Maharashtra registered a big victory with Ruturaj’s century innings
Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad’s attacking century helped Maharashtra register a 40-run win over Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match here on Tuesday. Captain Gaikwad won the toss and elected to bat and then hit seven sixes and eight fours in his 68-ball 114. Maharashtra restricted Kerala to 127 for eight in 20 overs after making 167 for four. Rohan Kunnummal scored 58 runs in 44 balls for Kerala.
For Maharashtra, Satyajit Bachhav (3/11) and Azim Qazi (2/25) took three and two wickets, respectively, while Rajvardhan Hungergekar (1/16) and Shamshujama Qazi (1/eight) took the lead. ) took one wicket each. In other group matches, Karnataka beat Arunachal Pradesh by 10 wickets while Haryana beat Jammu and Kashmir by four wickets. Karnataka bowled out Arunachal for 75 in 19.2 overs on the back of brilliant bowling by Vidhavat Kaverappa (3 for 22) and V Kaushik (3 for 5).
Karnataka chased down the target in just 6.5 overs for no loss. Captain Mayank Agarwal (47 not out) and Devdutt Padikkal scored an unbeaten 28 off 20 balls for the team. Haryana registered a win at 138 for six in 19.4 overs after restricting Jammu and Kashmir to 134 for six in 20 overs. Karnataka are at the top of the Group C table with 16 points from five matches. After this there are teams of Haryana and Army.
