Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Preliminary quarter-finals roundup

Saurashtra v Karnataka

Saurashtra 145/7 in 20 overs (Jackson 50; Vyshak 2-19) lost to Karnataka 150/8 in 19.5 overs (Manohar 70*; Unadkat 4-22) by 2 wickets with 1 ball to spare.

Abhinav Manohar’s unbeaten 49-ball 70 helped Karnataka chase 146 against Saurashtra with two wickets and one ball to spare in Delhi. Rohan Kadam also made 29-ball 33. For Saurashtra, Jaydev Unadkat returned 4-22.

Earlier, Saurashtra rode on Sheldon Jackson’s 43-all 50 to post 145/7. Vijaykumar Vyshak was the pick of the Karnataka bowler, with 2-19.

Himachal Pradesh v Kerala

Himachal Pradesh 145/6 in 20 overs (Dhawan 65; Midhun 2-26) lost to Kerala 147/2 in 19.3 overs (Azharuddeen 60; Jaswal 1-13) by 8 wickets with 3 balls to spare.

Kerala beat Himachal Pradesh by eight wickets. They restricted Himachal Pradesh to 145/6 and reached the target with three balls to spare.

Raghav Dhawan top-scored in Himachal Pradesh’s total, with a 52-ball 65, while Prashant Chopra got 36 in 32 balls. U. Manukrishnan returned figures of 3-0-4-1.

Coming to chase, Mohammed Azharuddeen struck a 57-ball 60 to set the tone before Sanju Samson’s 52 not out took Kerala home in the final over.

Maharashtra v Vidarbha

Maharashtra 157/8 in 20 overs (Tripathi 66; Thakur 3-17) lost to Vidarbha 160/3 in 17.5 overs (Wadkar 58*; Choudhary 1-24) by 7 wickets with 13 balls to spare.

Vidarbha chased 158 in 17.5 overs against Maharashtra, courtesy Atharva Taide’s 38-ball 56, Akshay Wadkar’s unbeaten 58 and Jitesh Sharma’s unbeaten seven-ball 28. They will now meet Rajasthan in the quarter-final.

Earlier, Rahul Tripathi’s 45-ball 66 helped Maharashtra finish on 157/8 after they were asked to bat. Yash Thakur did the most damage for Vidarbha, with 3-17.