Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Assam upsets Bengal, Punjab inch nearer to knock-out berth

Assam pulled off an upset 13-run win over Bengal in an Elite Group B within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 event on Saturday whereas Tamil Nadu gained its fourth straight match to go prime of the factors desk.
Bengal opted to discipline and noticed the gifted Riyan Parag (77, 54 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes) assist Assam put up a preventing 157 for five in 20 overs. The visiting crew restricted Bengal to 144 for 8.
From a spot of hassle at 22 for two, Assam rode on skipper Parag’s breezy knock, which helped the crew rating 47 runs within the final 3.5 overs.
Parag took 18 runs from the 18th over bowled by Ishan Porel (2/34 from 4 overs) to offer thrust to the Assam innings.
Chasing 158 for victory, Bengal regarded on the right track earlier than faltering in the direction of the tip because the Assam bowlers saved a examine on the run move.
From 130 for 3 within the 18th over, Bengal slid to 144 for 8 in 20 overs as Pritam Das (3/27) and skipper Parag (2/28) did the harm.
Bengal captain Anustup Majumdar (48, 47 balls, 4 fours) didn’t take the crew previous the end line as he noticed batsmen on the different finish fall in a heap.
In one other match, skipper Dinesh Karthik (40 not out, 30 balls, 2X4, 2X6) and N Jagadeesan (78 not out, 51 balls, 4X4, 5X6) noticed Tamil Nadu house in opposition to Hyderabad after a short stutter in the course of the innings.
Earlier, Hyderabad made 152 for 7 in 20 overs because of contributions from B Sandeep (41) and Pragnay Reddy (30) and late hitting by C V Milind (30, 11 balls, 3 sixes).
TN leads the group with 16 factors after 4 consecutive wins adopted by Bengal (12 from 4 matches). The two groups face off on January 18 with the highest spot on the road.
As per the format of the event, the highest ranked groups from every group (Five in Elite and 1 Plate) will qualify for the knockout stage together with the following two groups in Elite Groups A to E with probably the most factors.
Baroda proceed profitable streak; thrash Maharashtra by 60 runs
Vadodara, Jan 16 (PTI) Baroda continued their profitable run within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by claiming a 60-run victory over Maharashtra in an Elite ‘C’ Group sport on Saturday.
This is Baroda’s fourth win on the trot within the league stage after having defeated Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh of their first three outings.
Put in to bat, Baroda rode on stand-in skipper Kedar Devdhar’s stroke-filled unbeaten 99 off 71 balls to publish a aggressive 158 for 4.
Right-arm medium pacer Atit Sheth (4/17) then wreaked havoc to scuttle out Maharashtra for a meagre 98 and provides his crew 4 full factors.
Devdhar, who was handed the captaincy after common skipper Krunal Pandya left the bubble following his father’s demise, took on a listless Maharashtra assault.
The right-handed opener hammered 11 fours and 4 sixes within the course of and held collectively the innings regardless of shedding companions on the different finish.
One down Vishnu Solanki (28), nonetheless, couldn’t convert his begin whereas others Smit Patel (12), Ninad Rathwa (0) and Bhanu Pania (11) fell cheaply.
In reply, Maharashtra was reeling at 2 for two after shedding openers Swapnil Gugale (0) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (1) early and their innings by no means acquired going.
Naushad Shaikh (32) and Kedar Jadhav (25) tried to take the sport deep, however as soon as the duo departed it was throughout for the guests as none of their different batters might even put up a battle.
Sheth, who grabbed 4 wickets and did bulk of the harm, was ably supported by slow-left arm bowler Ninad Rathwa (3/21) and left-arm pacer Lukman Meriwala (2/14), as they put up a powerful present.
Punjab inch nearer to knock-out berth with fourth consecutive win
Alur, Jan 16 (PTI) Punjab inched nearer to a knockout berth with a 10-wicket rout of Jammu and Kashmir in a Group A sport of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Saturday, their fourth win in a row.
Shubham Pundir top-scored with 42 to take J&Ok to 139 for eight in 20 overs.
Punjab made wanting the goal, cantering to victory in 14.3 overs with openers Simran Singh (59 not out off 42) and Abhishek Sharma (73 not out off 46) sharing an unbeaten 140-run stand.
Sharma smashed half a dozen sixes and his opening companion hit 4 of them.
Senior pacer Siddarth Kaul was the decide of the Punjab bowlers with 4 wicket for 33 runs in 4 overs.
In different Group A video games, Karnataka defeated Railways for his or her third win in 4 video games.
A struggling Uttar Pradesh recorded their first win of the event with nine-wicket victory over Tripura. Opener Karan Sharma prime scored for UP with an unbeaten 68 off 36 balls. Suresh Raina too remained unbeaten with 36 off 23 balls.