winners of the tournament. The day began with a win for Hyderabad as they edged past Kerala in a low-scoring thriller. With 40 required off the last 7 overs and with 9 wickets hand, Kerala failed to chase down the total and collapsed for 121 in pursuit of 127.

While Haryana defeated Services by 16 runs, Rajasthan emerged winners against Uttar Pradesh by 16 runs. Rahul Tewatia struck a scintillating 17 balls 40 to propel Haryana to 166 in their allotted 20 overs before the bowlers restricted Uttar Pradesh to 150. In the other match, Puneet Yadav scored a quickfire 61 to take Rajasthan to 169 before the bowlers restricted the opposition to 153 to hand them a 16 runs victory.

Bengal defeated Tripura in a nail-biting thriller at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata by 5 runs while Himachal Pradesh steamrolled Delhi by 48 runs. While Kanishk Seth was the standout performer for Bengal, Pankaj Jaiswal stood out for Himachal Pradesh with a four-wicket haul. Tamil Nadu crushed Goa by 9 wickets in a one-sided affair, while Karnataka romped home by 37 runs against Andhra at the Chepauk.

Vidarbha defeated Railways comprehensively by 23 runs while Odisha defeated Jharkhand in a nail-biting thriller at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Akshay Karnewar’s quickfire 20 balls 42 was instrumental in getting Vidarbha to 173. Captain Abhishek Yadav played a match winnings innings of 27 of 18 balls to take Odisha over the finishing line. In the last match of the day Jammu and Kashmir defeated Punjab by 26 runs. Umar Nazir was the Man of the Match for his exceptional bowling figures. He finished with 4/15.

Also read: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2017: Day 2 Roundup

Brief Scores

Hyderabad vs Kerala

Hyderabad (India) 126/8 in 20 overs (Kolla Sumanth 46, Fabid Ahmed 3/19)

Kerala 121/7 in 20 overs (Vishnu Vinod 37, Mohammed Siraj 2/30)

Hyderabad won by 5 runs

Haryana vs Services

Haryana 166/7 in 20 overs (Rahul Tewatia 40, Nishan Singh 3/49)

Services 150/5 in 20 overs (G. Rahul Singh 38, Jayant Yadav 1/21)

Haryana won by 16 runs

Rajasthan vs Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan 169/7 in 20 overs (Puneet Yadav 61, AS Rajpoot 5/20)

Uttar Pradesh 153/7 in 20 overs (Prashant Gupta 40, Tajinder Singh 2/13)

Rajasthan won by 16 runs

Bengal vs Tripura

Bengal 152/7 in 20 overs (Manoj Tiwary 39, Sanjay Majumder 2/22)

Tripura 147/8 in 20 overs (Smit Patel 41, Kanishk Seth 3/23)

Bengal won by 5 runs

Himachal Pradesh vs Delhi

Himachal Pradesh 163/5 in 20 overs (Paras Dogra 42, Manan Sharma 3/17)

Delhi 115/9 in 20 overs (Milind Kumar 31, Pankaj Jaiswal 4/22)

Himachal Pradesh won by 48 runs

Goa vs Tamil Nadu

Goa 107 all-out in 16.2 overs (Swapnil Asnodkar 33, Murugan Ashwin 2/16)

Tamil Nadu 108/1 in 13.1 overs (Abhinav Mukund 68, RP Singh 0/9)

Tamil Nadu won by 9 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)

Also read: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2017: Day 1 Round Up

Karnataka vs Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka 177/8 in 20 overs (Pavan Deshpande 51, Swaroop Kumar 2/18)

Andhra 140/6 in 20 overs (Hanumant Vihari 55, Jagadish Suchith 2/30)

Karnataka won by 37 runs

Vidarbha vs Railways

Vidarbha 172/6 in 20 overs (Jitesh Sharma 45, Amit Mishra 2/20)

Railways 149/7 in 20 overs (Mahesh Rawat 55, Ravi Jangid 2/24)

Vidarbha won by 23 runs

Jharkhand vs Odisha

Jharkhand 149/5 in 20 overs (Ishank Jaggi 47, Suryakant Pradhan 3/19)

Odisha 153/7 in 19.5 overs (Anurag Sarangi 58, Varun Aaron 2/23)

Odisha won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Jammu & Kashmir vs Punjab 

Jammu & Kashmir 127/7 in 20 overs (Pranav Gupta 52, Nikhil Chaudhary 3/36)

Punjab 101 in 19.3 overs (Anmolpreet Singh 17, Umar Nazir 4/15)

Jammu & Kashmir won by 26 runs