Hardik Pandya continued his wealthy vein of kind by smashing 5 sixes and scoring 28 runs in an over bowled by left-arm spinner Parvez Sultan as Baroda crushed Tripura by seven wickets in a Group B sport of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy right here on Friday. Chasing a meagre goal of 110, Baroda rode on Hardik’s 47 off 23 balls to finish the duty in simply 11.2 overs, after elder brother Krunal Pandya did properly with the brand new ball to complete with figures of two/22. The spotlight for the sparse crowd was the leisure supplied by Hardik as he launched into Sultan, hitting him for 3 sixes between long-off and additional cowl area and one other two within the cow nook.
Hardik has had a implausible Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 event up to now with contributions in all 4 wins for Baroda. His sequence of scores learn 74 not out, 41 not out, 69 and 47, and he has additionally picked up a few wickets alongside the best way.
Temporary Scores: Tripura 109/9 in 20 overs (Mandeep Singh 50, Krunal Pandya 2/22). Baroda 115/3 in 11.2 overs (Hardik Pandya 47). Baroda gained by 7 wickets.
Shardul Thakur information worst bowling figures
Snubbed on the IPL public sale, Shardul Thakur recorded the worst bowling figures within the historical past of SMAT T20 by going for 69 runs in 4 overs in Mumbai’s 43-run defeat in a Group E match in opposition to Kerala in Hyderabad.
Shardul was hit for six sixes and 5 fours at the same time as he bought Sanju Samson’s (4) wicket early within the sport.
Unheralded Salman Nizar blitzed his approach to an unbeaten 99 off 49 balls, which utterly overshadowed Ajinkya Rahane’s stroke-filled 68 off 35 balls on this high-scoring sport.
Batting first on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium, Kerala piled up 234 for five using on Salman and Rohan Kunnummal’s (87 off 48 balls) 140-run stand for the third wicket in simply 13.2 overs. Salman hit eight sixes and Kunnummal had seven maximums to his credit score.
In reply, Mumbai have been restricted to 191 for 9 regardless of Rahane’s efforts. Prithvi Shaw began properly with two fours and two sixes however may solely contribute 23 off 13 balls, whereas skipper Shreyas Iyer, regardless of a great starting, may contribute solely 32 off 18 balls. Pacer MD Nidheesh took 4 for 30.
Temporary Scores: Kerala 234/5 in 20 overs (Rohan Kunnummal 87, Salman Nizar 99 not out). Mumbai 191/9 in 20 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 68, Shreyas Iyer 32, Prithvi Shaw 23, MD Nidheesh 4/30). Kerala gained by 43 runs.
Delhi use 11 bowlers vs Manipur
A assured Delhi used all their 11 gamers, together with common wicketkeeper Anuj Rawat, for bowling throughout a straightforward four-wicket victory over Manipur headlined by opener Yash Dhull’s affected person 59 off 51 balls in a Group C sport in Mumbai.
Opting to bat, inexperienced Manipur may handle solely 120 for 8 of their 20 overs with keeper-batter Ahmed Shah scoring 32. Shah’s 52-run stand with skipper Rex Singh (23) helped Manipur get previous 100-run mark after being decreased to 41 for six within the tenth over.
Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni, in an uncommon transfer, even used his keeper Rawat for an over whereas donning the massive gloves himself. This was after he bought a wicket along with his off-breaks.
Left-arm spinner Harsh Tyagi (2/11) and off-spinner Digvesh Singh (2/8) bought a few wickets apiece.
Delhi took 18.3 overs to compete the chase with Dhull anchoring it with eight boundaries and a six over deep mid-wicket off Kishan Singha. Nevertheless, seasoned T20 gamers like Badoni and Priyansh Arya fell cheaply. Himmat Singh’s poor run of kind additionally continued.
Temporary Scores: Manipur 120/8 in 20 overs (Ahmed Shah 32, Digvesh Singh 2/8, Harsh Tyagi 2/11).
Delhi 124/6 in 18.3 overs (Yash Dhull 59 not out). Delhi gained by 4 wickets. PTI KHS KHS AH AH
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