Jamshedpur: Paceman Mohit Sharma ripped apart the middle and lower order in a five wicket haul as Haryana celebrated a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Hyderabad to take six points from their Group ‘C’ Ranji Trophy match, here on Sunday.
Hyderabad resumed the day at 102 for 5 and Haryana bowled them out for 224, built around Kolla Sumanth’s 55 and C.V. Milind’s unbeaten 66.
Mohit took four of the five wickets that fell in the day as he removed Mehdi Hassan (0), Vishal Sharma (0) and M. Ravi Kiran (0).
Haryana needed only 85 runs to win which they got in 16.4 overs with opener Nitin Saini scoring 45 from 72 balls and Chaitanya Bishnoi making an unbeaten 20.
Meanwhile in Kalyani, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh picked up three points on the basis of their first-innings lead over Andhra.
Andhra were 282 for 8 in their second innings when the match ended.
Srikar Bharat top-scored for Andhra with 57, while G. H. Vihari made 51. D.B. Ravi Teja missed out on a half century by a run, while K. Ashwin Hebbar made 45. For Chhattisgarh, Ajay Mandal was the most successful, picking 3 wickets in 48 overs.
Brief Scores
Hyderabad 191 and 224 in 83.5 overs (C. V. Milind 66 n.o, Kolla Sumanth 55, Mohit Sharma 5/26) lost to Haryana 331 and 85 for 2 in 16.4 overs (Nitin Saini 45, Chaitanya Bishnoi 20 n.o). Points: Haryana 6, Hyderabad 0.
Chhattisgarh 394 vs Andhra 199 and 282 for 8 in 145 overs (K.S. Bharat 57, G.H. Vihari 51, D.B. Ravi Teja 49, Ashwin Hebbar 45, Ajay Mandal 3/30, Kant Singh 2/60, Pratik Sinha 2/112). Points: Chhattisgarh 3, Andhra 1.
