Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2017: Day 5 Round Up

Another eventful day ended as the 5th day of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy saw the completion of 10 more matches. The day began with the clash between Goa and Kerala where Kerala thrashed the unfancied Goa by 9 wickets. Chasing a paltry 87 to win, Kerala chased down the target within the 8th over. Basil Thampi was the wrecker-in-chief for Kerala as he finished with impressive figures of 3/19.

While Rajasthan defeated Chhattisgarh by 25 runs in the 2nd encounter of the day, Delhi steamrolled Services by 6 wickets. Aniket Chaudhary was the leading wicket-taker for Rajasthan as Chhattisgarh were bundled out for 136, chasing a target of 162 runs. Out of favour Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan struck a brilliant 82 of 47 deliveries to help Delhi chase down the modest target set by Services.

In the Maharashtra derby, Mumbai defeated Maharashtra by 6 wickets to remain unbeaten in the tournament. Captain Aditya Tare struck a composed 71 to ensure Mumbai chased down the competitive target set by Maharashtra with utmost ease. Rohan Raje bagged 3 wickets for 21 runs in his 4 overs. Jammu and Kashmir won their 2nd encounter of the tournament by defeating Haryana by 4 runs in a nail-biting thriller.

While Baroda defeated Saurashtra by 3 wickets, Karnataka edged past Hyderabad by 14 runs. All-rounder Irfan Pathan struck a match-winning 65 of 31 deliveries to ensure Baroda chased down the target of 161 in the 19th over. Left-arm seamer Srinath Arvind was instrumental in Karnataka’s 14 runs victory as he finished with impressive figures of 3/25. Jagadish Suchit supported him well who also chipped in with a couple of wickets.

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After a thrashing in the opening encounter, Tamil Nadu has come back strongly and have won three back to back matches. In today’s encounter, they defeated Andhra Pradesh by 37 runs courtesy an impressive bowling performance from the bowlers. Vijay Shankar’s brilliant knock of 69 helped Tamil Nadu post 179 after batting first.

In the last two matches of the day, Railways thrashed Uttar Pradesh by 90 runs as they were bundled out for a meagre 58 chasing a target of 149. Four bowlers bagged a couple of wickets each to hand Uttar Pradesh a demoralising victory. Punjab defeated Himachal Pradesh in the final match of the day by 23 runs.

Manan Vohra struck a composed 60 of 50 deliveries to take Punjab past the 150 mark. Himachal Pradesh began quickly but kept losing wickets regularly in the finishing stages to hand Punjab a comprehensive victory.

Brief Scores 

Goa vs Kerala

Goa 86 all-out in 18.4 overs (Swapnil Asnodkar 23, Basil Thampi 3/19)

Kerala 87/1 in 7.5 overs (Vishnu Vinod 35, RP Singh 1/22)

Kerala won by 9 wickets (with 73 balls remaining)

Rajasthan vs Chhattisgarh

Rajasthan 161/6 in 20 overs (Divya Pratap Singh 35, Shubham Agarwal 2/35)

Chhattisgarh 136/7 in 20 overs (Shubham Agarwal 51, Aniket Chaudhary 3/21)

Rajasthan won by 25 runs

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Services vs Delhi

Services 131/7 in 20 overs (Amit Pachchara 56, Vikas Tokas 3/23)

Delhi 134/4 in 13.3 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 82, Diwesh Pathania 1/26)

Delhi won by 6 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)

Maharashtra vs Mumbai

Maharashtra 148/7 in 20 overs (Ankit Bawne 50, Rohan Raje 3/21)

Mumbai 152/4 in 18.4 overs (Aditya Tare 71*, Jagdish Zope 1/15)

Mumbai won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Jammu & Kashmir vs Haryana

Jammu & Kashmir 156/3 in 20 overs (Shubham Khajuria 68, Chaitanya Bishnoi 1/21)

Haryana 152/9 in 20 overs (Shivam Chauhan 43, Ram Dayal 2/27)

Jammu & Kashmir won by 4 runs

Saurashtra vs Baroda

Saurashtra 160/4 in 20 overs (Prerak Mankad 64, Irfan Pathan 2/24)

Baroda 161/7 in 19 overs (Irfan Pathan 65*, Chirag Jani 3/26)

Baroda won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Karnataka vs Hyderabad

Karnataka 148/7 in 20 overs (Mayank Agarwal 65, Mehdi Hassan 3/16)

Hyderabad 134/6 in 20 overs (Akshath Reddy 42, Srinath Arvind 3/25)

Karnataka won by 14 runs

Tamil Nadu vs Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu 179/5 in 20 overs (Vijay Shankar 69, Girnath Reddy 1/28)

Andhra 142/6 in 20 overs (Ricky Bhui 61, Rajagopal Satish 2/18)

Tamil Nadu won by 37 runs

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Railways vs Uttar Pradesh

Railways 148/8 in 20 overs (Mahesh Rawat 58*, Praveen Kumar 3/18)

Uttar Pradesh 58 all-out in 13.3 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 18, Ashish Singh 2/8, Amit Mishra 2/10)

Railways won by 90 runs

Punjab vs Himachal Pradesh

Punjab 162/7 in 20 overs (Manan Vohra 60, Rahul Singh 1/12)

Himachal Pradesh 139/9 in 20 overs (Ankush Bains 57, Baltej Singh 3/33)

Punjab won by 23 runs