Kerala beat Delhi in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy With one over to spare, Kerala surpassed Delhi’s target of 213 runs. Robin Uthappa and Vishnu Vinod scored half-centuries to give Kerala an easy victory. Sreesanth took two wickets. Kerala won the exciting Group E match by six wickets. With this, Kerala won three of the three matches played and topped the group with 12 points. Score: Delhi-212/4 (20), Kerala-218/4 (19)
After winning the toss and opting to bat, Shikhar Dhawan put on a stellar performance for Delhi. Dhawan hit 77 off 48 balls with seven fours and three sixes. Finally, Dhawan returned with a wicket to Sreesanth. Lalit Yadav was unbeaten on 52 off 25 balls. Himmat Singh (26) and Anuj Rawat (27) were the top scorers.
In reply, Kerala suffered an early setback. In the last match, Kerala lost the hero Mohammad Azharuddin by 137 off 54 balls in the first over. Azharuddin’s account was not open when pacer Ishant Sharma was out in the third ball. Sanju, who reached the crease in the third, was also disappointed. Sanju, who took 16 off 10 balls, was caught by Pradeep Sangwan in the fourth over.
