Mumbai, Baroda win in Mushtaq Ali T20 tourney

RAJKOT: Mumbai registered a thumping seven-wicket win over arch rivals Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 West Zone League match here.

For Mumbai, medium-pacer Akash Parkar starred with the ball as he picked up three wickets to help his side bundle out Maharashtra for a meagre 89.

Parkar, who returned with the impressive figures of 3-22, was superbly aided by all other bowlers - Shivam Dube (2-7), Parikshit Valsangkar (2-22), experienced Shardul Thakur (1-13) and Dhawal Kulkarni (1-20).

For Maharashtra, except opener Rahul Tripathi and onedown Vijay Zol (both 21 runs in 16 balls), no other batsman was able to make a mark and steer the team out of trouble. Another opener Ruturaj Gaikwad (3) and experienced Ankit Bawne (9) too fell cheaply.

The Mumbai bowlers took wickets and never allowed the opposition batsman to set in.

In the second match of the day, Baroda defeated Saurashtra by 8 wickets to bag four points.

Electing to bat, Saurashtra were all out for 131 in 19.5 overs as Baroda bowlers wrecked havoc. Atit Sheth was the pick of the bowlers as he grabbed 2 wickets conceding 18 runs.

Skipper Deepak Hooda (1-10), Swapnil Singh (1-18), Lukman Meriwala (1-25) and Rishi

THE MUMBAI BOWLERS TOOK WICKETS AND NEVER ALLOWED THE OPPOSITION BATSMAN TO SETTLE IN

Arothe (1-29) played their roles to perfection to give Baroda an edge. For Saurashtra, barring skipper Jaydev Unadkat (33 off 26 balls) and wicket-keeper Robin Uthappa (29 off 19 balls), others made a beeline to the pavillion.

Chasing 131, Baroda opener Kedar Devdhar made a brisk unbeaten 62 in 48 balls, lacing seven fours and a six, to guide his team home.

KARTHIK’S THIRD FIFTY ON TROT HELPS TN WIN

VIZIANAGRAM: Tamil Nadu defeated Goa by 25 runs today to register its third straight win South Zone league here.

Dinesh Karthik (56) scored his third half-century on the trot to star with the bat again as Tamil Nadu posted 155 for 5 in its quota of 50 overs before restricting Goa to 130 for 7 wickets.

Skipper Vijay Shankar returned to the side after missing the first two games owing to injury concerns, but couldn’t do much with the bat, falling for four to Amogh Desai.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, Tamil Nadu lost M S Washington Sundar (14) at 29, not before he had hit two boundaries and a six.