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Gujarat, Kerala cruise home

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CHENNAI: Gujarat defeated Vidarbha by six wickets in the first round of the Buchi Babu all-India cricket tournament at Pachaiyappa’s ‘A’ here on Tuesday.

Left-arm spinner Sahil Patel took four for 13 as Gujarat restricted Vidarbha to 129 and knocked off the runs in 41.3 overs.

Kerala registered a seven-wicket win over Tripura at Murugappa after dismissing the latter for 136. C.V.A. Jagadeesh and Rohan Prem were involved in an unbeaten 103-run partnership for the fourth wicket to take Kerala home in 36.5 overs.

Suresh scalps eight

At ICL-Gurunanak, Andhra leg-spinner M. Suresh finished with outstanding figures of eight for 40 as Combined Districts was bowled out for 175. In reply, Andhra was at 59 for one.

R. Ashwin picked up five wickets as TNCA XI dismissed Himachal Pradesh for 177 at MAC. Paras Dogra and Vinit Indulkar were involved in an 80-run stand for the fourth wicket before Ashwin broke the partnership. After that, wickets fell in a heap with Ashwin’s last four coming in a span of 28 deliveries without conceding a run. TNCA was 36 for two at close.

Teja on song

D.B. Ravi Teja’s 151 helped Hyderabad reach 313 against Baroda at SRMC-turf. Teja’s 188-ball knock comprised three sixes and 18 fours. Medium-pacer Salil Yousuf Veragi took five for 55 for Baroda.

Ankit Chauhan came up with a five-wicket haul for Mumbai against Karnataka which made 228 at CPT-IP, while Robin Bisht scored a century as Rajasthan compiled 377 for six against Assam at VB Nest.

At RKM-Viveka, Pratik Satish Mehta (95), Rahul Rajendra Dave (88) and Jaydev Niranjan Shah (54) took Madhya Pradesh to 341 for eight against Saurashtra.

The scores:

Vidarbha 129 in 41.4 overs (Faiz Fazal 59, Sahil Patel four for 13) lost to Gujarat 130 for four in 41.3 overs (Digant Popat 47 n.o.).

Madhya Pradesh 341 for eight in 90 overs (Jaydev Niranjan Shah 54, Sheldon Philip Jackson 49, Pratik Satish Mehta 95, Rahul Rajendra Dave 88, Sunil Dholpure four for 78) vs Saurashtra.

Combined Districts 175 in 64.5 overs (V. Subramania Siva 45, S. Suresh Kumar 47, M. Suresh eight for 40) vs Andhra 59 for one in 25 overs (V. Gnaneswara Rao 40 batting).

Hyderabad 313 in 88.5 overs (D.B. Ravi Teja 151, Bharat Kumar Verma 49, Salil Yousuf Veragi five for 55) vs Baroda.

Karnataka 228 in 75.5 overs (C. Raghu 74, Deepak Chougule 50, Ankit Chauhan five for 68) vs Mumbai 46 for two in 12 overs.

Rajasthan 377 for six in 90 overs (Subhanshu Vijay 86, Nikhil Doru 54, Y. Venugopala Rao 69, Robin Bisht 101, Rohit Jalani 45 n.o.) vs Assam.

Tripura 136 in 55.4 overs lost to Kerala 140 for three in 36.5 overs (C.V.A. Jagadeesh 55 n.o., Rohan Prem 47 n.o.).

Himachal Pradesh 177 in 73.5 overs (Paras Dogra 62, Vinit Indulkar 45, R. Ashwin five for 42) v TNCA XI 36 for two in 14 overs.

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