Vijay Hazare Trophy: Yuvraj Singh Blitz Propels Punjab, Mahendra Singh Dhoni Fails For Jharkhand

Yuvraj Singh blasted a magnificent 78 off 59 balls to help Punjab come closer to a quarter-final spot in the Vijay Hazare trophy. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni failed again for Jharkhand but the team still won against defending champions Karnataka. Here is a wrap of all the action from the Vijay Hazare on Tuesday.

Yuvraj Singh Blitz Takes Punjab Closer to Quarter-Finals

Yuvraj Singh blasted his way to an unbeaten 78 off 59 balls as Punjab coasted to a six wicket victory against Rajasthan to put a foot in the quarterfinal of the Vijay Hazare Trophy

With their fourth win in five matches, Punjab are on top of group A with 16 points and a match to go.

Courtesy Yuvraj, who hit 10 fours and two sixes, Punjab raced to the victory target of 271 in only 44.4 overs. Opener Jiwanjot Singh (66) and Mandeep Singh (60) also made significant contributions.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Fails Again But Jharkhand Defeat Defending Champions Karnataka

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's poor run of form in domestic cricket continued as he scored only one but Jharkhand managed to comfortably beat defending champions Karnataka to get a step closer to the quarter-finals

Batting first, Jharkhand scored 216 for 9 with Ishank Jaggi (50), Saurabh Tiwary (43) and Kumar Deobrat (47) being the chief contributors.

On a day when Dhoni was picked by Pune franchise for a whopping Rs 12.5 crore, his on-field woes continued as he was castled by friendly seam up stuff from Karun Nair as he faced eight balls.

In reply, Karnataka were all out for 169 with Lokesh Rahul scoring 42. Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem (3/15) was the best bowler on view

Andhra Thrash Odisha

AG Pradeep smashed an unbeaten 102 as Andhra Pradesh defeated Odisha by 55 runs.

Andhra, electing to bat, posted 261 for four before dismissing the opposition for 206 for a comprehensive win.

Hanuma Vihari Fifty Helps Hyderabad to Victory Over Assam

Tanmay Agarwal (83) and GH Vihari (51) smashed twin half-centuries to power Hyderabad to a comfortable 72-run win over Assam in a Group A match.

Agarwal blasted four boundaries and three sixes in his 77-ball innings, while Vihari's 67-ball innings was laced with three fours and a six.

Jammu and Kashmir Lose for Third Time

Left-arm spinner Ashish Yadav scalped three batsmen as Railways defended a modest total of 200, eking out a 43-run win over Jammu and Kashmir

Skipper Karn Sharma top scored with a 60-run knock as Railways put on board 200 after being invited to bat at KSCA Cricket Ground.

Arindam Ghosh (36) and Mahesh Rawat (32) were the other two batsmen who out up some resistance against the J&K bowlers.

J&K's left-arm spinner Waseem Raza (4/31) took four wickets and Rohit Sharma two in a splendid show after winning the toss.

Vidarbha Decimate Tripura

Ganesh Satish and Jitesh Sharma blasted twin centuries as Vidarbha trounced Tripura by 158 runs in their Group C match at Palam.     

Put into bat, Vidarbha posted a mammoth 324 for five in their stipulated 50 overs, courtesy an unbeaten 140 off 134 by Satish and a 108-ball 105 by Sharma. Satish cracked 12 boundaries and four sixes, while Sharma's innings was laced with 10 boundaries and a six.

Haryana Falter Against Gujarat

Rush Kalaria claimed a four-wicket haul as Gujarat defeated Haryana by 28 runs.

Chasing a target of 260 after putting Gujarat into bat on winning the toss, Haryana were bowled out for 231 in 49.5 overs.

Rujul Bhatt was the top-scorer for Gujarat with a 75-ball 55 in a consolidated effort by the team's top-order before folding in 49.5 overs. Skipper Parthiv Patel was another notable contributor, scoring 45 off 55 deliveries