U’khand win its first Vijay Hazara game

Dehradun

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Uttarakhand

won its opening game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament against Meghalaya by 6 wickets in Chennai on Sunday. Electing to field first, Uttarakhand bowlers restricted Meghalaya to a total of 242/6 in the allotted 50 overs. Debutant Akash Madhwal was the pick of the bowlers by scalping two wickets. Meghalaya’s batsman Sanjay Yadav scored 81 runs off 49 deliveries with 7 huge sixes. In reply, Uttarakhand chased down the target with ease thanks to a blistering century by Jay Bista.

The 25-year-old opener scored 141 off 119 deliveries with 3 sixes to his name. Kunal Chandela scored a half-century in his first game as the skipper.

Uttarakhand’s next game is against Manipur on Tuesday.