Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2016: Day 5 Review

1. Vidarbha win their third consecutive match

Bengal won the toss and batted first. They got a start courtesy to the 98-run partnership between the openers SS Mandal (52 from 38 balls) and Abhishek Das (56 from 52 balls). But, after the fall of the openers, the Vidarbha bowlers came back strongly and managed to choke them for just 147. It was a highly commendable job as at one stage, Bengal was 116 after the end of 16 overs. The chase for Vidarbha was shaky as they were at 20/2. But opener Y Fazal (49 from 44 balls) and V Wankhede (33 from 26 balls) stabilized the chase and K Karnewar gave the finishing touch with his 10-ball 18-run cameo.

Brief scores:

Bengal: 147/5 in 20 overs (Abhishek Das 56; Karnewar 2/26)

Vidarbha: 147 in 19.1 overs (Fazal 49; M Kumar 2/23)

2. Tamil Nadu thrash Gujarat to top Group A

Gujarat batted very inconsistently and could only muster 105 runs in 19.4 overs. Their batsmen departed one after the other and there was not a single Gujarat batsman who looked comfortable except Raxlee Taylor who made 44 runs off 38 balls. In reply, Tamil Nadu only lost Dinesh Karthik as Abhinav Mukund (67 from 36 balls) and B Aparajith (30 from 31 balls) safely guided them to a 9-wicket victory.

Brief Scores:

Gujarat: 105/9 in 20 overs (Raxlee Taylor 44; Anthony Das 3/19)

Tamil Nadu: 111/1 in 12.5 overs (Abhinav Mukund 67; RP Singh 1/23)

3. Jharkhand dominates Jammu & Kashmir

Jharkhand made most of the opportunity given by J&K who put them to bat after winning the toss. Shasheem (50 from 41 balls) Sumit Kumar (39) batted well and took Jharkhand to a comfortable position. Saurabh Tiwary came at the right time and smacked a 30-ball 57 to post a commanding target of 180 runs for J&K to chase. In reply, J&K were simply not good enough to match the immaculate bowling of Jharkhand and were bowled for 103. Ian Chauhan (67 from 62 balls) was the only batsman who batted with some resistance.

Brief Scores:

Jharkhand: 179/4 in 20 overs (Shasheem 50; Rahil Singh 2/43)

Jammu and Kashmir: 103/7 in 20 overs (Ian Chauhan 67; SK Kumar 2/16)

4. Goa surrenders to Railways

Railways spinners Karn Sharma (4/24) and Ranjeet Mali (5/24) together shared all the accolades as the bowled out Goa for 116 in reply to their target of 166. There was no real show of intent while chasing the target as Goa batsmen had no answer to the sharp bowling of Karn Sharma and Ranjeet Mali. Sharma registered his 1st five-wicket haul in T20 cricket. Earlier batting first, Railways out up 165 on the scoreboard.

Brief Scores:

Railways: 165/8 in 20 overs (Asadullakhan 36; SS Bandekar 4/25 )

Goa: 116/9 in 20 overs (RR Singh 29; Karn Sharma 5/24)

5. Uttar Pradesh defeat Mumbai

Umang Sharma (47 from 32 balls) and other significant contributions from the top order helped Uttar Pradesh scale down the decent target put up by Mumbai. Mumbai, batting first managed 164/6 in 20 overs with the help of Shreyas Iyer (78 in 43 balls) splendid innings. However, Mumbai bowlers failed to contain the Uttar Pradesh batsmen, who despite losing wickets frequently managed to overhaul the target.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai: 164/6 in 20 overs (Iyer 78; Chawla 2/21)

Uttar Pradesh: 168/6 in 19.4 overs (Sharma 47; Lad 2/27)

6. Services clinch victory in a high scoring game

A Half-century by Nakul Verma (63 from 39) and handy contributions from the tail-enders ensured that Services chase the challenging target of 177 set by Odisha. Services openers Nakul Sharma and Aanshul Gupta gave the best possible start to chase by stitching a 107 runs partnership for the first wicket. There was a small slump in the middle after Sumit, Yashpal Singh and Rajat Paliwal were dismissed in short successions. But, this couldn’t affect the outcome. Earlier, Odisha backed Abhishek Yadav (52 from 33 balls) and Govinda Poddar (42 from 24 balls) posted 176 on the scoreboard.

