Venkatesh Iyer slammed 62* and took six wickets for MP (PC: Twitter)
The 2022 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy began on Tuesday (October 11). A total of 18 matches were slated to be played, but three of them were washed due to rain. Here's a brief report on the top performers and match results on Day 1 of the tournament.
Devdutt Padikkal: The talented southpaw slammed an unbeaten 124 off 62 balls to help Karnataka win by 99 runs against Maharashtra.
Venkatesh Iyer: The batting all-rounder was sensational with the contribution of 62* and figures of 6/20, which sealed a 38-run victory for Madhya Pradesh over Rajasthan.
Prithvi Shaw: The in-form opening batter hit 55* off 34 balls to seal an easy win for Mumbai over Mizoram.
Ravi Kiran: He finished with impressive figures of 3/26 in four overs, which paved the way for Chhattisgarh to prevail against defending champions Tamil Nadu by six runs.
Akash Madhwal: Uttarakhand skipper was terrific to take four wickets and concede only 25 runs to aid the team to start on a winning note against Railways.
Elite Group A
Mizoram vs Mumbai: Mumbai won by 9 wickets
Railways vs Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand won by 7 wickets
Assam vs Vidarbha: Vidarbha won by 6 wickets
Madhya Pradesh vs Rajasthan: Madhya Pradesh won by 38 runs
Elite Group B
Delhi vs Manipur: Delhi won by 71 runs
Tripura vs Goa: Goa won by 5 wickets
Puducherry vs Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh won by 10 wickets (VJD METHOD)
Punjab vs Hyderabad: Punjab won by 59 runs
Elite Group C
Arunachal Pradesh vs Kerala: Kerala won the game by 10 wickets
Jammu and Kashmir vs Meghalaya: Meghalaya won by 8 wickets
Haryana vs Services: Haryana won by 1 run
Karnataka vs Maharashtra: Karnataka won by 99 runs
Elite Group D
Nagaland vs Baroda: Baroda won by 7 wickets
Gujarat vs Himachal Pradesh: Match abandoned without toss due to wet outfield
Andhra vs Saurashtra: Match abandoned due to rain (no toss)
Elite Group E
CG captain Harpreet Singh in action (PC: Twitter)
Sikkim vs Odisha: Odisha won by 9 wickets
Bengal vs Jharkhand: Match abandoned without toss due to wet outfield
Chhattisgarh vs Tamil Nadu: Chhattisgarh won by 6 runs
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