Top knocks
Tamil Nadu defeated Arunachal Pradesh by an enormous margin of 435 runs thanks in large part to N Jagadeesan’s record-breaking 277 off just 141 balls. In a battle for 507, Arunachal came in last with with 71 points. Other records were also broken by TN and Jagadeesan throughout the game.
TN’s final score of 506 in List A cricket was the highest total. Jagadeesan’s outstanding effort has now exceeded the highest individual score in List A cricket. With this score, Jagadeesan also made cricket history by becoming the first player in List A to score five straight centuries. Sai Sudharsan and Jagadeesan’s opening stand of 416 runs currently holds the record for the highest wicket partnership in List A cricket.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored an unbeaten 73 off 77 against Puducherry, led Mumbai’s modest 140-run pursuit all by herself. After reducing the opposition to 139 by the conclusion of the 38th over after losing Prithvi Shaw for a run-a-ball 39 in the previous over, the opener led Mumbai to victory by the 25th over.
Punjab skipper Mandeep Singh spearheaded the team’s pursuit of 252 with a superb 91 not out off 98, making up for a middle-overs blunder in which they dropped from 61 without loss to 108 for 4 in a 10-over stretch. All four of the wickets lost during that stretch were taken by Prayash Singh, the bowler who had sparked the momentary panic.
Mandeep’s rescue attempt ruined Kartik Biswal’s unbroken 107
which had elevated Odisha to a respectable 251/7 from a hazardous position at the midway stage when they had 90/3 on the board. Services narrowly missed defeating Bengal’s massive 426/4 total in a high-scoring match at Ranchi’s SAIL stadium by 47 runs.
Bengal’s massive total was supported by hundreds from openers Sudip Gharami (162 off 129) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (122 off 123) as well as an aggressive 59 from Shahbaz Ahmed in just 28 deliveries.
Five of Services’ top six players scored fifty points or more, yet none of them exploited that accomplishment to outperform Bengal’s enormous goal. Shahbaz also scored 4/58 to complete an amazing effort all around.
Top spells
Halfway through the fourth over of the chase, Rana Dutta had Saurashtra in grave danger while defending Tripura’s modest 133-run total.
The heavyweights were reduced to 52/5 in the 20th over shortly after he claimed his fourth victim, but Arpit Vasavada’s rearguard action prevented Saurashtra from suffering a serious setback. Dutta’s day ended with an incredible score of 10-3-29-4, but in vain.
Varun Aaron (4-37) and Lukman Meriwala (3-19) shredded Uttarakhand’s batting order in just 30 overs, dismissing them for just 109 runs. Meriwala hit three times in his opening over, dismissing the top three for ducks, and there was no looking back.
At that moment, Aaron helped to clean up the middle order, allowing the Baroda hitters to have a straightforward day on the field.
Vasuki Koushik put on the best performance for Karnataka
Helping his team defeat Sikkim at Eden Gardens by six wickets with outstanding figures of 3 for 16. Shreyas Gopal and K Gowtham both contributed with wickets. With more than 25 overs left, Mayank Agarwal (54*) and Nikin Jose (46*) helped the squad overcome the modest target of 118.
Left-arm spinner Sijomon Joseph claimed a four-wicket haul to help Kerala defeat Bihar by nine wickets at Alur. Kerala raced down Bihar’s 201 total in just 24.4 overs. With an unbeatable tonne of runs, Rohan Kunnummal also helped the team win.