JOIN USUttar Pradesh top-order made it count as they outplayed Karnataka by five wickets in the Group D T20 cricket match to notch up their third straight win in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Monday.
Chasing 161 for a win at the DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, table-toppers UP rode on opener Prashant Gupta’s quick fire 48 to achieve the target in 19.1 overs.
Gupta’s 55-run opening stand with Samarth Singh (22) set up the 8 run per-over chase, while Suresh Raina (28) and skipper Eklavya Dwivedi (29 not out) also made key contributions to make the challenging target look easy.
Earlier electing to bat, Karnataka posted a respectable 160 for six in 20 overs with opener Mohammad Taha making a 40-ball 45.
Chidhambaram Gautam (24 not out) and Aniruddha Joshi (20 not out) also did their bit to put up a respectable score. Piyush Chawla picked up two wickets.
Karnataka lost their second match in the third outing to be placed fourth on the table.