Brief Scores:

Odisha: 176/4 in 20 overs (Yadav 52; AK Sinha 1/18)

Services: 177/6 in 19.2 overs (Nakul Verma 63; Samantaray 2/21)

7. Himachal earns its first victory

Himachal crawled past the small target of 122 set by Haryana after being put into bat by Himachal. Both the teams batted in a similar fashion as they kept losing their wicket consistently. However, Himachal was the luckier side today. Haryana, with the help of M Dagar’s (39) run a ball half-century, managed a functional total on the scoreboard. HP in reply, never had any significant partnership but somehow managed to sneak ahead of the target in the last over.

Brief Scores:

Himachal Pradesh: 122/9 in 20 overs (M Dagar 39; B Sharma 3/20)

Haryana: 123/8 in 19.2 overs (R Bist 27; H Hooda 3/15)

8. Tripura lose to Punjab

Tripura were annihilated by Punjab bowlers as they bundled out for a paltry 96. They had no answers to the challenging Punjab bowling line-up and were choked for runs. No batsmen except the top three could register a double figure mark. In reply, Punjab comfortably chased down the target with the loss of just two wickets. AK Malhotra (40 from 29 balls) and Manan Vohra (35 from 39 balls) were the top scorers for the winning team.

Brief Scores:

Tripura: 96 all out in 18 overs (Singha 23; S Ladda 3/30)

Punjab: 100/2 in 15.3 overs  (Malhotra 40; Mura Singh 1/24)

9. Andhra defend a lowly score against Assam

Assam’s decision to bat first after winning the toss turned beneficial as their bowlers did a commendable job by restricting Andhra for just 117 runs. However, Assam batting line-up failed miserably and weren’t able to overcome the simple challenge put for the by Andhra as they were all out by the last over and could only manage 105. Syed Mohammad (42 from 38 balls) and Amit Verma (22 from 16 balls) did raise some hope but it was not enough in the end.

Brief Score:

Andhra: 117/8 in 20 overs (G Pradeep 26; Mohammed 3/15)

Assam:  105 all out in 19.3 overs (Mohammed 42; Stephen 4/14)

10. Irfan Pathan’s all-round show knock down Madhya Pradesh

Baroda won their fourth consecutive victory after they beat Madhya Pradesh by 53 runs. Openers Kedar Devdhar (31 from 26 balls) and Mrunal Devdhar (33 in 28 balls) and Hardik Pandya (48 from 31 balls) led Baroda to 181/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Irfan Pathan (4/34) created ripples in the MP batting line up. Later, Soaeb Tai (3/27) cleaned up the tail enders to finish the match in Baroda’s favor.

Match report – All-rounder’s Irfan and Hardik star in Baroda’s 53-run win over MP in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Brief Scores:

Baroda: 181/5 in 20 overs (Pandya 48; Sharma 2/34)

Madhya Pradesh: 128 in 16.4 overs (Bhatia 52; Pathan 4/34)

11. Maharashtra wipes out Karnataka

Maharashtra displayed a dominating show of batting as they beat Karnataka by 26 runs. Maharashtra amassed 184/8 in 20 overs batting first. NS Naik (67 from 45 balls) was the top scorer for them while J Bhati (39 from 32 balls) and R Bawane (33 from 20 balls) also contributed significantly. Karnataka had highly disappointing start as they lost two wickets in the first over itself. Barring opener Robin Uthappa (80 from 52 balls), all other batsmen failed miserably and were eventually bowled out for 158 in 18.3 overs.

Brief Score:

Maharashtra: 184/8 in 20 overs (NS Naik 67; Vinay Kumar 3/32)

Karnataka: 158 all out in 18.3 overs (Uthappa 80; Sanklecha 3/23)

12. Rajasthan loses three in a row

Rajasthan were handed their third consecutive loss by Saurashtra after they successfully defended a reasonably unchallenging target. Saurashtra won the toss and batted first, posting just 140 on the scorecard. Pujara failed in this match but helpful contributions from Sheldon Jackson (23 from 30 balls), Deepak Punia (30 from 26) and a late burst by Jaidev Unadkat (39 from 19 balls) saved the day for Saurashtra. Rajasthan could not withstand the timely blows from the Saurashtra bowlers and were bowled out for 115 by the last over of the match.

Brief Scores:

Saurashtra: 140/5 in 20 overs (Unadkat 39; CK Singh 3/13)

Team Rajasthan: 115 all out in 19.3 overs (CK Singh 36; M Sanandia 3/13)