Punjab, Vidarbha and Saurashtra reached the quarter finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.
In the pre-quarter final games held on Sunday, Punjab defeated Haryana by 49 runs at Eden Gardens, while Vidarbha recorded a five-wicket win over Chhattisgarh at the JU Salt Lake campus ground. In the evening at the Eden, Saurashtra edged Kerala out by nine runs.
For Punjab, Prabhsimran Singh (64) and opener Abhishek Sharma (55 not out) helped the team total to 176 for 7. Senior pacer Siddarth Kaul (2/29) and Baltej Singh (3/20) then restricted Haryana to 127 for 9.
Pacer Umesh Yadav (3/27) and opener Sanjay Raghunath (63) starred for Vidarbha. Former India head coach John Wright, currently scouting for Mumbai Indians, visited the Eden on Sunday.
Summarised scores: Punjab 176/7 in 20 overs (P. Singh 64). Haryana 127/9 in 20 overs (B. Singh 3/20). Punjab won by 49 runs. Chhattisgarh 111/9 in 20 ovs (U. Yadav 3/27. Vidarbha 112/5 in 18.4 ovs (S. Raghunath 63). Vidarbha won by 5 wickets. Saurashtra 183/6 in 20 ovs (S. Jackson 64; K. Asif 3/33). Kerala 174/4 in 20 overs (S. Baby 64 n.o.). Saurashtra won by 9 runs.
