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In another rain-hit game at the Champions Trophy, England got the better of Australia and knocked them out of the tournament

The Report by Daniel Brettig10-Jun-2017
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Tait: Australia let the game slip away

As per a chorus in the Eric Hollies Stand cribbed from Three Lions and directed at Aaron Finch, Australia are going home. That they are doing so has less to do with damp English weather than the verve of the home side, personified by the pace of Mark Wood, the guile of Adil Rashid, the leadership of Eoin Morgan and the raw power of Ben Stokes.This was a meeting between a confident, aggressive England favoured to lift the Champions Trophy and an out-of-season Australia playing their first completed match of the trip. With the bat and then the ball, Steven Smith’s side hinted at their full capability, but were unable to follow through as Morgan’s men proved much the more resilient team when challenged. Having themselves knocked out New Zealand, a delighted Bangladesh are into the semi-finals.England did not lose their way when Finch and Smith set a commendable platform for Australia, and held their nerve once again when Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc nipped the new ball about with venom to pick up three early wickets. By contrast Australia’s innings featured a pair of collapses, then an inability to wrestle momentum back once Morgan and Stokes found their range after a brief rain delay.Morgan’s intent was made plain with a pair of boundaries from Starc in the first over on resumption, and Stokes was soon following suit with a succession of meaty blows that suggested a wonderfully uncluttered mind. For most of their stand, Smith seemed to be hoping either batsman would simply make a mistake as he had; England were in no mood to be so charitable – neither in terms of this tournament, nor the fact an Ashes series sits six months away. They were consequently well ahead of the runs required by the time the showers returned to end proceedings early.1:35

ESPNcricinfo Match Report – Stokes combines forces with Wood and Rashid to eliminate Australia

The frailties of Smith’s side seemed as much to do with a lack of sharpness as a deficit in quality, though Moises Henriques’ selection at No. 4 seemed odd when considering a limited-overs batsman as formidable as Morgan occupies the equivalent berth for England. Finch and Smith appeared capable of big innings but both lost their wickets to miscues, before the middle and lower order could make nothing of Rashid’s legbreaks and googlies.Travis Head played busily and well, but was left stranded as Rashid and Wood orchestrated the loss of 5 for 15 from the relatively lofty Australian position of 239 for 4 in the 43rd over. Of the batsmen, only David Warner could say he was legitimately beaten by fine delivery, while Glenn Maxwell fell victim to an excellent catch by Jason Roy, juggling the ball while stepping over the midwicket boundary to retain his balance.Warner and Finch had begun in strong fashion, hammering numerous short balls to the boundary on a pitch that was dry and brimful of runs. Wood’s well-pitched delivery running across Warner found an outside edge to break the stand at 40, before Finch and Smith purred along at a run a ball without seeming in trouble.A century beckoned for Finch, in his most fluent ODI contribution for quite some time, but a mistimed drive at Stokes was skied to a grateful Morgan. Smith, too, looked good for three figures, but after Henriques flattered to deceive in a brief stay that ended when he tugged Rashid to mid-on, the captain was too early into a drive when Wood returned to the bowling crease and chipped a tame catch to mid-off.Head and Maxwell combined for another useful stand, and appeared ready to launch when Maxwell swatted Wood just within the reach of Roy’s outstretched hands and then nimble feet to claim a fair catch. Rashid then found Matthew Wade and the bowlers susceptible to his guile, the flurry of wickets bringing a raucous crowd to their feet.The resultant collapse left 300 out of reach, but the No. 11 Hazlewood was at least able to keep Head company in the closing overs to add 23 precious runs. Head’s innings showed tremendous composure, and also suggested he may be due for further promotion up the batting order.Very little swing has been discernible during the competition, but Starc found the merest hint of curve to pin an out of sorts Roy lbw in the first over of England’s reply. Hazlewood’s initial rhythm was excellent, and neither Alex Hales nor Joe Root could be overly blamed for edging a pair of swift, bouncing and seaming deliveries.If the innings had a pivotal moment, it probably arrived a couple of overs before Root’s exit, when Matthew Wade failed to hang onto a chance gloved down the leg side by Morgan. That reprieve led to Morgan and Stokes playing with unbridled freedom after the rain delay, pinging boundaries and sixes in the fashion England supporters have become familiar with since Trevor Bayliss was charged with bringing the team’s ODI approach into the 21st century.England romped well ahead of the par score in the event of any further showers, while an increasingly desperate Smith tried Head, Henriques and Maxwell in addition to his pace bowlers and Adam Zampa. The stand was worth 159 in 26.1 overs and the target well within sight by the time a running mix-up and Zampa direct hit did for Morgan on 87.Jos Buttler offered one final moment of hope for Australia when he cut Starc in the air towards backward point, but Maxwell lost the ball in the crowd – at 24,277, an ODI record for Edgbaston – and Stokes went on to an exceptional hundred that ensured England were 40 runs ahead of the par score when the rain returned.Australia are left with plenty of questions, from whether the pyrotechnics of Chris Lynn and Marcus Stoinis should have been tried to the matter of how much the current pay dispute clouded the players’ minds. Whatever the answers, one thing is certain: Smith’s team will have to lift several notches for the Ashes, as England evidently have.

