Deshpande's five-for seals Mumbai win
Tushar Deshpande's star turn and Jiwanjot Singh's half-century were the highlights from the final day of fifth round Group A matches
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-Nov-2016
File photo - Jiwanjot Singh's 82-ball 69 was his 18th first-class fifty • ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Mumbai took just five overs to wipe out the 24 runs they needed to beat Railways in Mysore. They did so by 10 wickets to secure a bonus-point win, the groundwork of which was done by Tushar Deshpande, the right-arm seamer, who picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Railways, resuming on 135 for 4, were bowled out for 208. A 35-run stand between Faiz Ahmed and Ashish Yadav was the only noteworthy stand, after which the lower middle order collapsed. In their chase, Mumbai openers Ashish Herwadkar and Shreyas Iyer strolled to victory. This was Mumbai's second win in four matches.
Punjab defeated Uttar Pradesh by seven wickets to collect six points in Hyderabad on the back of opener Jiwanjot Singh's 82-ball 69. They reached their 112-run target in just 28.1 overs early on the fourth day. Jiwanjot's 18th first-class fifty drove Punjab, who started the day needing 51. While Jiwanjot was out stumped, Uday Kaul hit the winning runs with a boundary to seal the win. With two wins in five matches, Punjab are currently placed third in the pool, behind Tamil Nadu.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu defeated Baroda while the Bengal-Gujarat match was called off due to smog in Delhi.