Delhi pull draw from jaws of defeat; Mumbai win

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Opener Kunal Chandela and Nitish Rana salvaged a commendable draw for Delhi with gritty centuries after following-on against Kerala.

Resuming day four at 142 for one, Delhi were staring at an innings defeat, but Chandela (125 off 219) and Rana (114 off 164) ensured their team got one point out of the Group A game.

The duo added 118 runs for the fourth wicket to frustrate the opposition.

Jonty Sindhu (30 not out) and Lalit Yadav (13 not out) were in the middle when the match ended.

In Jaipur, Punjab wrapped up the game by 10 wickets by bowling Rajasthan out for 168 in their second innings.

Needing just 68 for win, Sanvir Singh (26 off 42) and Shubman Gill (36  off 28) completed the job in 11.4 overs.

In Hyderabad, Gujarat pocked six points with an eight-wicket win over the hosts. Gujarat dismissed Hyderabad for 266 in their second innings. Set a 187-run target, Gujarat got the job done in 36.4 overs with the loss of two wickets. Priyank Panchal scored 90 and Bhargav Meria an unbeaten 69.

Haryana beat Maharashtra

Rohtak: Haryana skipper Harshal Patel led from the front with a five-wicket haul to set up an innings and 68 runs victory in Group C opener against Maharashtra.

Resuming at overnight 61 for 5, the visitors’ second innings lasted only 10 more overs as Patel (5/12) hastened the end with some incisive bowling.

Maharashtra were bundled out for 86 in their second innings after making 247 in their first knock.

Mumbai win by 309 runs

Vadodara: Domestic giants Mumbai began their 2019-2020 season on a winning note, as they thrashed Baroda by 309 runs in Elite Group B game.

Baroda set a stiff target of 533 runs and needed another 460 runs to win.

The hosts were teetering at 74/3 when play resumed and needed to play out the whole day to settle for a draw and avoid an outright defeat.

But Shams Mulani, who had shone with the bat in the first essay and also picked a fifer, ran through the Baroda line up, as the side was bundled out for 224.

Mulani ended with the figures of 4-72, as the 41-time domestic champions went for the kill.

The left-arm spinner was ably supported by off-spinner Shashank Attarde (2-61) and medium pacer Akash Parkar (2-16), as Mumbai fetched six points from the lung-opener.

For the hosts, Deepak Hooda (61; 8x4 and 1x6) and two-down Abimanyu Rajput (53; 7x4) tried to delay the inevitable by playing defiant knocks.

Gowtham scalps 8 wkts

Dindigul: Off-spinner K Gowtham’s eight-wicket haul helped Karnataka beat Tamil Nadu by 26 runs in Group B thriller.

Requiring 181 to post a win after conceding the first innings lead, the home team was all out for 154 in the second innings.

Tamil Nadu lost its final wicket when Gowtham trapped K Vignesh leg-before for 4 sparking jubilation in the Karnataka camp.

It was a brilliant performance by the off-spinning all-rounder after Test star Ravichandran Ashwin (4/46) had brought Tamil Nadu back into contention by picking up four wickets to help the team bowl out Karnataka for 151 in the second innings.

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