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Venkatesh Iyer, Patidar shine for MP; Hardik, Krunal power Baroda
Rajkot, After attracting a ₹23.75 crore bid from Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL mega auction, Venkatesh Iyer made a small right step while producing an all-round effort to propel Madhya Pradesh to a 101-run win over Meghalaya in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A match here on Monday.
Venkatesh got the third highest bid in the auction being held at Jeddah after Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer .
Venkatesh first made a 17-ball 37 which along with Rajat Patidar’s 78 guided MP to 222 for five in 20 overs. Venkatesh, then took a wicket to support Mohammed Arshad Khan as Madhya Pradesh bundled out Meghalaya for 121 with two balls to spare.
Harshal, Chahal sparkle
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A blistering hundred by Nishant Sindhu and a brisk 91 by Himanshu Rana powered Haryana to 255 for two against Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C match at Mumbai.
The Arunachal batters could not tackle the guiles of pacer Harshal Patel and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to get bowled out for 80 as Haryana celebrated a huge 175-run win.
Chahal was a ₹18 crore buy by the Punjab Kings while Harshal went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹8 crore.
Pandya brothers shore up Baroda
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Hardik Pandya and skipper Krunal Pandya , who joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹5.75 crore, played key roles as Baroda chased down a 166-run target set by Uttarakhand to notch their second successive win in Group B.
Earlier, Hardik chipped in with a wicket as well to help Baroda restrict Uttarakhand to a manageable 165 for seven.
Brief scores: At Rajkot: Group A: Madhya Pradesh: 222/5 in 20 overs beat Meghalaya: 121 all out in 19.4 overs by 101 runs.
At Mumbai: Group C: Haryana: 255/2 in 20 overs beat Arunachal Pradesh: 80 all out in 17 overs by 175 runs.
At Indore: Group B: Uttarakhand: 165/7 in 20 overs lost to Baroda: 168/5 in 18.4 overs by 5 wickets.
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