Defending champions Hyderabad crashed to a 61-run loss to Mumbai in the quarterfinals of the Vinoo Mankad Trophy at the Daly College Ground in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday. After posting a modest 255, Mumbai bowled out Hyderabad for 194.
Asked to bat first, Mumbai openers Abhinab Saha and Aayush Makwana gave their side a solid start. They added 57 for the first wicket before Saha was caught by wicketkeeper B Varshit Reddy off Ved Reddy for 35 (39 balls; 5×4, 1×6).
Uzair Ahmed then had skipper Aryan Sakpal (5) caught by BV Reddy and Ved Reddy had Makwana (33; 39 balls, 4×4) caught by Jashwant Kanneboina.
Hyderabad skipper Yashveer Goud had Arjun Gadoya (19) caught by BV Reddy and Mumbai were in some trouble at 102 for four.
However, Harsh Gaikar and Tanish Shetty came to their side’s rescue. They added 100 for the fifth wicket that propped up the Mumbai score. Harsh was caught by Yashveer of Ahmed after making 65 off 72 balls with four fours and four sixes, while Tanish Shetty was run out by Ved Reddy after making a 69-ball 76 with six fours and a six.
Mumbai were all out for 255 in 47 overs with left-arm spinner Ved Reddy taking four for 49. Dev Mehta took two for 47and uzair Ahmed got two for 38.
Hyderabad, in reply, never really got going as they lost an early wicket in Varshit Reddy (0) off the second ball with just 1 on the board.
Aditya Javvaji made 23 off 17 balls with five fours but fell soon. Jashwanth Mote (9) and Arhaan Satwalekar took the score to 70 before the former was caught and bowled by Vedant Gurav. Jashwant Kanneboina (6) too did not last long. Arhaan (29) was the next to go as he was caught and bowled by T N Shetty.
With Yashveer too falling (4) cheaply, Hyderabad were reduced to 90 for six. But M Durga Ujwal and Dev Mehta took the fight to the enemy camp with a brilliant counter-attack. They added 77 for the seven wicket but Mumbai had the last laugh.
Ujwal was caught by Karthik Kumar off Shaurya Rai for 51 off 48 balls with five fours and a six. Dev fell soon thereafter as he was caught by HU Gaikar off Aary Gaikwad for 32 (46 balls; 1×4, 2×6). That virtually ended Hyderabad’s challenge as they were bowled out for 194 in 43.5 overs.
Tanish Shetty bagged four for 16 while Shaurya Rai got two for 33 and Karthik Kumar two for 40.
Last year, Hyderabad had won the trophy after beating Punjab by five wickets at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.
Brief scores: Mumbai 255 in 47 overs (A Saha 35, Ayush M 35, Harsh G 65, Tanish Shetty 76, Ved Reddy A 4/49, Dev Mehta 2/47, Uzair Ahmed 2/38) beat Hyderabad 194 in 43.5 overs (M Durga Ujwal 51, Dev Mehta 32, Tanish S 4/16, Karthik Kumar 2/40, Shaurya Rai 2/33)
Arjun and Sakshith hit half-centuries
Arjun Satwik Reddy and B Sakshith Ram scored half-centuries to prop up Rohit XI’s score against Sportive in the final of the HCA’s B Division (2-day) League Championship.
Arjun made 82 and Sakshith Ram scored 67 as Rohit XI posted 266 on the board. N Rakesh and M Varun Tej took three wickets apiece.
Brief scores: Rohit XI 266 in 86.2 overs (Arjun Sathwik Reddy 82, Jawad Khan 34, M Karthik 30, B Sakshith Ram 67; N Rakesh 3/63, M Varun Tej 3/18) vs Sportive.
