After attracting a Rs 23.75 crore bid from Kolkata Knight Riders within the IPL mega public sale, Venkatesh Iyer made a small proper step whereas producing an all-round effort to propel Madhya Pradesh to a 101-run win over Meghalaya in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A match on Monday. Venkatesh bought the third highest bid within the public sale being held at Jeddah after Rishabh Pant (Rs 27 crore) and Shreyas Iyer (Rs 26.75 crore). Venkatesh first made a 17-ball 37 (4×6) which together with Rajat Patidar’s 78 (36b, 6×4, 6×6) guided MP to 222 for 5 in 20 overs.
Venkatesh, then took a wicket (2-0-9-1) to assist Mohammed Arshad Khan (2.4-0-5-3) as Madhya Pradesh bundled out Meghalaya for 121 with two balls to spare.
Harshal, Chahal sparkle
A blistering hundred by Nishant Sindhu (100, 48b, 11×4, 4×6) and a brisk 91 (45b, 11×4, 4×6) by Himanshu Rana powered Haryana to 255 for 2 towards Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C match at Mumbai.
The Arunachal batters couldn’t sort out the guiles of pacer Harshal Patel (4-0-12-5) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4-0-15-2) to get bowled out for 80 as Haryana celebrated an enormous 175-run win.
Chahal was a Rs 18 crore purchase by the Punjab Kings whereas Harshal went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 8 crore.
Pandya brothers shore up Baroda
Hardik Pandya (41 not out, 21b, 2×4, 3×6) and skipper Krunal Pandya (45, 35b, 3×4, 1×6), who joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 5.75 crore, performed key roles as Baroda chased down a 166-run goal set by Uttarakhand to notch their second successive win in Group B.
Earlier, Hardik chipped in with a wicket as nicely to assist Baroda prohibit Uttarakhand to a manageable 165 for seven.
Transient scores: At Rajkot: Group A: Madhya Pradesh: 222/5 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 78, Venkatesh Iyer 37) beat Meghalaya: 121 all out in 19.4 overs (Arshad Khan 3/5, Venkatesh Iyer 1/9) by 101 runs.
At Mumbai: Group C: Haryana: 255/2 in 20 overs (Himanshu Rana 91, Nishant Sindhu 100 not out) beat Arunachal Pradesh: 80 all out in 17 overs (Harshal Patel 5/12, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/15) by 175 runs.
At Indore: Group B: Uttarakhand: 165/7 in 20 overs (R Samarth 42, Avneesh Sudha 38; Hardik Pandya 1/25, Lukeman Meriwalla 2/37) misplaced to Baroda: 168/5 in 18.4 overs (Hardik Pandya 41 not out, Krunal Pandya 45; Agrim Tiwari 2/28) by 5 wickets. PTI UNG 7/21/2024 KHS
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