AHMEDABAD: Uttar Pradesh took full benefit of an under-strength Mumbai facet as they romped dwelling by eight wickets in a lopsided pre-quarterfinal match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Saturday.
UP bowlers, led by pacers Shivam Mavi (4/41) and Kartik Tyagi (2/43) and ably assisted by left-arm spinner Shiva Singh (2/43), restricted Mumbai to a below-par 220 all out on a high-quality batting pitch.
The chase was a cakewalk as keeper-opener Aryan Juyal (82 off 103 balls) anchored it with helpful contributions from fellow opener Madhav Kaushik (46 off 75 balls) and skipper Karan Sharma (42 not out off 38 balls).
UP gained the match with 26 balls to spare and can now face Maharashtra within the quarterfinal.
For Mumbai, lacking out flamboyant opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and the damaging Sarfaraz Ahmed (each on India A tour of Bangladesh) attributable to nationwide commitments did have its impact as neither Prithvi Shaw (10) nor skipper Ajinkya Rahane (26 off 39 balls) may make a distinction on the massive day.
While Shaw was cleaned up by Mavi as he tried to play throughout the road, Rahane loosely drove away from his physique to a fuller ‘fifth off-stump’ line supply from Tyagi.
Mumbai had been at one stage tottering at 94 for 5 after spinners Shiva and Shivam Sharma dismissed Arman Jaffer (32) and Suved Parkar (13) with arm balls.
Suved was gone making an attempt to chop a supply near the stumps whereas Jaffer performed to the unsuitable line and was out LBW.
However, Mumbai’s disaster man Shams Mulani (51 off 70 balls) and keeper-batter Hardik Tamore (53 off 67 balls) added 103 runs for the sixth wicket which helped the present Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 champions cross the 200-run mark.
But as soon as Tamore was out making an attempt to hit a second six off Shiva, the final 5 Mumbai wickets fell for a mere 23 runs with no resistance from the decrease order.
With no scoreboard stress on them, UP openers Madhav and Aryan added 119 runs in 25 overs to set the tone. Aryan was extra attacking with 10 boundaries whereas his accomplice had three fours and a six to his credit score.
In reality, Priyam Garg (39 not out) and skipper Karan added 63 runs for the unbroken third wicket stand in just below 12 overs to knock off the required runs with minimal fuss.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai: 220 all out in 48.3 overs (Hardik Tamore 53, Shams Mulani 51, Shivam Mavi 4/41, Shiva Singh 2/43, Kartik Tyagi 2/43).
Uttar Pradesh: 221 for two in 45.4 overs (Aryan Juyal 82, Madhav Kaushik 46).
UP gained by 8 wkts.
UP bowlers, led by pacers Shivam Mavi (4/41) and Kartik Tyagi (2/43) and ably assisted by left-arm spinner Shiva Singh (2/43), restricted Mumbai to a below-par 220 all out on a high-quality batting pitch.
The chase was a cakewalk as keeper-opener Aryan Juyal (82 off 103 balls) anchored it with helpful contributions from fellow opener Madhav Kaushik (46 off 75 balls) and skipper Karan Sharma (42 not out off 38 balls).
UP gained the match with 26 balls to spare and can now face Maharashtra within the quarterfinal.
For Mumbai, lacking out flamboyant opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and the damaging Sarfaraz Ahmed (each on India A tour of Bangladesh) attributable to nationwide commitments did have its impact as neither Prithvi Shaw (10) nor skipper Ajinkya Rahane (26 off 39 balls) may make a distinction on the massive day.
While Shaw was cleaned up by Mavi as he tried to play throughout the road, Rahane loosely drove away from his physique to a fuller ‘fifth off-stump’ line supply from Tyagi.
Mumbai had been at one stage tottering at 94 for 5 after spinners Shiva and Shivam Sharma dismissed Arman Jaffer (32) and Suved Parkar (13) with arm balls.
Suved was gone making an attempt to chop a supply near the stumps whereas Jaffer performed to the unsuitable line and was out LBW.
However, Mumbai’s disaster man Shams Mulani (51 off 70 balls) and keeper-batter Hardik Tamore (53 off 67 balls) added 103 runs for the sixth wicket which helped the present Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 champions cross the 200-run mark.
But as soon as Tamore was out making an attempt to hit a second six off Shiva, the final 5 Mumbai wickets fell for a mere 23 runs with no resistance from the decrease order.
With no scoreboard stress on them, UP openers Madhav and Aryan added 119 runs in 25 overs to set the tone. Aryan was extra attacking with 10 boundaries whereas his accomplice had three fours and a six to his credit score.
In reality, Priyam Garg (39 not out) and skipper Karan added 63 runs for the unbroken third wicket stand in just below 12 overs to knock off the required runs with minimal fuss.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai: 220 all out in 48.3 overs (Hardik Tamore 53, Shams Mulani 51, Shivam Mavi 4/41, Shiva Singh 2/43, Kartik Tyagi 2/43).
Uttar Pradesh: 221 for two in 45.4 overs (Aryan Juyal 82, Madhav Kaushik 46).
UP gained by 8 wkts.