CHHATTISGARH, TN ENTER VIJAY HAZARE SEMIS

BENGALURU: Rain ended Mumbai’s Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign here on Monday as Chhattisgarh made it to the semi-finals on the basis of more wins against their quarter-final opponents in the league phase.

Tamil Nadu also reached the semi-finals on the basis of more wins than Punjab in the league stage after their quarter-final game was cut short by rain.

Tamil Nadu had won nine out of nine matches in Group C, while Chhattisgarh emerged victorious in five out of eight games in Group A. Mumbai won four. While Tamil Nadu will take on Gujarat in the semi-finals on Wednesday, hosts Karnataka will clash with Chhattisgarh on the same day.

In pursuit of a revised target of 195 from 39 overs, Mumbai were cruising at 95 for no loss in 11.3 overs with young Yashasvi Jaiswal batting on 60 (38 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes) and Aditya Tare on 31. However, the skies opened up and the match was abandoned, ending Mumbai’s campaign.

As per rules, Mumbai needed to bat a minimum of 20 overs to get a result in this game. But due to the game being abandoned, Chhattisgarh qualified.

In the other last eight game, Punjab restricted Tamil Nadu to 174 for six in 39 overs when rain stopped play. Punjab were 52 for two in 12.2 overs when rain stopped play. The game was eventually called off.

Brief scores: Chhattisgarh 190/6 in 45.4 ovs (Bhatia 83; Kulkarni 2/9) vs Mumbai 95/0 in 11.3 ovs (Jaiswal 60*). Tamil Nadu 174/6 in 39 ovs (Aparajith 56, Gurkeerat 2/25) vs Punjab 52/2 in 12.2 overs.