Alastair Cook and Tom Westley continued their prolific form as Division Two leaders Essex enjoyed more success on a rain-disrupted day at New Road

ECB Reporters Network01-May-2016
ScorecardTom Westley was in prime form for Essex•Getty Images

Alastair Cook and Tom Westley continued their prolific form as Specsavers County Championship Division Two leaders Essex enjoyed another successful day despite being held up by the weather against Worcestershire at New Road.England Test captain Cook, who has already scored two centuries this season against Gloucestershire and Sussex, completed a sedate fifty off 112 balls with seven fours and a six.Westley was the more aggressive, reaching his half century off 64 balls and this is the sixth successive first-class match in which he has topped 50, starting with his appearance for the MCC against Yorkshire in Abu Dhabi in March.The unbroken stand of 128 in 37 overs fully justified Essex skipper Ryan ten Doeschate’s decision to bat first after winning the toss.But rain and bad light meant only 40 overs play was possible in two spells after the loss of the afternoon session as Essex closed on 144 for 1 from 40 overs. Cook was unbeaten on 53 and Westley was 70 not out when umpires Neil Mallender and Michael Burns called off play for the day. Worcestershire paceman Matt Henry claimed the only wicket to fall.The New Zealander marked his home debut by having Nick Browne (15) caught behind by keeper Ben Cox with 16 on the board.But generally after that bat dominated ball and Westley signalled his intent with successive cover drives for four at Henry’s expense.Cook had one slice of good fortunes when he edged Joe Leach for four to bring up the Essex half century in the 10th over, but he produced a far more authorative stroke when lofting his England team-mate Moeen Ali over mid on for six.Cook’s only other real scare was on 33 when he went for a risky single off Jack Shantry to mid on and may have been struggling to make his ground had Henry’s throw hit the stumps.Essex reached 105-1 in 24.1 overs when rain started to fall at 12.30 and prompted a delay of more than four overs.
The players re-appeared at 4.40 with a possible 29.5 overs remaining and Westley had a slice of good fortune when he inside edged Ed Barnard for four to reach his 50 before lofting the same bowler over square leg for six.Cook pulled Shantry for four to complete his fifty shortly before the players left the field for the final time at 5.35.Worcestershire were at least happy to stage some cricket at their headquarters after the complete wash-out of the opening clash with Kent.Skipper Daryl Mitchell used five bowlers in a bid to make further breakthroughs but Cook and Westley stood firm.

A spell of 3 for 28 from Sunette Loubser, followed by a fifty from Lizelle Lee powered South Africa Women to an easy six-wicket win over Bangladesh Women in Benoni

