Allround display sees MP crush UP by 119 runs

Helped by a four wicket haul by leftarm spinner M Majithia Madhya Pradesh crushed Uttar Pradesh by 119 runs in their first match of the Central Zone Ranji Trophy One-day Tournament match at the The Jamia Islamiya Sports Complex at New Delhi on Wednesday.

Set to score 275 for a win, UP started on the wrong foot losing opener Jyoti P Yadav (4) and S Nazir Ali (3) in the space of eight balls. But Mohd Kaif (32) and stumper M Mudgal (27) then took the score on to 52 when Mudgal was caught behind by Srivastava off Sanjay Pandey. Hirwani then struck twice dismissing Rizwan Shamshed (13) and Gynendra pandey (13) to leave UP struggling at 100 for 5.

Kaif who was still holding on at the other was stumped off Majithia giving the bowler his first wicket of the match. Then Majithia ran through the lower order to leave UP at 155.

Earlier, Put into bat, MP openers Jai P Yadav (80) and Chandrakanth Pandit (49) belted the UP seamers Aashish Winston Zaidi and Mritunjay Tripathi to put on 78 runs in 10.4 overs. Amay Khurasiya (27) who replaced Pandit, then took the score on to 144 along with Yadav.

After the fall of both and Yadav. MP were helped by a fine 60 by Devendra Bundela. Khurasiya was the ninth batsman to be dismissed with the scoreboard reading 271. The innings ended with the fall of Narendra irwani at the score of 274.