Tanay Thyagarajan’s 50 powers Hyderabad past J&K in Kolkata

Hyderabad defeated Jammu and Kashmir by four wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with Tanay Thyagarajan scoring 50 and Nitin Sai Yadav taking three wickets. The win took Hyderabad to the top of Group B with 16 points

Hyderabad: Tanay Thyagarajan scored a brisk 50 to help Hyderabad beat Jammu and Kashmir by four wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match in Kolkata. With this win, Hyderabad now tops the Group B table with 16 points.

Left-arm spinner Nitin Sai Yadav bagged three wickets while Milind returned figures of 3/31 to restrict Jammu and Kashmir to 112 all out in 19.3 overs. Chasing the modest target, Hyderabad were reeling at 38/4 as Tanmay, Aman, Simha and Rahul Buddhi fell cheaply. However, Pragnay Reddy (31) and Thyagarajan (50 off 33 balls) guided Hyderabad to victory.

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In another Group B match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped Uttar Pradesh register a 40-run win over Chandigarh. The 35-year-old seasoned bowler returned excellent figures of 3/23 in four overs to restrict Chandigarh to 172/8 after UP posted a competitive 212/7 at Eden Gardens. Sameer Rizvi top-scored for UP with a blistering 70 off 42 balls, while opener Madhav Kaushik struck 67 off 41 balls.

Brief scores:

Jammu and Kashmir 112 all out in 19.3 overs (Shubham Khajuria 35; Nitin Sai Yadav 3/17, Milind 3/31) lost to Hyderabad 115/6 in 15.1 overs (Tanay Thyagarajan 50; Murugan Ashwin 2/16, Yudhvir Singh Charak 2/18) by 4 wickets.

Uttar Pradesh 212/7 in 20 overs (Sameer Rizvi 70, Madhav Kaushik 67; Sandeep Sharma 4/26) beat Chandigarh 172/8 in 20 overs (Manan Vohra 61; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/23) by 40 runs.

Bihar 180/7 in 20 overs (S Gani 60, Vaibhav Suryavanshi 46, Akash Raj 40; Deepraj Gaonkar 4/38) lost to Goa 184/5 in 19.5 overs (Suyash Prabhudessai 79, Kashyap Bakhale 64; Suraj Kashyap 3/24) by 5 wickets.