UP defeat Haryana by 78 runs, register 3rd successive win in Vijay Hazare trophy

Kanpur: Ankit Rajpoot five wicket haul helped Uttar Pradesh register its third successive win defeating Haryana by 78 runs in the elite Group C Vijay Hazare trophy cricket tournament played at IS Bindra cricket stadium on Tuesday.

UP, after being invited to bat, first posted a reasonable score of 9 for 245 in 50 overs. Thereafter, they restricted Haryana on 167 runs. Ankit Rajpoot caused the maximum damage by claiming five wickets. HJ Rana, SR Chauhan and captain HV Patel contributed 33, 36 and 67 runs respectively. Patel hammered 4 boundaries and 6 sixes in 61 balls. His prized wicket was taken by Ankit Rajpoot. On the other hand, Chauhan tried to block one end and played 63 balls for his 36 runs studded with 4 boundaries. The best 52 runs partnership came for the 8th wicket between Patel and Mohit Sharma.

Besides Ankit Rajpoot, Yash Dayal, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Sharma, Akshdeep Nath and Sameer Chaudhary bagged one wicket each. Rinku emerged as the highest scorer for UP scoring 75 runs in 88 balls plundering 6 boundaries and two sixes. UP has played five matches so far and it has won three matches and collected 12 points.TNN