News
Thu 28 Mar 2013, 1:41 pm
Summary
SB Pradhan stars in Odisha’s win
Odisha beat Delhi, while UPCA defeated Karnataka on the third day of the ongoing super league for the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy 2012-13. Here is the round-up for the day:
T20 Super League – A
Delhi vs Odisha: After the SB Pradhan-led Odisha bowling attack bundled out Delhi for 80 runs, their batsmen achieved the target with eight balls to spare. Left-arm pacer, Pradhan claimed the Delhi top-order to finish with a four-wicket haul, while AN Yadav picked two and DR Behera and B B Samantaray took a wicket apiece. Opening the batting for Odisha, Yadav made 26, while G Podder made 25 to help the team to victory.
Vidarbha vs Kerala: Kerala gained four points with a one-wicket win over Vidarbha under the VJD method at the Emerald High School Ground. A half-century by Amol Ubarhande helped Vidarbha to 138 for five in 19 overs, after Shalabh Shrivastava opted to bat first. Set a target of 108 from 13 overs, Kerala scrapped to victory despite losing wickets at regular intervals. Top-scorer for the winning side, Raiphi Gomez anchored the innings and took Kerala across the line with an unbeaten 42.
T20 Super League - B
UPCA vs Karnataka: UPCA registered a 10-run win over Karnataka in Indore. After being put in to bat Mohd. Kaif propelled Uttar Pradesh to 163 for seven with a 54-ball 70 studded with four sixes and three boundaries. Defending the modest total, RP Singh got the ball rolling with the wicket of Karnataka opener MK Pandey, while Praveen Kumar followed up with a double blow to leave the opposition reeling on 31 for three. And although K Lokesh and Stuart Binny added 67 for the fourth wicket, Karnataka kept losing wickets at regular intervals after the latter was run-out and were not able to attain the target.
Punjab vs Bengal: Punjab beat Bengal by 25 runs in the ongoing domestic Twenty20 tournament in Indore. Opting to bat first, Punjab posted 168 for six, courtesy Ravi Inder Singh’s 46-ball 60-run knock. The bowlers then restricted Bengal to 143 for eight to hand Punjab the win. ST Kaul, RP Sharma, Amitoze Singh and Rajwinder Joginder Singh claimed two Bengal wickets each.
