Vijay Hazare Trophy: Yuvraj's heroics go in vain as Mumbai defeat Punjab by 5 wickets
Chasing 255 for a win at Gymkhana Ground, Mumbai cantered home in 45.1 overs
Opener Jay Bista and Abhishek Nayar's timely knocks helped Mumbai outplay Punjab by five wickets to gather four crucial points in the Group A Vijay Hazare cricket match in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Chasing 255 for a win at Gymkhana Ground, Mumbai cantered home in 45.1 overs with Nayar unbeaten on 44. But Bista's 92 it was that laid the foundation for a relatively smooth chase that was hit in between by pace spearhead Siddarth Kaul's three wickets.
Earlier Punjab skipper Yuvraj Singh hit a run-a-ball 93 to help his side manage 254 all out in 48.1 overs. Mumbai medium-pacers Dhawal Kulkarni and Sagar Trivedi kept hurting the Punjab batting as they picked up three wickets each. Left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullah and part-time off-spinner Bista also shared two wickets apiece.
Brief Scores:Punjab 254 all out on 48.1 overs (Yuvraj Singh 93, Mandeep Singh 41; Dhawal Kulkarni 3-41, Sagar Trivedi 3-21) Mumbai 255/5 in 45.1 overs (Jay Bista 92, Abhishek Nayar 44 not out; Siddarth Kaul 3-58). PTI FK