Hazare Trophy: Vidarbha, K'taka notch up wins

Press Trust of India  |  Alur (Karnataka) 

In rain-truncated Elite Group A matches of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, defeated Railways by 15 runs while went past by 35 runs, both via the VJD method.

Put into bat by Vidarbha, Railways were restricted to a modest 226/8 in their 50 overs with their number 10 Madhur Khatri top-scoring with 58.

Railways Saurabh Wakaskar, who opened the innings, scored a patient 57, but was devoid of partners at the other end.

Manish Rao, who came in at number 4, made 30, but failed to convert it to a big score. The other Railways batsmen had a bad time at the crease as they fell cheaply.

But it was Khatri who made a quick fire 58 in 43 balls which helped his side breach the 225-run mark.

For Vidarbha, returned with fine figures of 3-42.

were cruising towards the target and were 176/3 in 37 overs when rain stopped the play and eventually they were declared winners.

For Vidarbha, Ganesh Satish (53 not out) and Akshay Wadkar (49 not out) made notable contributions with the bat.

With this win, have managed to grab four crucial points.

In the other rain-affected match, defeated by 35 runs via the VJD method at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to snatch four points.

After putting a strong 257/8 in 38 overs, bundled out for paltry 162 with K Gowtham (4-26) and Pradeep T (4-35) sharing the spoils.

For Karnataka, opener R Samarth top-scored with 98 and chipped in with a 43-run knock.

Meanwhile, the match between arch-rivals and Maharashtra, to be held at Just ground in Bengaluru, was declared abandoned due to rains.

Despite the wash-out, are in the hunt to make it to the quarter-finals, as the Vinayak Samant coached team hasn't lost any game in the tournament.

Brief Scores: Railways 226/8 in 50 overs (Madhur Khatri 58, 57, 3-41) lost to Vidarbha 176/3 (Ganesh Satish 53 not out, Akshay Wadkar 49 not out, 1-25) by 15 runs via VJD method.

At Bengaluru: Karnataka 257/8 in 38 overs (R Samarth 98, 43, Rishi Dhawan 3-57) defeat Himachal Pradesh 162 all out in 25.3 overs (67, K Gowtham 4-26, Pradeep T 4-35).

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First Published: Sat, October 06 2018. 22:50 IST