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03 Mar 2014, 06:08 pm
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Centurion Mayank Agarwal sets up Karnataka win
Mayank Agarwal was the only centurion on the fifth day of the Inter-state One-Day League. The Karnataka opener set up the game in his team’s favour against Goa. In another league clash, the Shahbaz Nadeem-led Jharkhand team posted a 136-run win over Bengal. Here is the roundup for the day: South Zone Andhra vs Hyderabad: Chasing 167, Andhra registered a six-wicket win against Hyderabad. Earlier, upon electing to bat first, Hyderabad were bowled out for 166 in 47.5 overs. Barring G H Vihari's 43 and Habeeb Ahmed's 44*, the rest of the line-up failed to contribute. S B Dasari claimed four for 21 in 4.5 overs to help bowl out Hyderabad. Bharath K S then led the chase and scored 60, while Ricky Bhui was not out on 27 as Andhra reached the target. Kerala vs Tamil Nadu: Match abandoned without a ball being bowled. Goa vs Karnataka: Karnataka utilised 10 bowling options to bowl Goa out and claim a 71-run win. Abrar A Kazi claimed four wickets, while Vinay Kumar picked three as they bowled Goa out for 241 after setting them a 313-run target. Earlier, after electing to bat first, Karnataka were powered to a massive total by Mayank Agarwal, who scored 116. East Zone Bengal vs Jharkhand: The Shahbaz Nadeem-led Jharkhand attack registered a comprehensive 136-run win over Bengal on Monday. The skipper and R Shukla claimed three wickets each, while SS Quadri picked two to bowl Bengal out for 137 after setting them a 274-run target. Earlier, inserted to bat first, the Jharkhand top and middle orders contributed valuable runs to help set a competitive target for the opposition. Although the lower order returned without any substantial contributions, V B Singh (76), S Tiway (47) and Kumar Deobrat (49) helped Jharkhand to 273 for nine. Odisha vs Tripura: Opting to field first, Tripura bundled Odisha out for 124 and then coasted to a six-wicket win in Agartala. After Subrata Das gave Tripura their first breakthrough in the second over, Odisha’s S S Lenka joined PC Patel to add 45 runs for the second wicket. However, once UU Bose ended the stand with the wicket of Patel, Odisha lost batters at regular intervals and were bowled out in 37.4 overs. Chasing the target, Tripura lost four wickets, but No.4 batsman, Y V Takawale took the team across the line with an unbeaten 42. North Zone DDCA vs Himachal: DDCA beat HP by five wickets in the ongoing tournament in Delhi. Chasing 231 runs, Delhi were helped to the target by Unmukt Chand (51), JS Anand (61) and Milind Kumar (57*). Earlier, the Delhi bowlers struck at regular intervals and kept the HP batsmen in check. P Chopra made 49 at the top of the order, while B B Sharma scored 57 lower down the order. Delhi's V J Sood claimed four wickets, while Yogesh Nagar took two wickets. Haryana vs Services: Chasing 172, Services pulled off a five-wicket win over Haryana in Delhi. They bowled Haryana out for 171 earlier in the day. Diwesh Pathania and AR Singh claimed three wickets each, while Sumit Singh took two wickets. Rajat Paliwal then took SSCB to victory with a 69 not-out. J&K vs Punjab: Punjab cruised to an eight-wicket victory against J&K in Delhi. Electing to field first, Punjab restricted the opposition to 199 for nine. J&K lost their first wicket with just one run on the board and were left reeling on seven for three. SS Grewal, who gave Punjab their first breakthrough of the day, finished with three wickets, while Harbhajan Singh too struck thrice – including the wickets of ID Singh and Parvez Rasool, who scored 50 and 47 respectively in an attempt to salvage the innings. Chasing the target, Punjab lost opener JSK Chouhan for a duck, but M S Vohra (89) and MH Singh (76*) ensured victory for their team. Central Zone MPCA vs Vidarbha: Although Vidarbha's top three batsmen returned without any considerable contributions, Ravi Jangid (63) and Urvesh patel (70) ensured that their team posted a sizable total on the board after being asked to bat. They then had MP struggling on 19 for two, but MD Mishra (52) and SS Sharma (58) threatened to take the match away from Vidarbha, until Akshay Wakhare caught the former off his own bowling. MP then lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out with three balls to spare, thus losing to Vidarbha by 10 runs. Railways vs Rajasthan: Railways posted a thumping eight-wicket win over Rajasthan. The Anureet Singh-led attack bundled Rajasthan out for a paltry 77. While Anureet accounted for six wickets, KR Upadhyay picked three and A Mishra took one. With 18 runs, Rajasthan opener SA Chouhan was the only batsman to reach double-digits. Jonathan Rongsen (43*) then helped Railways attain the target in 10 overs. West Zone Maharashtra vs Mumbai: Mumbai's woes continued as they lost to Maharashtra by 75 runs at Rajkot. After setting them a 272-run target, the Samad Fallah-led attack restricted Mumbai to 196 for nine. Fallah picked three, while Ankit Bawne claimed two wickets and D J Muthuswami and SH Yadav claimed a scalp apiece as they ran through the Mumbai line-up. Earlier, electing to bat first, Maharashtra were propelled to 271 by N S Naik (78*) and SS Mundhe (72*). Baroda vs Saurashtra: Baroda pulled off a 10-run win over Saurashtra. Earlier, Baroda were powered to 289 for seven by Yusuf Pathan, who smashed 100 off 88 balls. Irfan Pathan then removed Sagar Jogiyani for a duck in the first over and set the tone of innings. The Baroda bowlers did not let the opposition settle down, and struck at regular intervals. M Vahora and J Chhaya claimed two wickets each, while Irfab, L Meriwala and Yusuf Pathan picked a wicket apiece. P Solanki was the top scorer for the team with 67. Although lower-order batsmen K Raval and Chirag Jani (58*) put up a late fight, they couldn't avert defeat.



