Vijay Hazare Trophy: Mohammed Shami Returns, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Poor Form Continues

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's indifferent form continued but Jharkhand won an important match against Kerala. Mohammed Shami returned to competitive cricket after nine months while Gautam Gambhir led from the front to guide Delhi to a good win. All the action from the Vijay Hazare on Sunday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Fails Again but Jharkhand Post Important Win

India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's indifferent form in domestic cricket continued but his team Jharkhand rode on Saurabh Tiwary's 87 to beat Kerala by five wickets in a Group B match.

After Jharkhand captain Varun Aaron chose to field, his bowling unit restricted Kerala to 236 for eight in 50 overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Leading the side, Sachin Baby top-scored for Kerala with a sedate 61 off 96 balls, while opener V A Jagadeesh contributed 60 off 98 deliveries.

Mohammed Shami Returns to Cricket But Bengal Lose to Uttar Pradesh

Mohammed Shami got two wickets on his return to competitive cricket after nearly 9 months but Uttar Pradesh comfortably beat Bengal by four wickets in a group D league match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here today.

Batting first, Bengal managed a modest 221 in 48.3 overs with only Sudip Chatterjee playing well for his 97. In reply, UP always had the game under control as they reached the target in 46.4 overs.

Harshal Patel Five-Wicket Haul Helps Haryana Thrash Jammu and Kashmir

 

Medium-pacer Harshal Patel bagged 5/21 as Haryana skittled out Jammu and Kashmir for a paltry 75 and cantered to a 10-wicket win in their Group B Vijay Hazare cricket match in Alur on Sunday.

Electing to bat, Jammu and Kashmir batsmen looked all at sea against Harshal's controlled swing bowling and Amit Mishra's (3/4) spin as the bowling duo shared eight wickets between them to wrap up the innings in 22 overs.

Gautam Gambhir Leads From Front, Gives Delhi Easy Win

Skipper Gautam Gambhir and middle-order batsman Milind Kumar hit patient half-centuries as Delhi beat Odisha by five wickets.

Odisha scored 225 for nine in 50 overs with Natraj Behera (50) and Biplab Samantray (47) being the only notable run-getters.

In reply, Delhi scored the required runs in 46.3 overs. Gambhir started the chase with 67 off 82 balls while Milind completed with an unbeaten 89-ball-62.

Kedar Jadhav Century Propels Maharashtra

Maharashtra notched up a comfortable 111-run win over Tripura after Kedar Jadhav hit a brisk 131 in their Group C Vijay Hazare cricket match in New Delhi.

After opting to bat first, Maharashtra skipper Jadhav smashed 131 off just 90 balls at the Air Force Ground at Palam, to guide his team to 294 all out in 49.4 overs.

In reply, Tripura were bundled out for 183 runs in 49.5 overs.

Jiwanjot Singh Helps Punjab to Important Win Against Tamil Nadu

Opener Jiwanjot Singh struck 85 while Mayank Siddana hit a run-a-ball 67 in Punjab's comfortable six-wicket win against Tamil Nadu in a group A league game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy game in Hyderabad.

Tamil Nadu were all out for 226 in 45.3 overs with Dinesh Karthik top-scoring with 69 off 93 balls on a slowish track at the Gymkhana ground.

Vidarbha Halt Baroda's Momentum

 

Riding on a four-wicket haul by medium pacer Ravikumar Thakur (4/26) and a fine half-century by Faiz Fazal, Vidarbha posted a seven-wicket win over Baroda in their Group C match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here today.

After bundling out Baroda for 173 in 46 overs, Vidarbha achieved the target in just 42 overs by losing three wickets in the process.

Rajat Paliwal Fifty Guides Services Against Hyderabad

Mumtaz Qadir and Rajat Paliwal scored half centuries as Services defeated Hyderabad by five wickets in a Group A Vijay Hazare cricket match.

Choosing to bat after winning the toss, Hyderabad posted 224 for seven in 50 overs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

The home team then saw Services completing the task in 48.5 overs.

Jalaj Saxena, Harpreet Singh Fifties Give Madhya Pradesh Victory Over Goa

An unbeaten knock of 74 by Harpreet Singh and Jalaj Saxena's 69 helped Madhya Pradesh beat Goa by seven wickets in the Group D match in Rajkot

Electing to bat, Goa were bundled out for 214 in 43.2 overs at the Madhavrao Scindia cricket ground and MP reached the target after losing just three wickets with 46 balls to spare.

Goa's Swapnil Asnodkar and Saurabh Bandekar made 68 runs each but other batsmen failed miserably on a batting friendly track, with MP bowlers striking at regular intervals.

All-round Axar Patel Helps Gujarat Secure Consecutive Win

Axar Patel produced an all-round show to help Gujarat notch up a four-wicket win over Railways in their Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket match here today.

Axar scalped a crucial wicket during Railways' innings of 259 for 5 and then top-scored with a 75 off 59 balls to help Gujarat chase down the target with two balls to spare and notch up their second consecutive win in the tournament.

Dhawal Kulkarni Haul Helps Mumbai Rout Assam

Dhawal Kulkarni led a fine pace-bowling display with figures of 4 for 19 as Mumbai routed Assam by 96 runs.

Kulkarni's pacemates Abhishek Nayar and Sagar Tivedi took three wickets apiece to help Mumbai bundle Assam -- chasing 199 for a win -- out for 102 runs in 35 overs