<p>Riding on young Unmukt Chand’s second consecutive hundred, Delhi thrashed Gujarat by 112 runs on Wednesday in a Super League (Group A) match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 19-year-old opener smashed his way to 63-ball 125, laced with 10 sixes and as many fours, to take Delhi to a mammoth 198 for four.<br /><br />Chasing a stiff target, Gujarat batsmen crumbled under pressure and were dismissed for 86 in 17.3 overs.<br /><br />Gujarat kept on losing wickets at regular intervals as none of their batsmen showed enough patience to stay at the crease and grind it out.<br /><br />Pacer Sumit Narwal was the pick of the bowlers with three for 15 while left-arm spinner Manan Sharma also chipped in with two wickets for 16 runs.<br /><br />Such was the poor state of Gujarat’s batting performance that seven of their batsmen failed to even reach the double digit mark.<br /><br />Jesal Karia (24) was the top-scorer for Gujarat followed by spinner Rakesh Dhruv (15).<br />Meanwhile, a five wicket haul by India pacer Umesh Yadav helped Vidarbha beat Odisha by 73 runs.<br /><br />Playing his second match after recovering from a back injury, Umesh Yadav (5/18) halted the Odisha runchase after a blistering half-century from team-mate Ravi Jangid (63) took Vidarbha to a commanding 180 for eight in 20 overs. Odisha were bowled out for 107 in 14.3 overs.<br /><br />Brief scores: Group A: Delhi: 198/4 in 20 overs (Unmukt Chand 125, Dhruv Shorey 25) bt Gujarat: 86 all out in 17.3 overs (Sumit Narwal 3-15, Manan Sharma 2-16).<br /><br />Vidarbha: 180/8 in 20 overs (Ravi Jangid 63, Apoorv Wankhade 26; Suryakant Pradhan 2-22, Basant Mohanty 3-30) bt Odisha: 107 all out in 14.3 overs (Ankit Yadav 54 n.o.; Umesh Yadav 5-18, Faiz Fazal 2-21). Group B: Bengal: 176/2 in 20 overs (Shreevats Goswami 30, Subhomoy Das 38, Wriddhiman Saha 64 n.o., Laxmi Ratan Shukla 35) bt Uttar Pradesh: 162/9 in 20 overs (Eklavya Dwivedi 34, Praveen Kumar 49 n.o.; Sayan Mondal 2-33, Sanjib Sanyal 2-19, Arnab Nandi 2-20). Baroda: 126 all out in 18.5 overs (Aditya Waghamode 30; Siddarth Kaul 2-15, Rajwinder Singh 2-15, Rahul Sharma 2-24, Amitoze Singh 3-15) lt to Punjab: 132/1 in 14.4 overs (Ravi Inder Singh 69, Mandeep Singh 46).</p>
<p>Riding on young Unmukt Chand’s second consecutive hundred, Delhi thrashed Gujarat by 112 runs on Wednesday in a Super League (Group A) match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 19-year-old opener smashed his way to 63-ball 125, laced with 10 sixes and as many fours, to take Delhi to a mammoth 198 for four.<br /><br />Chasing a stiff target, Gujarat batsmen crumbled under pressure and were dismissed for 86 in 17.3 overs.<br /><br />Gujarat kept on losing wickets at regular intervals as none of their batsmen showed enough patience to stay at the crease and grind it out.<br /><br />Pacer Sumit Narwal was the pick of the bowlers with three for 15 while left-arm spinner Manan Sharma also chipped in with two wickets for 16 runs.<br /><br />Such was the poor state of Gujarat’s batting performance that seven of their batsmen failed to even reach the double digit mark.<br /><br />Jesal Karia (24) was the top-scorer for Gujarat followed by spinner Rakesh Dhruv (15).<br />Meanwhile, a five wicket haul by India pacer Umesh Yadav helped Vidarbha beat Odisha by 73 runs.<br /><br />Playing his second match after recovering from a back injury, Umesh Yadav (5/18) halted the Odisha runchase after a blistering half-century from team-mate Ravi Jangid (63) took Vidarbha to a commanding 180 for eight in 20 overs. Odisha were bowled out for 107 in 14.3 overs.<br /><br />Brief scores: Group A: Delhi: 198/4 in 20 overs (Unmukt Chand 125, Dhruv Shorey 25) bt Gujarat: 86 all out in 17.3 overs (Sumit Narwal 3-15, Manan Sharma 2-16).<br /><br />Vidarbha: 180/8 in 20 overs (Ravi Jangid 63, Apoorv Wankhade 26; Suryakant Pradhan 2-22, Basant Mohanty 3-30) bt Odisha: 107 all out in 14.3 overs (Ankit Yadav 54 n.o.; Umesh Yadav 5-18, Faiz Fazal 2-21). Group B: Bengal: 176/2 in 20 overs (Shreevats Goswami 30, Subhomoy Das 38, Wriddhiman Saha 64 n.o., Laxmi Ratan Shukla 35) bt Uttar Pradesh: 162/9 in 20 overs (Eklavya Dwivedi 34, Praveen Kumar 49 n.o.; Sayan Mondal 2-33, Sanjib Sanyal 2-19, Arnab Nandi 2-20). Baroda: 126 all out in 18.5 overs (Aditya Waghamode 30; Siddarth Kaul 2-15, Rajwinder Singh 2-15, Rahul Sharma 2-24, Amitoze Singh 3-15) lt to Punjab: 132/1 in 14.4 overs (Ravi Inder Singh 69, Mandeep Singh 46).</p>