Chahal scalps three to hand Haryana the advantage

 Haryana Cricket Association leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal grabbed three wickets to leave KSCA President’s XI on a dicey wicket on the opening day of their Dr (Capt) K Thimmappiah memorial all-India invitational tournament encounter here on Thursday.

The India leggie led the attack in fine fashion, taking 3/36, as Haryana had KSCA President’s XI in a spot of bother at 99/4 in 40 overs when stumps were called on a rain-marred day. Mir Kaunian Abbas scored 43 while Liyan Khan (25) and Sadiq Kirmani (1) were keeping vigil at the crease.

The two other KSCA teams in the fray -- KSCA XI and KSCA Colts -- were forced to spend the entire day in the dressing room as overnight rain and wet conditions didn’t allow a ball to be bowled.   

Brief scores: At IAF (T): KSCA President’s XI: 99 for 4 in 40 overs (Mir Kaunain Abbas 43, Liyan Khan 25 n.o.; Yuzvendra Chahal 3-36) vs Haryana Cricket Association.

At Alur (1): Dr DY Patil Cricket Academy: 161/3 in 55 overs (Vikrant Auti 45 n.o., Kevin Almieda 90 n.o.; Mukesh Kumar 2-30) vs Cricket Association of Bengal.

At Alur (2): Tripura Cricket Association: 188/7 in 68 overs (Udiyan Bose 31, Rajat Dey 76, Yashpal Sharma 49, Gurinder Singh 28; Shreshth Nirmohi 2-27, Gurvinder Singh 2-36) vs Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association.

At Just Cricket (T): KSCA XI vs Orissa Cricket Association. (Day was called off without a ball being bowled due to overnight rain and wet condition).

At Aditya Global (T): KSCA Colts vs Kerala Cricket Association. (Day was called off without a ball being bowled due to overnight rain and wet condition).

At BGS (T): Vidarbha Cricket Association: 95/0 in 35 overs (Sanjay R 32 n.o., Amit Paunikar 58 n.o.) Baroda Cricket Association. (Start of the match was delayed due to wet conditions.

At SDNRW Ground (T): Mumbai Cricket Association: 267/7 in 87.5 overs (Akhil Herwadkar 39, Swapnil Pradhan 27, Suryakumar Yadav 37, Aditya Tare 98 n.o., Siddhesh Lad 26; B Siddarth 3-60, Bhargav Bhatt 2-110) vs Andhra Cricket Association.

At JCE (T): Gujarat Cricket Association: 263/7 in 84.1 overs (Samit Gohil 69, Rujul Bhatt 102 n.o., Karan Patel 55; Sidharth Kaul 2-40, Shubek Gill 4-43) vs Punjab Cricket Association.