Surya Kumar Yadav and Wilkin Mota power Mumbai to 27-run win over Bengal

Surya Kumar Yadav scored a scintillating 46-ball unbeaten 102, while pacer Wilkin Mota claimed five wickets, to power Mumbai to a 27-run win over Bengal, and brighten hopes for a final berth, in the SK Acharya Memorial Challenger Trophy on Wednesday.

Put in to bat first, Mumbai did not have any trouble against the Bengal attack, as Bravish Shetty (73) and Abhishek Nayar (65) gave a perfect start, before Yadav's explosive innings guided them to a mammoth 360/7.

Though Bengal showed fight, thanks to Arindam Das' innings of 147 from 118 balls (18x4, 2x6), and Subhajit Banerjee's impressive 61, Mota grabbed 5 for 55, to give Mumbai a second win from as many matches.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai 360/7 from 50 overs (Surya Kumar Yadav 102 not out, Bravish Shetty 73, Abhishek Nayar 65, Shreyas Iyer 59; Veer Pratap Singh 2/61, Amir Gani 2/72, Ashok Dinda 2/76) beat Bengal 333 from 47.4 overs (Arindam Das 147, Subhajit Banerjee 61; Wilkin Mota 5/55, Shradul Thakur 2/56) by 27 runs.