Inter state one-day league, Feb 22
First Published : 22 Feb 2012, 19:23
Last Modified : 28 Feb 2012, 19:16
North Zone
New Delhi, February 22
Delhi v Punjab
Delhi crushed Punjab by 135 runs in their Vijay Hazare Trophy encounter played at the Feroz Shah Kotla in the national capital today. After half-centuries from Mithun Manhas (60), Puneet Bisht (73) and Rajat Bhatia (60*) powered Delhi to an imposing 265 for five in 50 overs, Delhi medium-pacer Pawan Awana and legbreak bowler Varun Sood took three wickets each to orchestrate Punjab’s collapse. The visitors were bowled out for 130 in just 32 overs.
SSCB v J&K
Services managed to eke out a narrow win against Jammu & Kashmir at the Model Sports Complex. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Services put up a patchy batting display, which saw them bowled out for 187 in 49.2 overs. However, that total proved to be enough as the Services bowlers, led by Nishan Singh (three for 30), bundled J&K out for 173 thereby giving Services a 14-run win.
Himachal v Haryana
KR Hooda took three for 27 from 10 overs to give Haryana a 79-run win against Himachal Pradesh in Delhi. Batting first, Haryana posted a daunting score of 291 in 50 overs following a century from No. 4 batsman Sachin Rana (110). Faced with that target, Himachal Pradesh lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 212 in 48.4 overs.
East Zone
Kolkata, February 22
Orissa v Assam
Assam put up a clinical batting display to register a comprehensive six-wicket win against Orissa. After middle-order batsman Govind Podder’s blustery innings (136 off 121 deliveries) took Orissa to a challenging score of 258, half-centuries from opener Dheeraj Jadhav (77) and No. 4 batsman Sibsankar Roy (56) helped Assam chase down the total with 28 balls left in the match. Rajagopal Sathish remained unbeaten (44* off 36 balls) for Assam.
Tripura v Jharkhand
Jharkhand edged Tripura in a pulsating List A encounter played between the two sides at the Jadavpur University Complex here in Kolkata. After being asked to bat first by Jharkhand, Tripura managed a competitive score of 236, thanks largely to an innings of 66 from opener Samrat Singha and a half-century from Nirupam Sen Chowdhary. Rana Dutta then took four wickets as Tripura tried to defend that score, but with Ishank Jaggi (63), Kumar Deobrat (33) and Deepak Chougule (55*) coming up with solid contributions, Jharkhand scampered to the victory mark with three wickets and four balls left to spare.
West Zone
Mumbai, February 22
Gujarat v Maharashtra
Maharashtra trounced Gujarat by 43 runs in their Inter State One-Day League encounter. Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav was the star for Maharashtra as he smashed 107* off just 68 deliveries to take the side to a mammoth 330 in 50 overs. Nikhil Paradkar (87*), Rohit Motwani (71) and Ankit Bwane (52) also chipped in with effective contributions for Maharashtra. In reply, Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal scored 129 off 113 deliveries, but with Samad Fallah taking four for 48 and Mohsin Sayyed and Sunil Yadav taking two wickets each, Maharashtra were able to bowl their opponents out for 287 in 45.2 overs.
