Hardik, Samson, Padikkal slam centuries; TN collapse again

Group A

Karnataka remain runaway leaders. But the race for the second spot has opened up a bit.

Madhya Pradesh are no longer unbeaten after losing to Puducherry on Saturday, while Jharkhand went down to Kerala. As a result, the group suddenly looks less straightforward.

For now, MP still hold the advantage, with four wins. Kerala and Jharkhand follow close behind, both with three wins from five matches.

Group B

Uttar Pradesh are five in five, with Bengal and Vidarbha in a two-horse race for the second spot. Baroda's loss on Saturday to Vidarbha despite Hardik's superb century could come back to sting them.

Group C

Mumbai suffering their first loss, to Maharashtra, has helped Punjab too. Their win in just 6.2 overs in chase of 75 against Sikkim has vaulted their net run rate astronomically.

For now, Punjab and Mumbai are in the top two, with Maharashtra third (with three wins in five).

Group D

Delhi have four wins in five games and are the toppers. And Haryana join them on the same points courtesy an epic unbeaten century from Parth Vats in a tall chase. Could this come back to hurt Odisha?

Samson put on 212 for the opening wicket with fellow centurion and captain Rohan Kunnummaal.

They were cruising at 150 for 3 chasing Rajasthan's 225.

Then they lost the set Pradosh Ranjan Paul. That led to the scoring rate coming down considerably, and now in the same over, Manav Suthar, the captain, has dismissed Mohammed Ali and Sai Kishore off consecutive deliveries.

Now, TN are suddenly reeling and on collapse mode at 190 for 7.

Washington Sundar stands between Rajasthan and victory.

It's a second half-century in five innings for Rishabh Pant.

And it's made a small chase of 178 seem like loose change against Services.

Pant finishes 67 not out off just 47 balls, courtesy four fours and six sixes.

He puts on 85 for an unbroken third wicket with Priyansh Arya, who finishes 72 not out off 45 balls.

Delhi have now won their third game in five matches, keeping their knockouts hopes alive.

Firstly, Rahul batted in the middle order, No. 5 to be precise.

Coming in to bat with a strong platform courtesy Padikkal and Smaran, who put on 136, Rahul made a quick fire 28-ball 35 courtesy four fours and a six.

After his dismissal, Abhinav Manohar took on the mantle and played the finishing role to perfection, hitting an unbeaten 79 off 43 balls as Karnataka finish with 322 for 7 in 50 overs against Tripura.

India's ODI captain was to mark his first outing at the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Sikkim today, but he was deemed unavailable on the morning of the match.

Gill is understood to have been suffering from food poisoning, and a decision on him not playing was taken by the team doctors.

“Shubman reached Jaipur on Friday, and was looking forward to play the game, but late in the night, he was not feeling too well, so he advised to take rest,” Punjab coach Sandeep Sharma told Sportstar.

“This morning, he was better, but keeping in mind the fact that there’s a packed schedule, we decided to rest him. He will certainly be available for the next game."

Gill's absence didn't greatly affect Punjab, as they waltzed to a 10-wicket win in just 6.2 overs.

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Hardik has launched left-arm spinner Parth Rekhade for one four and five sixes in an over as he blazes to an incredible century that has kept Baroda in the hunt. They're 216 for 7 in 39 overs. Hardik is still going strong, but will have to marshal the lower order from here on.

Here's our stats wiz Sampath Bandarupalli: All his 13 List A hundreds have come across 33 innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the third-most by any batter, behind 15 by Ankit Bawne and 14 by Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Padikkal is having the kind of unreal run Karun Nair had in last year's Vijay Hazare Trophy. They're 219 for 4 in 38 overs. Padikkal has got to his century off 106 balls.

In Bengaluru, Axar Patel has brought up his century off 99 balls to rescue Gujarat from 29 for 3. They're now 219 for 5 in the 40th over against Andhra.

Jharkhand 210/4 in 40 overs.

Wickets have fallen around him, but Axar Patel has led Gujarat's brief revival with a fighting unbeaten half-century. He's got Vishal Jayswal for company; they've recovered from 29/3 to 126/5 in the 29th over. Axar has so far hit seven fours in his innings.

In Jaipur, Musheer Khan has struck for Mumbai with his left-arm spin to remove Prithvi Shaw for 71. Maharashtra 166/1 in the 29th over. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Arshin Kulkarni are in the middle now.

Baroda are 80 for 5 in the 23rd over against Vidarbha. Hardik & Krunal Pandya are at the crease.

This game is massively important from qualification standpoint, with both sides having notched up three wins in four matches.

After scores of 113, 22, 124 and 147, Devdutt Padikkal has raised a half-century to lift Karnataka from 6 for 2. His third-wicket stand with R Smaran is now worth exactly a 100.

Elsewhere, both Prithvi Shaw and Arshin Kulkarni have raised their half-centuries as Maharashtra build a strong foundation against Mumbai.

In a must-win game that could have massive consequences in Group C, Maharashtra have made a solid start against arch-rivals Mumbai.

Prithvi Shaw and Arshin Kulkarni have taken them to 62 for 0 in 13 overs.

Shaw has gotten off to starts in each of the three games he's played so far: 22, 51 and 46. Can he make his start count and score a big hundred?

Predictably they've been put in to bat, and Gujarat have been reduced to 32 for 3.

Aarya Desai and Urvil Patel, the robust opening pair, managed just 8 and 0 respectively, while Ahaan Poddar, their new No. 3, is also taken out by Nitish Reddy with the new ball.

Axar joins Jaymeet in a bid to repair the early damage.

Both Gujarat and Andhra are languishing in the bottom half of Group D, with a solitary win in four matches. A place in the knockouts seems unlikely even if they win everything from here on.

We start with an update from Ahmedabad, where Karnataka are 6 for 2 in the third over against Tripura.

Mayank Agarwal, captain and centurion from the previous match, is the first to go. And four balls later, Karun Nair, who also walloped a quick fire half-century three days ago, is out for a duck.

The onus is now on Devdutt Padikkal and R Smaran to drive this innings.