In Group E of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Manan Vohra’s unbeaten 107 went in vain, as Chandigarh suffered an eight-wicket defeat to Hyderabad in Sultanpur. Delhi blew Uttar Pradesh away after restricting them to 108/8. They reached the target with nine wickets and 40 balls to spare. Uttarakhand, meanwhile, fell two runs short against Saurashtra after coming to chase 147.
In Plate Group matches, Tripura, Nagaland, Vidarbha and Sikkim emerged victorious, against Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh respectively.
Brief Scores:
Group E
Chandigarh 162/5 in 20 overs (Vohra 106*; Teja 2-19) lost to Hyderabad 163/2 in 18.4 overs (Tilak 61*; Pannu 1-17) by 8 wickets with 8 balls to spare.
Uttar Pradesh 108/8 in 20 overs (Kaushik 30; Punia 3-15) lost to Delhi 109/1 in 13.2 overs (Rawat 50; Saurabh 1-10) by 9 wickets with 40 balls to spare.
Saurashtra 146/3 in 20 overs (Jackson 62; Tiwari 2-32) beat Uttarakhand 144/5 in 20 overs (Bist 45; Unadkat 2-21) by 2 runs.
Plate Group
Tripura 168/2 in 20 overs (Pawan 65; Singha 1-25) beat Manipur 113/6 in 20 overs (Johnson 43*; Amit 3-20) by 55 runs.
Nagaland 156/5 in 20 overs (Mundhe 76; Abdulla 1-20) beat Mizoram 117/5 in 20 overs (Lalremruata 44*; Chishi 1-11) by 39 runs.
Meghalaya 96 in 19.1 overs (Khurana 26; Yash 3-12) lost to Vidarbha 100/2 in 11.2 overs (Taide 40; Sangma 1-17) by 8 wickets and 52 balls to spare.
Arunachal Pradesh 90 in 19.1 overs (Vipin 21; Luitel 4-17) lost to Sikkim 91/1 in 14.1 overs (Thapa 38*; Bishnoi 1-17) by 9 wickets and 35 balls to spare.