Delhi opened the account of victory by defeating Puducherry by 179 runs
– Chandigarh’s win over Bengal by 5 wickets
-Himachal defeated Rajasthan
Mumbai beat Maharashtra by 6 wickets
New Delhi. A brilliant century by Nitish Rana (137) and Dhruv Shore (132) helped Delhi beat Puducherry by a huge margin of 179 runs on Tuesday in the Elite Group D match played at Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground. Puducherry won the toss and decided to bowl first. But Delhi scored 354 runs losing four wickets in 50 overs. In response, Puducherry’s team were reduced to 39.3 overs 175 runs.
Chandigarh win by 5 wickets over Bengal
A superb half-century innings of openers Arslan Khan (88) and Shivam Bhambri (71 not out) helped Chandigarh beat Bengal by five wickets in the Elite Group E match played at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. Bengal, batting first, scored 253 runs at the loss of nine wickets. In response, the Chandigarh team won the match by scoring 257 runs for five wickets in 48.5 overs.
Himachal defeated Rajasthan
Captain Rishi Dhawan (6/27) and an unbeaten 73-run all-round performance helped Himachal Pradesh beat Rajasthan by four wickets in the Elite Group D match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here. The Rajasthan team scored 199 runs while batting. In response, Himachal’s team won the match by scoring 201 runs for six wickets in 33.3 overs.
Mumbai beat Maharashtra by 6 wickets
On the match winning innings of captain Shreyas Iyer (103 not out), Mumbai defeated Maharashtra by six wickets in the Elite Group D match of Round-2 of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday at KL Saini Ground here. While batting first, Maharashtra scored 279 runs at the loss of nine wickets, which Mumbai achieved by losing four wickets in 47.2 overs.
