Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23: Gaikwad’s ton in Maharashtra’s win over Kerala; Dhull shines for Delhi again (Round-up)
Ruturaj Gaikwad hammered a brilliant ton as Maharashtra got the better of Kerala by 40 runs in an Elite Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23 in Chandigarh on Tuesday, October 18. Gaikwad smacked 114 off 68 balls, hitting eight fours and seven sixes as Maharashtra put up 167/4. In response, Kerala were held to 127/8. In another Group C game, Karnataka thumped Arunachal Pradesh by 10 wickets.
In an Elite Group B clash in Jaipur, Delhi came up with an excellent all-round effort to down a strong Hyderabad. Yash Dhull scored a blazing 73 in only 36 balls, slamming six fours and as many sixes as Delhi posted 196/6. Pacer Navdeep Saini then claimed 4/17 as Hyderabad were bowled out for 150. In the same group, Mayank Markande registered exceptional figures of 4/4 as Punjab bundled out Manipur for 40 to register a nine-wicket triumph.
In Elite Group A matches of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23, Mumbai defeated Rajasthan by 20 runs, while Railways thumped Assam by eight wickets. Gujarat beat Nagaland by nine wickets in Group D, while Saurashtra went down to Himachal Pradesh by 13 runs despite Cheteshwar Pujara’s half-century. Bengal got the better of Sikkim by 84 runs in a Group E encounter.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23: Brief scores
Below are the brief scores of all Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23 matches played on Tuesday.
Elite Group A (Rajkot)
Railways (135/2) beat Assam (134/5) by eight wickets
Madhya Pradesh (98/4) beat Mizoram (94/6) by six wickets
Mumbai (159/6) beat Rajasthan (139/7) by 20 runs
Vidarbha (157/6) beat Uttarakhand (155/8) by two runs
Elite Group B (Jaipur)
Goa (131/7) beat Uttar Pradesh (120/8) by 11 runs
Punjab (43/1) beat Manipur (40) by nine wickets
Delhi (196/6) beat Hyderabad (150) by 46 runs
Tripura (159/6) beat Puducherry (136/8) by 23 runs
Elite Group C (Chandigarh)
Haryana (138/6) beat Jammu and Kashmir (134/6) by four wickets
Maharashtra (167/4) beat Kerala (127/8) by 40 runs
Elite Group C (Mohali)
Karnataka (76/0) beat Arunachal Pradesh (75) by 10 wickets
Services (151/5) beat Meghalaya (148/5) by five wickets
Elite Group D (Indore)
Gujarat (122/1) beat Nagaland (119/8) by nine wickets
Andhra Pradesh (186/8) beat Bihar (181/2) by two wickets
Himachal Pradesh (157/8) beat Saurashtra (144/9) by 13 runs
Elite Group E (Lucknow)
Bengal (179/6) beat Sikkim (95/8) by 84 runs
Chhattisgarh (156/2) beat Chandigarh (150/6) by eight wickets
Tamil Nadu (138) beat Jharkhand (126/8) by 12 runs