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Sep-2013
ScorecardAn incisive spell of 3 for 28 from offspinner Sunette Loubser, followed by a patient fifty from opener Lizelle Lee powered South Africa Women to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh Women in Benoni.Loubser took the middle-order wickets of Salma Khatun, Nuzhat Tasnia and Shaila Sharmin during a five-over period that cost only eight runs, to restrict Bangladesh to 149 for 8 in 50 overs. Chasing a low score, Lee hit seven fours during her 130-ball 77, and added 80 for the opening wicket with Trisha Chetty, who made 39, to all but secure the win for the hosts.South Africa, after choosing to bowl, were comfortable throughout the game, and a 108-ball 63 from Fargana Hoque did little to change Bangladesh’s fortunes. They had been put on the back foot in the 11th over, when Ayasha Rahman was run out for 13.Hogue aside, none of the other Bangladesh batters could produce big scores, as tight bowling from South Africa kept the run-rate under three an over to set up an easy chase.Offspinner Khadija Tul Kubra took three wickets for Bangladesh, including that of Lee, but couldn’t prevent defeat, as Alexis le Breton and Dane van Niekerk took South Africa home with 12.1 overs remaining.South Africa captain Mignon du Preez praised the opening pair of Lee and Chetty, who had laid the platform for the victory. “I’m really proud of the way Lizelle batted today,” she said. “It was quite difficult batting upfront and she and Trisha set us up for the target with a good opening partnership. She structured her innings really well and adapted with ease to the conditions. The rest of the batters in the order also chipped in.”The teams will play the second ODI at the Wanderers on Sunday.

Derbyshire are hoping to continue strengthening their squad with the signing of Billy Godleman

George Dobell27-Sep-2012Derbyshire are hoping to continue strengthening their squad with the signing of Billy Godleman, the 23-year-old opening batsman who was released by Essex towards the end of the 2012 season. Godleman made his first-class debut for Middlesex as a 16-year-old – the second youngest man to make his first-class debut for the club – and represented England at every level from Under-15s to Under-19s.Having joined Essex for the 2010 season, he averaged in the mid-20s in 2010 and 2011 and despite scoring a century in Essex’ opening Division Two game in 2012 he lost his first-team place in the latter half of the summer and was told his contract would not be renewed.Derbyshire, who won promotion to Division One for the 2013 season, also announced the signing of wicketkeeper Richard Johnson from Warwickshire earlier this week. Their aim is for Godleman to open the batting and hope he can mirror the success of other players – such as Chris Wright, Stephen Peters, Varun Chopra and Derbyshire seamer Tony Palladino – whose fortunes improved significantly once they left Essex.

Hawk-Eye’s custodians have admitted the depiction of Phil Hughes’ second-innings lbw dismissal in the Galle Test was rendered inaccurate by “a tracking mistake”

Daniel Brettig06-Sep-2011Hawk-Eye’s custodians have admitted the depiction of Phil Hughes’ second-innings lbw dismissal in the Galle Test was rendered inaccurate by “a tracking mistake”.The visible discrepancy between Hawk-Eye’s graphic and television replays led to the incident being referred to the ICC by the officiating umpires, under the governing body’s conventions for the assessment of decisions made under the DRS.Steve Carter, the managing director of Hawk-Eye Innovations, said the mistake had been the result of several factors, one of which was the fact the ball had travelled less than 40cm between pitching and striking Hughes’ pad. Under Hawk-Eye’s configuration for the Sri Lanka series, ball-tracking cannot be deemed conclusive if the distance between pitching and impact is less than 40cm.”Yes, we made a tracking mistake, and the Hawk-Eye track didn’t deviate enough off the wicket. We informed the ICC immediately after the game to make them aware that this was the case,” Carter told ESPNcricinfo. “Despite the small distance from pitching to interception, and other mitigating circumstances that have been explained to the ICC, we should have done better. Lessons have been learnt from this instance and the probability of it happening again in the future is greatly reduced.”Our track record as part of DRS is very good. This is our first error in a long time, and the ability of Hawk-Eye to reliably provide accurate and definitive decisions compares very favourably with other technologies and replay angles that are used to assist the umpire in different parts of the DRS protocol.”Hughes was given out lbw on the second evening when he attempted to sweep Tillakaratne Dilshan. Replays indicated that the delivery had spun appreciably from around middle stump towards off, but Hawk-Eye’s prediction had the ball going straight on with the angle from round the wicket to strike leg stump. The decision was upheld not because of the errant Hawk-Eye tracking, but because the third umpire Tony Hill found insufficient evidence to reverse Richard Kettleborough’s original call.Carter said previous queries about Hawk-Eye’s accuracy in the circumstances of the Hughes dismissal had led to the addition of a graphic to indicate that the point of impact was less than 40cm away from the point of pitching, meaning the onus for the decision would return to the on-field umpire’s judgement. This graphic was not in place for Hughes’ dismissal, however.”There was less than 40cm of travel between the pitching point and the interception point,” Carter said. “This has been an issue that has been raised in the past, and led to the implementation of the 40cm graphic. We are currently under instruction that the 40cm graphic shouldn’t be displayed in the circumstances of the lbw appeal in question.”

