Kerala Cricket Association recorded the only win in a rain-affected first round of matches in the Safi Darashah Trophy. Kerala CA defeated Tripura CA by 10 wickets and collected six points, while the other matches tapered to draws.
The scores: Tripura CA 190 in 96.1 overs & 186 in 71.3 overs (Rana Dut 45, Manishankar Mura 40, P. Prashanth three for 32, Shahid three for 45) lost to Kerala CA 331 in 97.4 overs & 46 for no loss in 9.3 overs.
Points: Kerala CA: 6 (including one bonus point), Tripura CA: 0
KSCA XI 550 for five in 120 overs drew with Jharkhand CA 320 in 109.4 overs (Saurabh Tiwary 131, Bhavik Thakar 63) (Play called off due to rain). KSCA XI: 3, Jharkhand CA: 1
Cricket Association of Bengal 262 in 79.4 overs drew with KSCA President’s XI 284 for three in 84.4 overs (Day 4 washed out).
KSCA President’s XI: 3, Cricket Assn. of Bengal: 1
Haryana CA 448 for nine in 120 overs & 81 for four in 24.3 overs drew with Saurashtra Cricket Association 217 in 75.2 overs. (Day 4 washed out).
Haryana CA: 3, Saurashtra CA: 1
KSCA Colts 204 in 91.1 overs & 261 for three in 73.1 overs decl. drew with Odisha CA 214 in 92.5 overs & 14 for one in 6 overs (Match called off due to rain).
Odisha CA: 3, KSCA Colts: 1
Goa CA 362 in 111.4 overs drew with Rajasthan CA 18 for no loss in 6.3 overs (Day 4 washed out).
Goa CA: 2, Rajasthan CA: 2
At Mysore:
Assam CA 309 in 108.4 overs drew with Andhra CA 310 in 113 overs (M. Sriram 63, D. Shivakumar 30, Pritam Das four for 80).
Andhra CA: 3, Assam CA: 1
KSCA Secretary’s XI 177 in 83.5 overs & 184 for three in 62.2 overs (Karun Nair 92, Arjun Hoysala 45) drew with Baroda CA 274 in 96.1 overs.
Baroda CA: 3, KSCA Secretary’s XI: 1
