KL Shrijith's whirlwind unbeaten 150 trumped Shreyas Iyer's fiery 114 as Karnataka etched a memorable seven-wicket win over Mumbai in a Group C match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Shreyas' unbeaten 55-ball knock (5x4, 10x6) combined with fifties from Ayush Mhatre (78, 82b), Hardik Tamore (84, 94b) and Shivam Dube (63 not out, 36b) guided Mumbai to an imposing 382 for four in 50 overs.
But Shrijith, who was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh in the recent IPL auction, hammered 150 off 101 balls with 20 fours and four sixes to help Karnataka scale down 383 with 3.4 overs to spare.
He was ably supported by KV Aneesh (82, 66b), Praveen Dubey (65 not out, 50b) and captain Mayank Agarwal (47, 48b).
Virat, Utkarsh power Jharkhand
Explosive left-hander Utkarsh Singh (82, 99b, 7x4) and centurion Virat Singh (109 not out) helped Jharkhand to successfully chase Assam's challenging 257 for 9 in their seven-wicket canter.
The 26-year-old Utkarsh and Virat, both mentored by former India skipper MS Dhoni, raised 141 runs for the third wicket in just 25 overs as Jharkhand made a strong start to their campaign.
Hardik-less Baroda win
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya will not be available for the league stage matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy because of personal reasons, but he will join Baroda if they progress to the knockouts.
However, his absence was hardly felt as Baroda pummelled Tripura by 92 runs, riding on fifties by Shivalik Sharma (86) and Vishnu Solanki (54) and an excellent spell by Mahesh Pithiya (4/44).
Porel, Mukesh star in Bengal win
Young wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel hammered a 170 (130b, 18x4, 7x6) and India pacer Mukesh Kumar grabbed four wickets (4/66) as Bengal scored a facile six-wicket win over Delhi to get off the block in style. Bengal razed down Delhi's 272 in 41.3 overs.
Patidar, Avesh shine for MP
Madhya Pradesh pacer Avesh Khan took three wickets to restrict Bihar to 196 all out, as young batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dismissed for four.
MP then rode on an unbeaten 55 by skipper Rajat Patidar and an 83 by opener Harsh Gawali to go past the target in just 25.1 overs for a six-wicket win.
Brief scores: Group C: Ahmedabad: Mumbai: 382/4 in 50 overs (Shreyas Iyer 114, Ayush Mhatre 78, Hardik Tamore 84, Shivam Dube 63) lost to Karnataka: 383/3 in 46.2 overs (KL Shrijith 150 not out, KV Aneesh 82, Praveen Dubey 65) by 7 wickets.
Group A: Jaipur: Assam: 257/9 in 50 overs (Rishav Das 78, Sumit Ghadigaonkar 77; Vikash Singh 2/44) lost to Jharkhand: 261/3 in 44.3 overs (Virat Singh not out 109, Utkarsh Singh 82) by 7 wickets.
Group E: Hyderabad: Baroda: 302/7 in 50 overs (Shivalik Sharma 86, Vishnu Solanki 54, Bhanu Pania 49 not out; Bikramjit Debnath 2/49) beat Tripura: 210 all out in 44.4 overs (Jiwanjot Singh 60, Mandeep Singh 54; Mahesh Pithiya 4/44) by 92 runs.
Group E: Hyderabad: Bihar: 196 all out in 46.4 overs (Bipin Saurabh 50, Sakibul Gani 48; Avesh Khan 3/21) lost to Madhya Pradesh: 197/4 in 25.1 overs (Harsh Gawali 84, Rajat Patidar 55 not out) by 6 wickets.
Group E: Hyderabad: Delhi: 272/7 in 50 overs (Anuj Rawat 79 not out, Himmat Singh 60, Vaibhav Kandpal 47; Mukesh Kumar 4/66) lost to Bengal: 274/4 in 41.3 overs (Abhishek Porel 170 not out, Anustup Majumdar 37) by 6 wickets.