Glamorgan seamers James Harris and Huw Waters dragged their side back into contention by sharing six wickets in the County Championship promotion battle against Sussex at Hove

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Glamorgan seamers James Harris and Huw Waters dragged their side back into contention by sharing six wickets in the County Championship promotion battle against Sussex at Hove. Harris reached 50 wickets in a season for the first time in his career while Waters produced an inspired burst of 3 for 2 in twenty balls after lunch just when it looked as if the leaders would take control.Sussex slumped from 166 for 3 to 250 all out in the afternoon session, losing eight wickets for 84 runs to concede a first innings deficit of 50. After tea 17 overs were lost to rain and Glamorgan closed on 37 for 1, an overall lead of 87 going into the final day.Their best chance of winning the game and closing the twenty-point lead Sussex had going into the match will be to score quickly in the first session on Monday although their hopes suffered a setback before the close when Australian left-hander Mark Cosgrove fell for 9. Cosgrove, who made 142 in the first innings, was superbly caught one-handed by Chris Nash on the square leg boundary off Yasir Arafat.Six batsmen earlier fell to leg before decisions, the first of them Nash who had added five runs to his overnight 14 when he was squared up by Harris in the fourth over of the day. Dean Cosker could have been celebrating twice in his first over but skipper Mark Wallace missed an easy stumping to reprieve Ed Joyce on 26 and Ben Brown was dropped by Waters running back from mid-on.Brown made his third successive Championship half-century, studding his run-a-ball 58 with 11 boundaries, but after adding 72 in 16 overs he was bowled by Jim Allenby playing across the line. Murray Goodwin maintained the attacking tempo as Sussex scored 136 runs in the session but the game changed the first ball after lunch when Harris had Goodwin leg before.Joyce, who added just three runs in 30 minutes after the interval, played back to Harris for 56 and Luke Wright became Waters’ first victim when he was bowled offering no shot. Waters picked up Mike Yardy and Arafat in successive overs and the tail was mopped by left-arm spinner Cosker.Andy Hodd, who had held the lower order together with 26, was leg before offering no shot and James Anyon fell in similar fashion to end the innings, Monty Panesar having fallen to Allenby in the previous over.

Kerala added 212 at the loss of three wickets to their overnight 206 for 4

Shashank Kishore18-Feb-2025Seven years after his maiden first-class hundred, Mohammed Azharuddeen struck his second, a stonewalling effort that fetched him an unbeaten 149, as Kerala ground Gujarat on a placid Ahmedabad deck.Kerala were painfully cautious on the second day, just like they were on the first, adding 212 to their overnight 206 for 4. Their go-slow approach made it clear that they were keen on batting just once in their quest to enter their maiden Ranji Trophy final.Kerala lost a wicket off the second delivery in the morning when Sachin Baby was snuffled out in the slips by Aarya Desai off the bowling of left-arm seamer Arzan Nagwaswalla. But for the next 62 overs, Gujarat were frustrated by Azharuddeen and Salman Nizar, whose last three knocks coming into this game were 112*, 44* and 150.As the pair defied Gujarat’s bowlers, they missed a rare opportunity to dismiss Azharuddeen on 74. A loud lbw shout off Nagwaswalla wasn’t reviewed, with replays showing the ball pitched in line and would have hit the stumps. That was one of the very few chances Gujarat created.The 149-run stand for the sixth wicket was broken when Nizar was out lbw to left-arm spinner Vishal Jayswal. After that, debutant Ahammed Imran, who crashed his first delivery in first-class cricket to the cover boundary, made 24 before nicking behind late in the day off Nagwaswalla, who had his third.Azharuddeen and Aditya Sarwate saw off the day with no further damage as Kerala kept their hopes of getting past 500 alive as a tired Gujarat attack trudged off knowing they would need a massive batting effort to stay alive in the game.

