Defending champions Maharashtra suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Orissa in the final group match at the All India Buchi Babu memorial cricket tournament on Friday.
Published: Aug 24, 2012, 09:40 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 24, 2012, 09:40 PM (IST)
Orissa beat defending champions Maharashtra by six wickets in the final group match of the All India Buchi Babu memorial cricket tournament on Friday © Getty Images
Chennai: Aug 24, 2012
Defending champions Maharashtra suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Orissa in the final group match at the All India Buchi Babu memorial cricket tournament on Friday.
Dismissing Maharashtra for a meagre 110 runs in 49.3 overs with left-arm spinner Sudipta Swain claiming four for 18, Orissa achieved the target scoring 112 for four in 37.4 overs.
In a group C tie, TNCA President’s XI posted a modest total of 387 for 5 in 90 overs with wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik maintained his consistent performance with a well made 137 (193b, 15×4, 3×6) before retiring due to cramps against Saurashtra.
Karthik and Nilesh Subramaniam(70) put on 157 runs for the second wicket in 39.3 overs and then Prasanna (83) and Vijay Shankar (54) added 111 runs in 27.2 overs for the fourth wicket.
With the completion of matches in Group-A, Orissa and second placed Maharashtra progressed to the quarterfinals, while Hyderabad got eliminated. (PTI)
Summarised Scores:
Group-A: Maharashtra 110 in 49.3 Overs (Ankit Bawne 48, Sudipta Swain four for18, Basant Mohanty three for 43) lost to Odisha 112 for four in 37.4 Overs (Rakesh Mohanty 33, Natraj Behera 32, Haldar Das 30 not out),
Group B: Mumbai 366 for 9 in 90 Overs (Swapnil Salvi 63, KaustubhPawar 60, Siddhesh Lad 46, NikhilMandle 54, Swapnil Pradhan 41, GauravJathar 58, J Kaushik 4 for 66) vs TNCA XI.
Group C: TNCA President’s XI 387 for five in 90 Overs (R Nilesh Subramanian 70, K Dinesh Karthik 137 retd hurt, R Prasanna 83,Vijay Shankar 54, M Prabhu 24 not out) vs Saurashtra.
Assam 244 in 87.5 Overs (Pallav Das 25, J Syed Mohammed 100, WasiqurRahman 37 Gaurav Upadhyay three for 46, Siddesh Neral three for 38) vs Vidarbha 5 for 0.
Group D: Kerala 387 for 6 in 90 Overs (Abhishek Hegde 107, Sanju Viswanadh 121) vs Gujarat.
