Vijay Hazare Trophy: Ashok Menaria, Arjit Gupta star in Rajasthan victory

In reply, Madhya Pradesh were all out for 239 in 46.3 overs, with skipper Pankaj Singh taking three for 35.

While batting, it was Menaria and Arjit partnership that yielded 185 runs for the fifth wicket after they were reduced to 83 for four. The runs came at quick rate in only 22 overs.

While chasing, MP were never in the match with Harpreet Singh (49), Anand Bais (42) and Mohnish Mishra (36) losing their wickets after getting set.

Both Rajasthan and MP however failed to qualify for the next stage. While Rajasthan notched up their solitary win, MP had a harrowing time finishing winless in their four matches.

Brief Scores: Rajasthan 316 /6 in 50 overs (Ashok Menaria 103 no, Arjit Gupta 107)

MP 239 in 46.3 overs (Harpreet Singh 49, Pankaj Singh 3/35). Rajasthan won by 77 runs. Points: Rajasthan 4; MP 0.

Bandiwar 5-wicket haul helps Vidarbha crush UP by 9 wkts

Swapnil Bandiwar produced a brilliant pace bowling show with a five-wicket haul as Vidarbha crushed Uttar Pradesh by nine wickets to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals from Central Zone in the Vizay Hazare Trophy on Thursday.

Vidarbha captain Shalabh Shrivastava’s decision to insert Uttar Pradesh in after winning the toss proved a masterstroke as Bandiwar ripped through the Uttar Pradesh top order to shoot them out for just 112 in 37 overs.

Vidarbha chased down the small target of 113 with 21.1 overs remaining with Faiz Fazal hitting 56 not out in 94 balls.
Jitesh Sharma contributed 43 as Vidarbha scored 113 for one in 28.5 overs.

The home side finished second in Central Zone behind Railways on second spot with 12 points from four matches, after three wins and a loss.

Only three Uttar Pradesh batsmen could reach double digit figures with.

Besides Bandiwar’s fine figures of 5/31, Akshay Wakhare grabbed two wickets while Shrikant Wagh, Ravi Thakur and Ravi Jangid took a wicket apiece.

Brief Scores: Uttar Pradesh: 112 all out in 37 overs (Akshdeep Nath 36 not out; Swapnil Bandiwar 5/31).

Vidarbha: 113 for 1 in 28.5 overs (Faiz Fazal 56 not out, Jitesh Sharma 43).

Bengal hammer Tripura to enter Vijay Hazare quarter-finals
Hosts Bengal on Thursday pulverised Tripura by nine wickets in an east zone leg match to enter the quarter-finals of the national One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

After Tripura were shot out for 121 in 38.3 overs, Bengal sleepwalked to the target in 26 overs, courtesy a 104-run opening wicket stand between Arindam Das (51) and Shreevats Goswami (51).

Bengal with 12 points are through to the knock-outs and have already qualified for the quarter-finals. The four teams that had atleast reached the semi-finals during last edition automatically qualify for the last eight phase and Bengal
being virtue of one amongst the four, made the cut.

Opting to bowl at the JU (Salt Lake) ground, skipper Laxmi Ratan Shukla (3/19 in 6 overs) and off-spinner Saurashish Lahiri (3/18 in 5 overs) shared the bulk of the spoils.

Veteran pacer Ashoke Dinda (2/9 in 5.3 overs) was also unplayable during his first spell with only Manishankar Murasingh (45) providing some resistance.

The last five wickets fell for 22 runs in 7.5 overs.

A paltry target to chase, left-right combination of Goswami and Das hit seven and six boundaries, respectively to seal the issue with minimum fuss. Bengal still have a match left against Assam.

Brief Scores: Tripura 121 in 38.3 overs (Manishankar Mura Singh 45, LR Shukla 3/19, S Lahiri 3/18)

Bengal 125/1 in 26 overs (Shreevats Goswami 51 no, Arindam Das 51). Bengal won by 9 wickets.

Assam sail past Jharkhand by seven wickets

Dheeraj Jadhav and Sibsankar Roy struck half centuries to help Assam beat Jharkhand by seven
wickets in an East Zone match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament in Kolkata on Thursday.

Assam’s bowlers did a decent job by limiting Jharkhand to 191 for eight before their batsmen, led by Jadhav (68) and Roy (62), completed the chase in 47.3 overs.

Arup Das was the stand out bowler for Assam, taking three wickets for 16 runs in seven overs.

The win was Assam’s second in three games while Jharkhand suffered their second loss in three games.

Senior player Saurabh Tiwary’s unbeaten 107 went in vain with other Jharkhand batsmen unable to make an impression.

Tiwary smashed four sixes and seven fours in his 125-ball knock. Rahul Shukla made 38 towards the end of the unsuccessful chase.

Brief scores: Jharkhand 191 for 8 (Saurabh Tiwary 107 not out; Arup Das 3/16) lost to Assam (Dheeraj Jadhav 68 and Sibsankar Roy 62; Jaskaran 2/47).

Goa enter pre-quarters of Vijay Hazare

Goa on Thursday progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of Vijay Hazare trophy one-day championship despite losing by seven wickets to Hyderabad, which pulled off a consolation win to pick up their first points of the tournament at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

In the South Zone leg of Vijay Hazare trophy, the winner of the match between Andhra and Tamil Nadu could have stayed in contention for a berth in pre-quarters by joining Goa on 12 points on Thursday and entering a net-run-rate shootout.

But with their match getting abandoned without a ball bowled, both Andhra and Tamil Nadu could earn just two points each and finished on 10 apiece, hereby missing an opportunity to advance to the next stage.

The match between Goa and Hyderabad, which was also curtailed to 34 overs, the Goan side was bundled out for a meagre 170 in 33.3 overs. In reply, Hyderabad reached the target in 32.4 overs to post their first win.

Put in to bat, Goa kept losing wickets at regular intervals, with Hyderabad left-arm seamer Chama Milind finishing with impressive figures of four for 21.

Chasing a modest total, Hanuma Vihari and DB Ravi Teja came up with half-centuries each to reach 171 for three with eight balls to spare.

Vihari scored a 84-ball 67, while Ravi Teja hit a quickfire unbeaten 51 off just 44 balls as the duo put on 91 runs together for the third wicket.

Vihari, whose knock was studded with five fours, fell in the 32nd over with 13 runs remaining for victory, but Ravi Teja, hitting five boundaries during his innings, made sure that Goa reached home just four balls later.

Brief scores: Goa: 170 all out in 33.3 overs (Sagun Kamat 30, Darshan Misal 27; Chama Milind 4/21).

Hyderabad: 171 for three in 32.4 overs (Hanuma Vihari 67, DB Ravi Teja 51; Robin D’Souza 2/17).