Himmat ton powers Delhi to big victory

NEW DELHI: Himmat Singh smashed his maiden List A ton as Delhi comfortably beat Andhra by 73 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.

With this victory, Delhi took a big stride towards quarter-final berth from the group as they now lead the points table with 18 from six games.

It was Himmat’s unbeaten 75-ball-102, laced with nine fours and four sixes, that made the difference as Delhi scored 314 for 5 after being put into bat. Unmukt Chand (62) and Nitish Rana (52) also helped themselves to half centuries.

In reply, Andhra managed 241 all out in 49.5 overs with a collective effort from the bowlers.

Meanwhile, Mumbai continued their ruthless show as they hammered Goa by seven wickets in Bengaluru. After bundling out Goa for a paltry 186, Mumbai chased the target, losing only three wickets in the process and in 36 overs with opener Akhil Herwadkar (108 not out) starring in the team’s dominant victory.

Mumbai have not lost any of the matches in the ongoing oneday tournament so far.

At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Gurkeerat Mann’s hundred helped Punjab defeat Railways by 58 runs via the VJD method. Veteran Yuvraj Singh (96) also played his part to perfection to contribute to his team’s win. Brief scores: Delhi 314/5 (Himmat Singh 102*, Nitish Rana 52 , Unmukt Chand 62) beat Andhra 241 (DB Prashanth 54, Ricky Bhui 48, Kulwant Khejroliya 2/29) by 73 runs.

Goa 186 all out in 49.5 overs (S Prabhudesai 52; D Kulkarni 3-32) lost to Mumbai 189/3 in 35.3 overs (A Herwadkar 108*) by seven wickets. Punjab 284/6 in 50 overs (G Mann 101, Y Singh 96; C Sakure 3/85) beat Railways 210 all out in 44.3 overs (S Wakaskar 104; M Markande 3/40) by 58 runs via VJD method.