Queensland had looked in control of the chase but Nathan McSweeney and Jordan Buckingham produced a stunning turnaround

AAP09-Nov-2023South Australia came back from the dead on the final day to beat Queensland by three runs in their Sheffield Shield clash, with Jordan Buckingham bowling Usman Khawaja for 114 to secure victory.The final day ebbed and flowed, with the Redbacks on top early, then the home side, before a final-session rally by the visitors at the Gabba.South Australia were bowled out early in the morning for 151, setting the hosts 273 to win.Queensland skipper Khawaja, who came to the crease at 11 for 2, took his side to the brink of victory when he was on strike to Buckingham with more than five overs in the day remaining and just four runs needed to win.The tall paceman, who had earlier proved expensive against the Queensland batters, knocked back Khawaja’s leg stump.”Amazing. Certainly the best game of cricket I have ever been involved in. What a moment,” Buckingham said. “I kept fighting. I feel like one of my strengths is to never give in. The boys bowled absolutely brilliant.”[Khawaja] is an international class player and he showed that today. He was outstanding.”Queensland were in dire trouble early in the run chase before Khawaja and Joe Burns added 168 for the third wicket.Khawaja had not played for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield for more than a month because of Cricket Australia’s workload management policy.The 36-year-old missed the past two Shield games contested by the Bulls, and the break certainly did him no harm. He played an extraordinary pull shot off Buckingham for six that went five metres off the ground like a tracer bullet into the stands. He also unfurled an assortment of exquisite late cuts off spinner Ben Manenti.Burns could not have batted any better in what was a masterclass of shot selection and execution. One cover drive off Buckingham rocketed to the boundary. He drove, pulled and cut boundaries with panache in a knock that showcased why he was Australia’s opener in 23 Tests.Burns fell nine runs short of his century when he tickled Nathan McAndrew through to wicketkeeper Harry Nielsen.Queensland appeared to be in control at 219 for 4 until spinner Nathan McSweeney dismissed Jimmy Peirson and Michael Neser, both lbw.Allrounder Jack Wildermuth was prised out by a classic leg-cutter by McAndrew with 28 runs required. Gurinder Sandhu took a wild swing at Buckingham and the Redbacks were back on top. Mark Steketee threw his wicket away in the same over as the pressure told.Queensland needed 23 to win when last man Mitch Swepson came to the crease, and Khawaja all but got them home.McAndrew, with nine wickets for the match, was South Australia’s hero.”He is a serious player. Within our group he is rated so bloody highly,” Buckingham said. “There is no doubt he will be in a baggy green one day.”

“Until the last moment, we believed we could win, even though they had a couple of strong partnerships”

Shashank Kishore06-Aug-2022For Harmanpreet Kaur, playing for the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games “means a lot” and a favourable result in the final can “change a lot of things” for the game in India.Speaking after India’s four-run win in a seesaw semi-final against England at Edgbaston on Saturday, Harmanpreet, now India’s all-format captain, said the result was possible because of the players’ immense self-belief and their never-say-die attitude. For the record, this was India’s first win in a knockout game in a T20I competition outside the Asia Cup.”It means a lot for us, we’ve been working hard for so long,” Harmanpreet said. “This is a great platform for us. Participating for the first time [in the CWG], if we can do well [in the final], a lot of things can change for us.”We never thought or wondered what we are playing for and what we aren’t playing for. [Gold] medal coming or not coming isn’t in our hands. We just want to play well. The way we’ve played so far, we’ve learnt a lot.”At one stage, with England needing 33 off 24 balls with seven wickets in hand, it looked like the momentum may have slipped away from India. But their spinners, Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana, delivered just when the team needed them to. For Harmanpreet, seeing the energy on the field right, especially under pressure, was a revelation.Sneh Rana showed off nerves of steel•Getty Images

