MPCA rattles Mumbai to bag two points

Mumbai: 100 all out in 53.3 overs (Vikrant Auti 25,Shubham Sharma 3 for 20,Mihir Hirawani 3 for 20 ,Kulpreet Singh 2 for 32,Mayank Jain 2 for 18). (2nd innings): 25 for no loss in 9 overs.

Punjab drub Odisha

In another match played at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium in Patiala,resuming at overnight 83 for 3,Odhisa were bundled out for 166 runs in 65.2 overs,in reply to their first innings total of 240 runs. Parteek Das (48) and Subranshu Senapati (26 no) were main scorers for Odisha. For Punjab,Abhilash Sharma (5 for 42) and Vinay Chaudhary (2 for 63) shared the spoils. Playing in the second innings,Punjab ended the day on 288 runs for 3,riding on a 112-run opening partnership between Jaskaran Singh and Rohan Marwaha. Rohan (119 no) who had earlier got 59 runs in the first innings went on to complete a strokeful unbeaten century Punjab grabbed two points for their first innings lead.

Brief scores: Punjab: 240 all out in 74.4 overs (Rohan Marwaha 59,Simranpreet 49,Bhupinder Singh 58,Suman Mohanty 4 for 80,Parkash Panda 3 for 47,Manish Rout 2 for 53).

Odhisa: 166 all out in 65.2 overs (Parteek Das 48,Subranshu Senapati 26 no,Vinay Chaudhary 2 for 63 and Abilash Sharma 5 for 42). (2nd innings): 228 for 3 in 51 overs (Jaskaran Singh 63,Rohan Marwaha 119 no,Manish Raut 1 for 52,Suman Mohanty 1 for 46,Arya Bhatt 1 for 25).

Vidarbha snub Bengal

In the third match,Vidarbha earned two points owing to their 42-run first innings lead against Bengal. Resuming from overnight score of 43 for 1,Bengal were bundled out for 165 in 64.3 overs. J.Acharya of Vidarbha (4 for 13) engineered the Bengal’s collapse. In the second innings,Vidarbha were 68 for 5 at close of play.

Brief scores: Vidarbha (Ist Innings): 207 all out in 80.2 overs (Tushar Kadu 53,Mayank Gupta 49 no,Amir Ghani 6 for 80,Suman Devnath 3 for 60). (2nd innings): 68 for 5 in 41 overs (Kushal Kakked 21,Jitesh Sharma 21 no,Suman Devnath 2 for 12,Amir Gani 2 for 28). Bengal:165 all out in 64.3 overs (Vivek Singh 31,J. Acharya 4 for 13,Narinder Ingle 2 for 45,Mayank Gupta 2 for 21).

Kerala dominate

In the fourth match played at YPS Mohali,Kerala defended their modest total of 203 runs,as HPCA resuming from overnight score of 143 runs for 4,were skittled out for 193 runs in 59.3 overs. Left-arm spinner,P.K.Midhu (4 for 39) and Vishnu Babu (3 for 27) were the principal wicket takers for Kerala. Playing in the second innings,Kerala were 137 for 5 in 64 overs when the stumps were drawn. Mohd. Azrudeen (26) was the highest scorer for Kerala. Kerala pocketed two points for their first innings lead.

Brief scores: Kerala (Ist Innings): 203 all out in 57 overs (Mohd. Azrudeen 84,Akash Vashist 64,Ankunsh Dhaliwal 2 for 21,Arjun Sharma 2 for 57). (2nd innings): 137 for 5 in 64 overs (Mohd. Azrudeen 28,Biju Philip 18 no,Vikrant 2 for 12,Akash Vashisht 2 for 18). Himachal (Ist Innings): 193 for all in 59.3 overs (Priyanshu 28,Ankit Kalsi 28,Sashya Jamwal 42, Vaibhav 37,Midhuu 4 for 49,3 for 27).