Delhi produced a disciplined bowling display as they defended a small total to beat Goa by a narrow two runs and qualify for the knock-out rounds of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament here on Saturday.
Put into bat, Delhi top-order batsmen, including captain and opener Gautam Gambhir (4), came a cropper as they posted a mere 91 all out in 19.2 overs at the Moti Bagh Stadium here.
left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati (5/17) ran through the Delhi middle and lower order batting line-up after lakshay Garg (2/5) inflicted early damage in the Group C match.
Delhi did not have any substantial partnership as only three of their batsmen could reach double-digit figures with Milind Kumar top-scoring with a 29-ball 19. Opener Unmukt Chand (15) and Shivam Sharma (12) are the other main contributors.
Chasing 92 for a win, Goa could score 89 for 9 in the face a disciplined bowling show by Delhi. The Goans also suffered a batting collapse as only two batsmen could score in double digits.
Saurabh Bandekar top-scored with a 28-ball 31 while Swapnil Asnodkar contributed 21.
For Delhi, pacer Parvinder Awana grabbed three wickets for 21 runs while Akash Sudan took two for 10 runs. Pradeep Sangwan, Pawan Negi and Suboth Bhati got a wicket apiece.
With four points from the win, Delhi have secured 20 points from five matches to book a quarterfinal berth with one match left to be played.
Brief Scores:
Delhi: 91 all out in 19.2 overs (Milind Kumar 19; Shadab Jakati 5/17) beat Goa: 89/9 in 20 overs (Saurabh Bandekar 31 not out; Parvinder Awana 3/21) by 2 runs.
Haryana end losing streak
Kochi: Nitin Saini’s (in picture) unbeaten 74 and Amit Mishra’s four-wicket haul helped Haryana notch up their first victory of the tournament as they beat Bengal by 17 runs in a Group A Twenty20 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Saturday.
Though both the team are out of contention for a knockout berth and are jostling for the bottom position in the points table, it was a morale-lifting win for Haryana given the terrible run they have endured so far in the tournament.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Haryana rode on Saini’s 59-ball 74, including eight fours and a six, to post a decent total of 127/3 on board. Another notable contributor inthe score was Mohit Hooda, who added 38 to the tally off 48 deliveries.
In reply, Bengal, who have won two and lost three of their previous matches, botched up the chase from the very start and managed 110/8 in their 20 overs. Wriddhiman Saha was Bengal’s top-scorer with 32 off 29 balls.
leg-spinner Mishra was the wrecker-in-chief for Haryana, snaring four for 30 in his four overs. Harshal Patel also chipped in with a couple of wickets.
Brief Scores:
Haryana: 127/3 in 20 overs (Nitin Saini 74 not out, Mukesh Kumar 1/14). beat Bengal: 110/8 in 20 overs (Wriddhiman Saha 32, Amit Mishra 4/30) by 17 runs.