“Until the last moment, we believed we could win, even though they had a couple of strong partnerships,” she said. “Even when they were going well, no one gave up. We’ve been working on this for a while. If you keep doing this, results will come at some point along the way, and I’m glad it is showing now.”It was an important match. It feels good that that everyone stepped up to their responsibilities with the bat, ball and on the field. It’s important that all of them remain together in such matches. In the last over, if you see, our fast fielders took the responsibility of fielding in the deep. That shows how keen you are to do well for the team.”Harmanpreet suggested that the key to India becoming serious contenders for global titles in recent times, even if they won any, was because they were trying to embrace pressure and not be intimidated by the big stage. She credited the support staff for trying to bring about this change and also for “bringing in new plans”.”I’m a great fan of knowing how other teams are doing,” she said. “If you’re aware of it, you can plan. We need someone who can help us like that and I’m happy it’s working for us.”Among the plans that were put to good use on Saturday were, firstly, taking pace off the ball against England’s middle-order batters, and secondly, having the deep-cover fielder squarer than usual in the death overs. The decision to bowl Shafali Verma in the 11th over, with England needing 79 off 60, was also such a move.Jemimah Rodrigues gave India the impetus they needed at the close•Getty Images

Earlier, India’s pacers had been taken for plenty, and Harmanpreet knew bringing herself on at that stage would have not have added much, given India had already used two offspinners in Deepti and Rana.”When we brought her [Verma] in, there were two offspinners bowling,” Harmanpreet explained. “If we would have brought in a third [offspinner], it would have been easy for England. Shafali mixes it up well, she is always keen to bowl. You need someone who enjoys bowling and wants the ball in tough situations.”Whenever I ask her if she wants to bowl, she gets excited. Under pressure, sometimes, a bowler may not be able to give it their best, but her excitement motivates the others too. It sends out a message that if someone who isn’t a regular bowler is so keen to bowl and make a difference, it gives extra responsibility to the [main] bowlers.”On the batting front, Harmanpreet said the plan was to go big in the powerplay to try and take England by surprise. On the day, Smriti Mandhana’s charge, which brought her a 23-ball fifty – the fastest for India in T20Is – helped India massively, and their 50 came up off 4.3 overs, their quickest in the format.”The reason why we batted [after winning the toss] is we wanted to dominate in the first six,” Harmanpreet said. “We were ready to lose one wicket, but we needed to utilise the first six overs on a fresh wicket. The way Smriti batted was outstanding to watch. We were looking for more than 150. In games like these, you need to have [a big] total on the board.”Smriti is someone who is keen to do well for the team always. That innings charged us up, and when the opponent’s body language is down, we could utilise those moments. Also, the way Jemi [Jemimah Rodrigues, who made 44 not out off 31 balls] batted was outstanding. We needed someone who could finish and it was great that she was there till the last ball.”

A round-up of the Vijay Hazare Trophy Matches on Sunday, February 28

Saurabh Somani28-Feb-2021The league phase for three of the Elite Groups in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 ended on Sunday, with Gujarat, Andhra and Karnataka topping Groups A, B and C.The last round of the league phase will take place on Monday, with the teams finishing on top in Elite Groups D and E joining the other three group toppers as automatic quarterfinal entrants.The format for this year’s tournament has the top teams from each of the five Elite groups progressing to the quarterfinals. They will be joined by the two teams who finish highest on points among all the other Elite Group teams. The team that finishes third on points will play the Plate Group topper in a pre quarter-final, and the winner of that match will be the eighth quarter-finalist.Sunday’s games were marked by several teams going hard to improve their net run-rates, with a view to qualifying. Group A Gujarat came out triumphant in a top-of-table clash against Baroda, maintaining a clean slate to finish on top of the group, while Baroda finished second. Dhruv Raval (102 off 129) and Het Patel (82 off 84) were the fulcrum around which Gujarat put up 277 for 7, and Baroda could only muster 237 for 9 in response. Piyush Chawla (3 for 52), Chintan Gaja (2 for 40) and Arzan Nagwaswalla (2 for 47) were the main wicket-takers for Gujarat.Gujarat finished on 20 points from five games, while Baroda had 16, with a net run-rate of 0.399.File photo: N Jagadeesan blazed an 18-ball 48 to see Tamil Nadu through•MPCA

