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Harmeet stars in Mumbai’s win

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Chennai: Mumbai left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh captured five wickets for 33 runs, to enable his side’s defeat of Tripura, in the second round of the Buchi Babu all-India invitation cricket tournament, at the SRMC-Turf, on Friday.

Harmeet, a feature in the under-15 side, helped Mumbai dismiss Tripura for 156, a target it surpassed in 29.2 overs losing two wickets. Vinayak Mane (59 n.o.) and Abhishek Nayar (69, 52b) put on 119 runs in 20.2 overs for the second wicket to take their side home. Mumbai gained four points from the match.

At MAC, Combined District, helped largely by M.K. Sivakumar’s five wickets for 37 runs, restricted Madhya Pradesh to 136. Districts was 102 for three at close.

Centuries by S. Anoop Pai and Abhinav Kumar took Hyderabad to 388 for six against Assam at CPT-IP. Anoop made a 187-ball 137, with 11 fours and two sixes, while Abhinav’s 165-ball 129 also included 11 fours and two sixes. Both added 253 runs for the fifth wicket in 53 overs.

Ashwin shines

R. Ashwin’s five-wicket haul helped TNCA XI bowl Vidarbha out for 201 at ICL-Gurunanak. TNCA was 39 for no loss in the 10 overs possible.

Andhra piled on 353 for seven in its 90 overs at VB Nest, against Saurashtra. V. Manoj Sai and Y. Gnaneswar Rao were involved in a 146-run partnership for the second wicket. D. Prabhu Kiran made a quick-fire 62-ball unbeaten 82, which included six fours and four sixes.

Vineet scores century

Vineet Saxena made 110, as Rajasthan scored 315 against Baroda at RKM-Vivekananda. Saxena, who struck 15 boundaries, put on 127 runs for the third wicket with Y. Venugopala Rao, in 29 overs.

Half-centuries by Digant Bobat and Sunny Patel took Gujarat to 251 for nine against Himachal Pradesh at Murugappa. Vishal Bhatia captured four wickets for HP.

Karnataka made 324 for eight against Kerala at Pachayappas ‘A’. K.B. Pawan and Raju Bhatkal made 85 and 77 respectively, while K.J. Rakesh returned figures of six wickets for 103 runs for Kerala.

The scores (first day): MP 136 in 50 overs (Hrishikesh Kanitkar 44 n.o, M.K. Sivakumar five for 37) vs. Combined Districts 102 for three in 38 overs.

Hyderabad 388 for six in 90 overs (Rushiraj 42, S. Anoop Pai 137, Abhinav Kumar 129) vs. Assam.

Vidarbha 201 in 77.5 overs (Alind Naidu 47, R. Ashwin five for 46) vs. TNCA XI 39 for no loss in 10 overs.

Andhra 353 for seven in 90 overs (V. Manoj Sai 95, Y. Gnaneswar Rao 72, B. Sumanth 44, D. Prabhu Kiran 82 n.o.) vs. Saurashtra.

Gujarat 251 for nine in 90 overs (Digant Bobat 67, Sunny Patel 54, Vishal Bhatia four for 83) vs. HP.

Karnataka 324 for eight in 90 overs (K.B. Pawan 85, Raju Bhatkal 77, Deepak Chougule 46, K.J. Rakesh six for 103) vs. Kerala.

Rajasthan 315 in 89.3 overs (Vineet Saxena 110, Y. Venugopala Rao 73, Swapnil Singh four for 94) vs. Baroda.

Tripura 156 in 62 overs (Rajib Saha 44, Rajib Datta 53, Harmeet Singh five for 33) lost to Mumbai 157 for two in 29.2 overs (Vinayak Mane 59 n.o., Abhishek Nayar 69).

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