<p>Maharashtra scored a commanding 152-run win over Mumbai at the IIT-Chemplast grounds while Kerala hit it lucky by going through on spin of the coin after their semifinal against Hyderabad at the CPT-IP grounds was washed out without a ball being bowled.<br /><br />Maharashtra, who had amassed 379 for nine from their 90 overs, shot Mumbai out for just 227, medium-pacer Dominic Joseph Muthuswamy was their hero with four for 53. Medium-pacer Samad Fallah (2/63) and spinner Ajinkya Joshi (2/44) were the other wicket-takers. <br /><br />The Maharashtra trio ripped Mumbai batting order with regular strikes, and the destruction sarted quite early. <br /><br />Mumbai lost opener Swapnil Salvi (11) in the seventh over when the batsman edged Fallah to wicket-keeper Rohit Motwani. It set the trend for the day as Mumbai batsmen failed to negotiate rival bowlers. <br /><br />Fellow-opener Kaustubh Pawar made an elegant 43 (113b, 5x4) and Mumbai suddenly lost three more wickets for the addition of just 20 runs, and not even a stand of 64 in eight overs for the seventh wicket between Onkar Gaurav (37, 56b, 2x4, 1x6) and Siddharth Chitnis (46, 26b, 6x4, 2x6) could keep them in the fray.<br /><br /> In the other match, umpires K Srinivasan and GR Sadashiv Iyer decided after three inspections that not even a ball could be bowled in the Kerala-Hyderabad fixture. Kerala captain VA Jagadeesh spun the coin and Hyderabad skipper DB Ravi Teja called wrong.<br />The two day 90 overs-a-side final will be held at the Guru Nanak College grounds.<br /><br />Brief scores: Maharashtra: 379/9 in 90 overs bt Mumbai: 227 all out in 65.1 overs (Kaustubh Pawar 43, Siddharth Chitnis 46, Onkar Gaurav 37; Dominic Joseph Muthuswamy 4-53, Samad Fallah 2-63, Ajinkya Joshi 2-44).<br /><br />Kerala bt Hyderabad on spin of coin, match abandoned without a ball being bowled.</p>
<p>Maharashtra scored a commanding 152-run win over Mumbai at the IIT-Chemplast grounds while Kerala hit it lucky by going through on spin of the coin after their semifinal against Hyderabad at the CPT-IP grounds was washed out without a ball being bowled.<br /><br />Maharashtra, who had amassed 379 for nine from their 90 overs, shot Mumbai out for just 227, medium-pacer Dominic Joseph Muthuswamy was their hero with four for 53. Medium-pacer Samad Fallah (2/63) and spinner Ajinkya Joshi (2/44) were the other wicket-takers. <br /><br />The Maharashtra trio ripped Mumbai batting order with regular strikes, and the destruction sarted quite early. <br /><br />Mumbai lost opener Swapnil Salvi (11) in the seventh over when the batsman edged Fallah to wicket-keeper Rohit Motwani. It set the trend for the day as Mumbai batsmen failed to negotiate rival bowlers. <br /><br />Fellow-opener Kaustubh Pawar made an elegant 43 (113b, 5x4) and Mumbai suddenly lost three more wickets for the addition of just 20 runs, and not even a stand of 64 in eight overs for the seventh wicket between Onkar Gaurav (37, 56b, 2x4, 1x6) and Siddharth Chitnis (46, 26b, 6x4, 2x6) could keep them in the fray.<br /><br /> In the other match, umpires K Srinivasan and GR Sadashiv Iyer decided after three inspections that not even a ball could be bowled in the Kerala-Hyderabad fixture. Kerala captain VA Jagadeesh spun the coin and Hyderabad skipper DB Ravi Teja called wrong.<br />The two day 90 overs-a-side final will be held at the Guru Nanak College grounds.<br /><br />Brief scores: Maharashtra: 379/9 in 90 overs bt Mumbai: 227 all out in 65.1 overs (Kaustubh Pawar 43, Siddharth Chitnis 46, Onkar Gaurav 37; Dominic Joseph Muthuswamy 4-53, Samad Fallah 2-63, Ajinkya Joshi 2-44).<br /><br />Kerala bt Hyderabad on spin of coin, match abandoned without a ball being bowled.</p>