Group BAt the Daly College Ground in Indore, Andhra ensured their net run-rate would be the highest in Group B, romping to victory against Jharkhand in 9.5 overs after bowling them out 139. Harishankar Reddy led the way with the ball, taking 4 for 30. Andhra’s chase blasted off with an 82-run opening stand that came in just 5.5 overs, Ashwin Hebbar (44 off 18) and Ricky Bhui (57* off 27) ensuring a quick finish and a passage into the quarter-finals. Jharkhand would have been through to the quarter-finals if they had won.Elswhere in Indore at the Emerald High School Ground, Tamil Nadu completed a big win over Vidarbha. Having bowled Vidarbha out for 150 in 41 overs, Tamil Nadu got to 152 for 5 in 11.2 overs. B Aparajith opened the bowling for Tamil Nadu and took 3 for 10 in six overs, while J Kousik (3 for 22) and M Mohammed (3 for 33) also had three-wicket hauls. Mohammed completed a fine all-round day with 37 not out off 14 balls, with N Jagadeesan’s 18-ball 48 the other notable score.Madhya Pradesh overcame Punjab by 105 runs in an action-packed match at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, but it wasn’t enough to secure qualification. MP put up 402 for 3, powered by Venkatesh Iyer’s 198 off 146, with Aditya Shrivastava blasting 88* off 56. Punjab’s chase ended at 297 all out in 42.3 overs, but they had their moments with opener Abhishek Sharma smashing a 49-ball 104, having got to his century off just 42 balls.Four teams ended up on 12 points in Group B – Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. None of the other three can make the quarterfinals however, due to at least three other teams among the Elite Groups ending up with higher than 12 points.File photo: Robin Uthappa continued his good form in the tournament with an unbeaten 32-ball 87•BCCI

Group CThree teams ended up on 16 points – Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala. All three had a high net run-rate, having ended the league phase with comprehensive wins, but Karnataka’s was the highest at 1.834. However, UP (1.559) and Kerala (1.244) have ensured that they might still be in the running for the quarterfinals.Karnataka’s openers led the team to a ten-wicket win at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium with a mammoth stand, after Railways had made 284 for 9 built around Pratham Singh’s 129. Shreyas Gopal’s 3 for 41 were the best figures, but the real stars of the day were R Samarth (130* off 118) and Devdutt Padikkal (145* off 125), as Karnataka completed victory in 40.3 overs.Shivam Sharma, the 20-year-old left-arm spinner, took 6 for 22 as Uttar Pradesh bowled Odisha out for 148 in 40.1 overs. The UP batsmen then hauled in the target in 21.4 overs, losing four wickets.At the Alur 3 cricket ground, Kerala bowled Bihar out for 148 in 40.2 overs, and then chased down the target in just 8.5 overs. Robin Uthappa continued his good form in the tournament, smashing 87 not out off 32, while Vishnu Vinod (37 off 12) and Sanju Samson (24* off 9) were equally destructive in a nine-wicket win. Uthappa reached his half-century in 22 balls, and hit four fours and 10 sixes overall. S Sreesanth took 4 for 30 while Jalaj Saxena, who opened the bowling with Sreesanth, was among the wickets too, with 3 for 30.For the three teams in the Elite Groups already on 16 points but who haven’t qualified yet – Baroda, UP and Kerala – their chances will depend on how other results go in Groups D and E. While UP have the highest net run-rate, followed by Kerala, Baroda are some way behind with 0.399.Group DMumbai have an all-win record with 16 points in four games, and play Himachal Pradesh in their final game. Mumbai’s net run-rate is a massive 2.268 – the highest in the league phase in the Elite Groups – so they should fancy their chances of qualifying even if they lose their last game. Delhi are on 12 points, and could reach 16 if they win their last league game, against Rajasthan. Delhi’s net run-rate is 0.473 though, and they’ll be looking to boost that considerably even while needing a win.Group ESaurashtra have won all games so far and are on 16 points. They play Services in their last league match. Their net run-rate is 1.133, lower than both UP and Kerala, so they will need a win to ensure automatic progression. Chandigarh are second, with 12 points, and play Jammu & Kashmir in their final league game. Chandigarh’s net run-rate however, is -0.213 so even a massive win in their final game might not be enough to take them to the quarter-finals.Uttarakhand and Assam are both on 16 points in the Plate Group, and will play different opponents in their last league matches (Sikkim and Mizoram), but Uttarakhand’s net run-rate of 3.538 – as against Assam’s 1.382 – means they should qualify for the pre-quarterfinals from the Plate Group if points are equal.