Punjab will head into the Vijay Hazare Trophy semifinal against Saurashtra here on Friday brimming with confidence after surviving a nail-biting one-run victory over domestic powerhouse Mumbai in their final group match.
Delhi qualified for the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals as table toppers from Group D following a nine-wicket win over Haryana in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Strong fifties from Atharva Taide and Ravikumar Samarth powered Vidarbha into the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a thumping 160-run win over Assam in Rajkot on Thursday.
Chasing a big total, Jammu and Kashmir scripted a miraculous escape from a precarious position of 90/7 as Auqib Dar stood tall with a remarkable unbeaten 114 off 82 balls
Delhi's bowlers laid the foundation before the batters completed a one-sided chase, as the table-toppers extended their strong run with their fifth win in six matches.
Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer, who returned to the action after coming from an injury, scored 82 runs off 53 deliveries, including 10 fours and three sixes.
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India batter Shreyas Iyer was on Monday named Mumbai's captain for the remainder of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after regular skipper Shardul Thakur was ruled out due to an injury.
Rishabh Pant overcame a patchy form to strike an unbeaten half-century as Delhi thrashed Services by eight wickets to return to winning ways in a fifth-round Vijay Hazare Trophy Group D match.
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